Esperanto-renkontigxoj

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So speaking with n_true made me consider going to an Esperanto meeting at some point to take part in a course and learn more and/or to have some opportunity to speak the language.

After all, I had found there that, despite never having spoken the language before, I was able to carry on a reasonable conversation with him, just based on what I had passively “assimilated” so far in reading here and there. (Eble mi ecx povas paroli esperanton pli bone ol la klingonan... versxajne pli rapide!)

So I had a look around esperantoland.org and eventoj.hu and picked out some likely-sounding venues. The following list is mostly for my own reference.

• 28a Printempa Semajno Internacia, 02.04.–09.04., Bonn
• 3-a PRINTEMPE: Internacia renkontigxo dum pasko 2012, cx. 05.04.–12.04., Marienburg, Zell/Mosel (DB: Bullay)
• Esperanto-kursoj en la Popola Instituto de Valamo (Finnlando), 12.–17.06.
• Somera kurso en Lesjöfors, Svedio, 08.–16.07. (Neniu retejo?)
• 9-a Ewropa Esperanto-Kongreso de EEU, Galivo (Gailimh/Galway), Irlando, 16.–20.07.
• 12-a Kafoklacxo Kaj Ludoj dum Renkontigxo Semajnfino (KoKoLoRES), 03.–07.10., Herne

This is all just a pipe dream at the moment (especially given the costs), but who knows.

On the off-chance: is anyone on my friends list going to any of those conferences? Or have any stories to tell?

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Perhaps it would make more sense to plan this sort of thing for 2013; after looking briefly at several sites, it would have been cheaper if I had applied before November.

Also, I think I’d need something more course-y; many of those meetings seem to be oriented towards fluent speakers with lots of mentions of prelegoj (Vorträge?) and discussion, which I don’t think I’d be up for yet.