Yeah. Two posts in a week. Don't get excited, though; this was an eventful week (Esperanto-wise, for me). The Eastern Iowa Esperanto Society (or ORIESO (ORienta Iovaa Esperanto SocietO) had it's first Meet-Up meeting.

Well, alright only two of us were there, but this *is* Iowa afterall. I'm hoping to make some quarter-sheet flyers and hand them out at (what I call) the Speakers' Corner, on the sidewalk at the T-intersection right in front of the heart of campus here at the Univ of Iowa (and that just so happens to be across from the Foreign Language Departments building). CraigsList postings, flyers stapled to the poster boards downtown. I have some ideas. If any or all of these garner even one or two more people I'll consider it time well spent.

Mainly we spent this meeting getting reaquainted (We met, along with three students (who, unfortunately, are no longer in Iowa City) at the University of Iowa Esperanto League 3-4 years ago). There are two gentlemen in the area that are interested who didn't show up tonight but I'm hoping that will change in the future.

Here's hoping.

St. Louis is looming and it looks like Finland is maybe out of my reach this year. Oh, I'm still gonna try to go, but I'm being pragmatic. Ah well, there's always the LK and ARE to look foreward to.

Gxis!