Prelude
All my life I've wanted to learn a new language, but I never managed truly learn one. In middle school, I took a few years of French, but could only read simple words and phrases. I also taught myself how to pronounce words written in Russian Cyrillic, but I could hardly read anything at all. In high school, I took a German class, and while I could read some fragments of the language, it would be a stretch to say that I actually understood it
It was also
around this time that I discovered Esperanto. Esperanto, unlike French
or German, is a constructed language created by L. L. Zamenhof. It's regarded as one of the easiest languages to learn due to it's lack of irregularities and overall simplicity
Since it was technically the easiest language to learn, I figured I could learn it in a few months. However, due to my poor time management skills + not knowing anyone that spoke the language, my efforts languished after about a month or two
Learning Today
I've recently come into contact with an old, language-enthusiast friend who also happens to speak fluent Esperanto. Because the pandemic has forced all of us to live fairly isolated lives, I figured it would be a good experience to catch up by learning how to communicate in Esperanto. My friend was enthusiastic with the suggestion and offered to help me learn in any way possible
Between my deep desire to learn a new language and my desire to reconnect with an old friend, my determination has never been greater. Because Esperanto is one of the easiest languages to learn and acts as a springboard to learning new languages, it's an obvious first language to learn
I will do my best to document my own progress in learning Esperanto and perhaps even write a blog post entirely in it, who knows! This will be an exciting new chapter in my life, and I'm eager to see where this takes me!
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