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Universala Kongreso – something for everyone! (Part 1/2) Posted by on Aug 12, 2011

David Dougherty’s comment caught my eye and finally he tells all of what the hell he was doing at the Universala Kongreso de Esperanto (Abbreviated: UK). I learned Esperanto in 2005, and have had a fabulous time with it. I felt that I had to finally attend an Universala Kongreso. This is the biggest annual…

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Asternauts film – official Esperanto subtitles! Posted by on Aug 9, 2011

Today I’m with Marta Masferrer, the director of Conlang: the movie, a 15 minute short film about a fictional conlang community (people who make their own languages). Even though her next film isn’t related to languages, she wants to also have official Esperanto subtitles for that too. Read on to learn how you can help…

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“IJK is the people” Posted by on Aug 4, 2011

[Ĉi tiu artikolo legeblas en la originala Esperanto ĉe Libera Folio.] Today I’m happy to have Carolin Weemeyer with me, a 29-year-old teacher in Germany who participated in the International Youth Conference of Esperanto (IJK) in Kiev. She provides us with an analysis of the previous IJK and the IJKs in general. The above citation…

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Facila Vento – easy reading in Esperanto Posted by on Aug 2, 2011

I know, you’re just starting to learn Esperanto or perhaps you know someone else just getting started. There’s a ton of stuff to read online, but it all feels a bit too difficult. Facila Vento is a new site producing new easy-to-read Esperanto texts to help beginners get comfortable in the language. The name “facila…

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First time abroad and at IJK! Posted by 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…

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The IJK Experience in Kiev Posted by 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…

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How not to organize IJK Posted by 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…

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