French was my first official second language as an anglophone child in Canada. My generation was forced into French immersion schooling. I retained a little of it over the years living stateside, but have recently returned to learning it.
Niklas introduced me in recent years to the wonderful history of rebellious Esperanto, and the history alone is why I wanted to start with it before other languages. While gloriously rebellious, I wanted to sink my teeth into something a little more usable and it helped to nudge my interests toward German and Spanish. Still learning and have much learning still to go!
What resource are you using to learn Spanish? I think it’s a wonderful idea!
Haven't read it, but went looking for a decent summary after your comment: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/homage-to-catalonia/summary . . . seems like a case of "wannabe rulers" pretending to be anarchists. Like I frequently say, including in my very first Substack post, "No rulers" also means "no wannabe rulers."
I highly doubt you’re lousy at learning! Interest (or lack thereof) in something is what turns my learning brain on or off. If the interest just isn’t there for me, my internal filter blocks out all the details.
Wishing you the best of luck in your Spanish language pursuits! 😊
Ich spreche und verstehe gut Deutsch. Meine Mutter kam aus Deutschland – das hat geholfen. Tambien estoy aprendiendo Español. Et scio legere Latinam.
Impressive! German, Spanish, and Latin. How far are you along in learning Spanish? Any fluency in reading, writing, listening, speaking yet?
Bastante bueno en leyendo y escribiendo; puedo hablar despacio, pero escuchar es más difícil para mi.
escuchar is always the hardest, I find.
Estoy de acuerdo
French was my first official second language as an anglophone child in Canada. My generation was forced into French immersion schooling. I retained a little of it over the years living stateside, but have recently returned to learning it.
Niklas introduced me in recent years to the wonderful history of rebellious Esperanto, and the history alone is why I wanted to start with it before other languages. While gloriously rebellious, I wanted to sink my teeth into something a little more usable and it helped to nudge my interests toward German and Spanish. Still learning and have much learning still to go!
What resource are you using to learn Spanish? I think it’s a wonderful idea!
Kiel mi ofte diras, Esperanto estas la plej facila lingvo en la mondo. 😁 Ankaŭ, Esperanto havas longan historion inter anarkiistoj.
I've never heard of Esperanto. I feel like an inadequate anarchist now :-D
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/42/92/90/42929094c0cdb5940ea5cc1ac73a696a.jpg
Also, read Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia, if you haven’t yet 😉
Haven't read it, but went looking for a decent summary after your comment: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/homage-to-catalonia/summary . . . seems like a case of "wannabe rulers" pretending to be anarchists. Like I frequently say, including in my very first Substack post, "No rulers" also means "no wannabe rulers."
Did Orwell write about Esperanto in the book?
Yes Orwell mentions the anarchists in Barcelona holding Esperanto classes. Also, some believe Newspeak (from 1984) was inspired by Esperanto.
I'm using StoryLearning. I didn't want to shoutout too much in the article, in case I'm lousy (again) at learning :-D
I highly doubt you’re lousy at learning! Interest (or lack thereof) in something is what turns my learning brain on or off. If the interest just isn’t there for me, my internal filter blocks out all the details.
Wishing you the best of luck in your Spanish language pursuits! 😊
Great read - keep it up, Dom!