This is just a short advertisement for ARE (Aŭtuna Renkontiĝo de Esperanto) in Silver Bay, NY. For those of you who have never attended, ARE is a lot of fun. It's held over Columbus Day weekend (or Canadian Thanksgiving weekend) (October 11-13 this year) and usually draws around 50 people of all ages.

The event draws Esperanto speakers from all over New England and from Canada as well (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.

I have attended for the last few years. If you live in the northeastern US, or in the parts of Canada bordering that region, please consider attending!

I will be coming up from Washington DC, so anyone interested in travelling with me or following a similar route from this region, please contact me before this Friday evening.

The website is here, for anyone interested in registering.

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

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions! I know some readers of this forum have attended, so please feel free to post a testimonial if you feel like it.