Friends get-together

Today I had hosted a dinner get-together at my apartment with my friends together. They are also visiting scholars at USF too from Jiangsu Province. It was like a pot-luck party. and they all brought some food with them. We talked a lot and drank some beers. It was a nice party for us.

Friends get-together

Today I hosted a dinner get-together at my apartment with my friends.  They are also visiting scholars at USF from Jiangsu Province. It was a pot-luck party. We talked a lot and drank some beers.  It was a nice party for us.

"like" is not necessary in that sentence.  It is or it isn't a potluck.

The use of the term pot-luck implies that everyone brought different food dishes, so you don't need to say that in the sentence.

Hunter Lee, I have noticed an improvement in your writing.  Don't worry about the corrections. Good job. Keep practicing.