Kara Susan, Dankon pro via demando. Ni audas ghin ege ofte. =)
Thank you for your question. We hear it quite often. =) Here are some samples of Esperanto's use nowadays: 1. Scout troops: http://www.esperanto.org/skolta/en/ <http://www.esperanto.org/skolta/en/> 2. Rotary organizations: http://radesperanto.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page2.html <http://radesperanto.monsite.wanadoo.fr/page2.html> 3. Summer course in Univ. of CA - San Diego. This course, known as NASK, has been going on since 1970 in the US. http://www.esperanto.org/nask/progoveran.php <http://www.esperanto.org/nask/progoveran.php> A similar program for kids is also planned this year, to take place at the same time. 4. 15th most popular language in Wikipedia. For the Esperanto versio, visit: http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88efpa%C4%9Do <http://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88efpa%C4%9Do> 5. Petition for Esperanto in the UN http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/esperanto <http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/esperanto> 6. Courses offered in universities and higher learning institutions in 27 countries. Several offer bachelors and masters degrees. 7. For information in the US: www.esperanto-usa.org <http://www.esperanto-usa.org> 8. The Polish government will give away 400,000 DVDs with an Esperanto course in September http://www.liberafolio.org/2008/bjalistokakd <http://www.liberafolio.org/2008/bjalistokakd> 9. Claude Piron, a UN translator, just made this informational mini-video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YHALnLV9XU> 10. A map that shows the people who are learning through http://en.Lernu.net <http://en.Lernu.net> can be found here http://en.lernu.net/komunikado/uzantoj/mapo.php <http://en.lernu.net/komunikado/uzantoj/mapo.php> More info about him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Piron <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Piron> Even Google recomends learning it! =) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FVme_xIRYk <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FVme_xIRYk> (Watch toward the end.) Martha Cárdenas, M.Ed. - San Diego - www.GrupoAmikema.org <http://www.GrupoAmikema.org> --- In [email protected], "Susan Hazel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi - > > I don't mean any disrespect by asking this - but is Esperanto really that > much in use? I remember hearing about it decades ago, but then nothing > since.
