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First time abroad and at IJK! Posted by Chuck Smith on Aug 2, 2011
As a long-time participant of Esperanto youth conferences, you can sometimes get the “Been there, done that” sentiment and it’s always refreshing to have a new voice to remind you of the charm of the first time at such an event. That’s way I’m delighted to have a guest entry about the International Youth Conference…
The IJK Experience in Kiev Posted by Chuck Smith on Jul 19, 2011
I’m happy to have Judith Meyer with me today who wants to give an account of her experience here at the Internacia Junulara Kongreso (International Youth Congress of Esperanto) here in Kiev, Ukraine. Now I’ll let her tell you about her experiences. Two of my favorite inventions of the Esperanto Community are the language festivals…
How not to organize IJK Posted by Chuck Smith on Jul 18, 2011
Ĉi tiu artikolo estis tradukita en Esperanto kaj legebla ĉe Libera Folio. Salutojn el Kievo, Ukrainio! (Greetings from Kiev, Ukraine!) I’m now at the Internacia Junulara Kongreso in Kiev where over 300 junuloj (young people) from around the world gather to speak Esperanto together. Note that junulo is typically up to 30 years old. During…
History of UEA’s Esperanto congresses Posted by Chuck Smith on Jul 13, 2011
Soon will begin the two most important weeks of the Esperanto calendar: the Internacia Junulara Kongreso (IJK) and the Universala Kongreso (UK). This year, the IJK will take place in Kiev, Ukraine on July 14-21 and then, the UK will be in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 23-30. As of this writing, 320 people have already…
Review of The Universal Language documentary Posted by Chuck Smith on Jul 8, 2011
After seeing Sam Green’s Utopia In Four Movements, I was very excited when his new DVD The Universal Language appeared in my mailbox. It’s a half hour documentary about Esperanto from a relatively neutral viewpoint about the language. From a technical viewpoint, he does a very good job producing a professional documentary, even including archive…
Tadoku: Extensive Reading Contest! Posted by Chuck Smith on Jun 30, 2011
Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in Esperanto for longer than an Esperanto conference? Perhaps there are Esperanto books on your shelf that you just never got around to reading? Well, 多読 (Tadoku in Japanese) may just be for you! Now, I bet you’re wondering, what’s Tadoku? Well, leave it to the Japanese to…
Early Esperanto magazines available online Posted by Chuck Smith on Jun 21, 2011
Have you ever wanted to read the first magazine ever printed in Esperanto? That was La Esperantisto which ran from 1889 until 1895. It eventually stopped being printed, because the Russian censors no longer let the magazine enter their country. At that time, 3/4 of their subscribers lived in Russia, so that effectively killed the…