My first excursion into Esperantujo has already been well documented in Issue Three of Saluton.  Whilst attending ‘Ni Festivalu’ was an enjoyable and fulfilling experience, it was not one which passed off entirely without incident.  Alas, whilst I long for a quiet and simple life, I rarely seem to achieve it!  Having lacked the time to attend any Esperanto meetings during the spring and early summer months, my second attempt at speaking Esperanto was scheduled to be the JEB Somera Renkontiĝo in July.  This time, I felt confident that nothing could possibly go wrong… (more…)

I first came across Esperanto about five or so years ago - strangely enough, in a book about computer programming. Since then I’ve spent very little time actively learning the language, but as time went on I found that I could actually work out what simple (and eventually slightly less simple) Esperanto texts were saying. But it wasn’t until this summer that I first made contact with other Esperantists, when I joined the JEB forums in July - which is an amazingly lively place considering the low number of regular posters. Cut to October, and I found myself having agreed to meet these Esperantists in person - but in which exotic location?
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Se iam mi provus krei lingvon, mi volus, ke ĝi estu, ni diru, “Esperanteska”. Neŝanĝanta gramatiko, esceptoj malĉeestante, logiko kaj fleksebleco egale okazante. Kaj … alian aferon ankaŭ mi volus; ke ĝi kapablu krei favoran unuan imponon. (more…)

If I were going to create a language, I’d want it to be, well, Esperantish. Regular grammar, exceptions a non-event, logic and flexibility equally prevalent. And … there’s something else that I would want too; a great first impression. (more…)