I started way back in 2007-2008. I learnt Esperanto rather passively for 4 to 6 months using Lernu, Free Ésperanto Course etc. By the end I was able to read easy books like Gerda Malaperis.
Then I went to a long inactive period - almost 10 years.
I restarted learning Ésperanto in 2018. I visited a local Esperanto club talked in Esperanto for the first time. Then onwards I am quite active in the Esperanto community.