[Membroj] Fall Esperanto Weekend in Silver Bay, NY

[Erin Piateski]

Hi everyone

I have attended ARE (Aŭtuna Renkontiĝo de Esperanto) in Silver Bay, NY
for the last few years.  It's the event that used to be held in
Ludlow, VT.  Since I left Boston, for the past two or three years I
have flown up to Boston and driven to the event with friends.  This
year, before buying my ticket, I thought I'd see if anyone from around
here was interested in driving up together.  I am not willing to drive
up alone, but if anyone is interested in coming and sharing driving
duties, please speak up!  Or if you are interested in following me on
my normal route (fly to Boston Friday night, then drive on Saturday
morning), let me know and maybe we can do that.

I will buy my plane ticket for Boston on Friday evening if I don't
hear anything before then, so if you are even a little bit interested,
please e-mail me before then and let's talk about it.

For those of you who have never attended, ARE is a lot of fun.  It's
held over Columbus Day weekend (October 11-13 this year) and usually
draws around 50 people of all ages.  It sounds like such a long way to
travel for a weekend, and it is, but it's more than worth it.  The
event draws Esperanto speakers from all over New England and Canada
(usually half and half, with a large contingent from Quebec).  If you
are a beginner, this is a great way to get a fun weekend of Esperanto
immersion, where you can have a good time even if your command of the
language isn't that good.  There are informal Esperanto courses held
for those who are interested.  If you are an experienced speaker,
there are also tons of experienced speakers there, so there is lots
going on that involves simply using the language, rather than learning
it.

The website is here, for anyone interested in registering.

http://www.esperanto.qc.ca/en/are

Let me know!

Erin