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Various Esperanto slogans around the world Posted by on Dec 26, 2011

If someone were to ask you to summarize what is Esperanto in a short phrase, what would you say? Many groups have tried to answer this question and I’ll present some of their ideas. Probably the most famous slogan of all time is Esperanto: everyone’s second language. This is quite old back when everyone had…

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Muzaiko: 24 hour Esperanto radio Posted by on Dec 23, 2011

Today, I’ll be talking with the all-volunteer team from Muzaiko, the new 24-hour Internet radio station completely in Esperanto! How did you see a need for a 24-hour radio station in Esperanto? A 24-hour radio station in Esperanto is one way to make the language a daily part of speakers’ lives. It can keep active…

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More commercial and political influence Posted by on Dec 15, 2011

In my last part about what could happen when more people speak Esperanto, I mentioned that there would be more interesting Esperanto meetings. Now I want to discuss the potential for greater commercial and political influence with more speakers. More commercial influence Currently many companies don’t develop Esperanto language courses, because they don’t think there’s…

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A vision for more interesting Esperanto meetings Posted by on Dec 13, 2011

Many Esperanto speakers (especially in Europe) are content with the state of Esperanto as it is now. You can travel to almost any major city in the world and find someone who speaks Esperanto. You can listen to music in Esperanto… there’s even a 24 hour Internet radio station. You can already chat online with…

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Fun Esperanto weekend in Harrisburg, PA Posted by on Nov 29, 2011

Last weekend, 16 people from 3 countries came out to Harrisburg, PA to speak Esperanto together, including the Internet-famous musician, Manekeno. 8 came from Pennsylvania, 2 each from Germany, New Jersey and Virginia with 1 each coming from Mexico and Maryland. I also found it interesting that exactly half of the participants were vegetarians. In…

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How to count in Esperanto Posted by on Nov 19, 2011

So, want to impress your friends by being about to count in the most widely spread planned language? Let’s start by counting to 10… I’ll even throw in some memory hints for free! And yes, I’m a software developer, so I’ll start counting at zero. 🙂 Numbers 0-10 0 – nul (sounds like null) 1…

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Universal Language in Berlin cinema Posted by on Nov 11, 2011

Two days ago, I had the pleasure of showing the documentary The Universal Language in Berlin. Amusingly enough, a few months ago, I saw a deal to rent a movie theater room for €49 (US$66) and thought that would be cool. I plan to use more coupons there for two screenings of Going Cardboard, once…

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