Getting to JES: Youth Esperanto Week Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 29, 2010
Greetings from snowy Burg in Spreewald! So, why would I be writing you from a youth hostel in the middle of the Spreewald (Spree forest)? Because I’m currently attending one of the largest Esperanto youth meetings in the world, JES (Junulara E-Semajno, Youth Esperanto Week). If you want to learn about the history of JES…
Finding the Esperanto Wikipedia (Part 1 of 4) Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 21, 2010
Dank’ al Bernardo pro lia traduko en Esperanto! Welcome to Part One of my series on the early history of the Esperanto Wikipedia! Today, in the Esperanto community, I am most well-known as the Founder of the Esperanto Wikipedia. But, how did this come to be? Well, one day I was speaking with a dear…
Happy Zamenhof Day! Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 15, 2010
Some may argue that Esperanto doesn’t have a culture, because there aren’t paintings, sculptures, holidays, etc. But wait, there is a holiday! Well, December 15 is celebrated the world over as Zamenhof Day, because that is the birthday of the initiator of Esperanto: L. L. Zamenhof. Some people have wanted to change the name to…
Interview about Utopia in Four Movements Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 6, 2010
Last week when I was in Amsterdam, I had a very unique opportunity to see a live documentary. Now, you may be wondering, how does that relate to Esperanto? Well, the documentary is called Utopia in Four Movements and one of those movements is Esperanto! Sam Green explains his idea[l]s behind the movie and future…
Presenting Esperanto at Expolingua Berlin Posted by Chuck Smith on Dec 3, 2010
On November 19-21, we had our annual language fair in Berlin, Expolingua! There were 200 exhibitors from over 30 countries and more than 12,000 visitors in 3 days. There you could find stands from language schools, travel agencies, exchange organizations, cultural institutes, etc. On the side, there is also a seminar program (PDF. mostly German)…
Esperanto Hospitality Network – Pasporta Servo Posted by Chuck Smith on Nov 29, 2010
Want to travel the world, but don’t have much money? Would you rather get to know the locals instead of staying in a hotel? Enter Pasporta Servo (PS), a hospitality network with 1450 hosts in 91 countries. The only requirement: speak Esperanto. I used PS while I was travelling through 14 countries in Europe for…
Signing up for an Esperanto conference… in Esperanto! (Part 2 of 2) Posted by Chuck Smith on Nov 22, 2010
In my last blog post, I started to explain how to sign up for an Esperanto conference such as determining how long to stay and where. Now, where were we… how about food? Do you want to cook your own meals? Most people like to not worry about meals and just join everyone in the…