{"id":1496,"date":"2011-08-02T08:32:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/?p=1496"},"modified":"2011-08-02T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T09:05:02","slug":"first_time_abroad_and_at_ijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/esperanto\/first_time_abroad_and_at_ijk\/","title":{"rendered":"First time abroad and at IJK!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jessica Grasso, second from left, playing Dixit in the hallway at IJK (photo: Grasso)<\/p><\/div>\n

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 of Esperanto (IJK) from Jessica Grasso<\/strong> who recalls her first time.<\/p>\n\n\n
\nLastatempe mi anka\u016d voja\u011dis al la 67-a IJK en Ukrainio! \u0108i tiu voja\u011do estis por mi multaj “unuaj”: mia unua esperanta evento, mia unua voja\u011do en E\u016dropo, kaj mia unua sperto viziti lokon, kie homoj ne plejparte parolas la anglan. Entute estis mirinda sperto, kaj mi nepre revenos al Esperantujo kiam mi denove havas la tempon kaj monon.<\/p>\n

La vivkondi\u0109oj ne estis luksaj, sed por mi tute sufi\u0109is, kaj memorigis min iom pri universitataj lo\u011dejoj (sed pli malmultekostaj!). Krom la lo\u011dejo estis restoracio kaj lernejo, kiujn ni ofte uzis dum la kongreso. La restoraciaj man\u011da\u0135oj estis sufi\u0109e bonaj, kvankam kelkfoje malfruaj, kaj la (vegetaraj) pladoj plejparte pla\u0109is al mi. En la lernejo okazis diversaj programoj, koncertoj, libroservo, ktp., dum la semajno, kaj ekstere estis lokoj por mar\u015di, sportumi, kaj tendumi.<\/p>\n

Mi voja\u011dis al la urbo frue, kelkaj tagoj anta\u016d la kongreso komenci\u011dis, kiu certe estis bona ideo. Iu trovis min \u0109e la flughaveno, renkontis aliajn partoprenantojn, kaj poste montris al ni la urbon. Neniam mankis al mi interesaj spertoj, e\u0109 anta\u016de. Kelkaj afablaj, helpemaj lokuloj \u0109i\u0109eronis nin tra Kievo: al la urbocentro, parkoj, vendejoj, man\u011dejoj, ktp. Ni povis vidi kaj gravajn, konatajn partojn de la \u0109efurbo, kaj viziti a\u016d lerni pri pli kutimaj, \u0109iutagaj lokoj. \u015cajnis ke ni estis kvaza\u016d gastoj, anstata\u016d turistoj, kaj tiun sperton mi \u011dojegis!\n<\/td>\n

\nRecently, I also traveled to the 67th annual IJK in Ukraine! This trip was many “firsts” for me: my first Esperanto event, my first trip in Europe, and my first experience visiting a place where people mostly weren’t speaking English. Overall it was a wonderful experience, and I will certainly return to Esperantujo again when I have the time and money.<\/p>\n

The living conditions weren’t luxurious, but for me were entirely sufficient, and reminded me of college dorms (but cheaper!). Aside from the hostel there was a restaurant and school, which we often used during the congress. The restaurant food was sufficiently good, although sometimes late, and for the most part I liked the (vegetarian) dishes. In the school there were various programs, concerts, a book store, etc., during the week, and outside were places for walking, sports, and camping.<\/p>\n

I traveled to the city early, several days before the congress began, which was definitely a good idea. Someone got me from the airport, met another participant, and afterward showed us the city. We were never lacking interesting things to do, even beforehand. Several nice, helpful locals guided us through Kiev: to the city center, parks, stores, restaurants, etc. We could see both important, well-known parts of the capital city and visit or learn about more usual, everyday places. It seemed like we were guests instead of tourists, and I really enjoyed that experience.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Always something to do: here Johannes Mueller teaches the accusative (photo: Grasso)<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n
\nDum la kongreso mem, \u0109iam estis io por fari. Matene okazis diversaj kursoj kaj prelegoj pri kaj esperanto kaj aliaj temoj. Inter aliaj, mi partoprenis esperantan kurson meznivelan, kiu estis kaj utila kaj amuza. Tagmeze oni povis sportumi, ripozi, babili kaj amikumi. Estis sporta tago, lingva tago, ukrainia tago, kaj aliaj. Vespere estis koncertoj, dancado, festado, kaj diversaj ludoj. Vere estis evento por \u0109iuj. Mi, persone, provis fari \u0109ion, kaj, malsa\u011de, apena\u016d dormis dum la semajno.<\/p>\n

Iom rimarkis mi, ke estis problemoj pri organizado de la evento, sed oni povas kaj devas esti fleksebla anstata\u016d kritikema. Kelkfoje, ekzemple, mi provis partopreni klason a\u016d prelegon, sed la loko a\u016d tempo skribita sur la horaro estis mal\u011dusta, kaj la detaloj pri eventoj ofte estis malklaraj. Kiam okazis, tamen, mi \u0109iam trovis alian agadon por partopreni. Ekzemple, mi lernis brazilan dancon kaj partoprenis teatra\u0135eton pro maltrafo de alia planita okaza\u0135o. Mi ne povas multe diri pri IJKoj \u011denerale, \u0109ar \u0109i tiu kongreso estis mia unua. Plue, preska\u016d \u0109io estis interesa kaj nova la\u016d mi, tial mi volis fari \u0108ION, kiu evidente ne eblas.<\/p>\n

Neniam anta\u016de mi partoprenis eventon, kie la unuaj du demandoj, kiujn homoj demandis, estis “Kiel vi nomi\u011das?” kaj “El kiu lando vi venas?” Mi ekkonis multajn interesajn homojn, kaj sentis min tre triste forirante. Estis bonega sperto, kaj mi nun komprenas, kial ekzistas tiom da esperantlingvaj kantoj pri mal\u011dojaj adia\u016dadoj!\n<\/td>\n

\nDuring the congress itself, there was always something to do. In the morning were various classes and talks about both Esperanto and other topics. Among others, I participated in a mid-level Esperanto course, which was both useful and fun. In the afternoon, one could play sports, relax, chat, and hang out. There was a sports day, a language day, a Ukrainian day, and others. In the evenings were concerts, dancing, partying, and various games. There truly was an event for everyone. I personally tried to do everything, and, unwisely, hardly slept during the week.<\/p>\n

I noticed somewhat that there were problems with organizing the event, but one can and must be flexible instead of critical. Several times, for example, I tried to attend a class or lecture, but the location or time written on the schedule was incorrect, and the details about events were often unclear. When this happened, however, I always found another activity to participate in. For example, I learned a Brazilian dance and participated in a skit because I missed another planned activity. I can’t say much about IJKs in general, because this congress was my first. Furthermore, almost everything was interesting and new to me, and therefore I wanted to do EVERYTHING, which obviously isn’t possible.<\/p>\n

I have never before attended an event where the first two questions that people asked were “What is your name?” and “What country are you from?” I met many interesting people, and felt very sad upon leaving. It was an excellent experience, and I now understand why there are so many songs in Esperanto about depressing goodbyes!\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

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…<\/p>\n

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