Comments | rabiddinosaur: Białystok

rabiddinosaur

Białystok

Dec 04, 2008 17:22

The thought of possibly going to the 94th Universal Congress of Esperanto in Białystok, Poland next year crossed my mind, since I'm still young enough that I don't have to pay to attend (it costs €150 for most people, I think). Airfare is way too expensive to justify it, though. Saving €150 is basically trivial at that point.

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hiyayaywhopee December 5 2008, 02:46:19 UTC

I hope to go to to the one in Cuba in 2010, which hopefully won't be too illegal by then. Until then, if I can find someone vaguely interested in Esperanto to take a road trip with me, I want to go to St. Louis in May, even if the US conventions are supposed to be really lame.

rabiddinosaur December 5 2008, 02:55:34 UTC

you are committed! good stuff. I go in and out. I wonder how much it would cost to get to Cuba. hopefully less than it would cost to get to Poland...

hiyayaywhopee December 5 2008, 03:08:14 UTC

Well, not that committed. I haven't actually met other Esperantists in real life. I used to go in and out, too, but I find myself needing a diversion more and more.

As far as a plane to Cuba, it would probably be a lot cheaper if you didn't have to land in another country first.

rabiddinosaur December 5 2008, 03:42:05 UTC

I haven't really either, and though a diversion is nice, I always find myself getting caught up in the arguments against Esperanto.

tashamonster December 5 2008, 10:25:53 UTC

I know people always say this, but if you want to go, you shouldn't let money stop you. it will appear when you need it, trust me.

I say this as someone who didn't take this advice for far too long and now am making up for it with crazy abandon. which is alright too, I guess.

muah!

rabiddinosaur December 5 2008, 16:10:34 UTC

where will it come from?

worth noting: this isn't some burning desire, I just thought it would be cool, since Zamenhof (the so-called "initiator") was born in Białystok and it's the 150th anniversary of his birth next year. I kind of wonder if the Congress itself is even interesting. how much would it suck to spend over a thousand dollars to go to something boring?

actually, now I'm looking at flights at different times from a different airport and it's a fair bit cheaper. still not cheap, though. who knows, maybe we'll see.