Hector Ortega

Hi everyone,

Besides being the easiest language to learn in general, Esperanto is
also the easiest to learn online for free. While foreign language
(Spanish, French, Japanese, etc.) courses are offered online, there
are hardly any high quality courses offered for free. On the other
hand, virtually all Esperanto resources online are free, including
complete introductory courses, as well as some advanced courses,
dictionaries, news and radio broadcasts, literature (novels, short
stories, poetry), music, travel opportunities through the hospitality
service 'Pasposta Servo', etc. Check out the following list of the
most useful links:

http://www.geocities.com/ljecak

There is now a new and extraordinary web site for learning Esperanto,
as always, for free.

http://www.lernu.net/lernu.php?lingvo=en

It offers three basic mini-courses equivalent to about a year's worth
of college studies. It has sound, flash cards for learning each new
lesson's vocabulary and much more. There is also a 'babilejo' (chat
room) which you can use even as a guest if you haven't registered.
Hundreds of new learners from around the world (the site has been
translated in over a dozen languages) have already registered.

Whether or not it will ever reach official status as the
international language, Esperanto has been growing (and will continue
to do so) as a living, vibrant and useful language for over a century
for millions of people. For me Esperanto has been my third most
commonly used language (after Spanish and English) for almost 10
years now, ever since I learned it in my teens.

I highly recommend taking advantage of these resources.

:) Hector