Esperanto and Spanish

I decided to keep the Spanish Super Challenge going, although I'm really behind on it. I think at the rate I'm going, I'll watch 40 movies and read 30 books. Not too good.

I decided to go back to Esperanto, which is a conlang designed to be used as a bridge language between people of different linguistic backgrounds. When I first started learning Esperanto, I thought most Esperantists wanted to make it the second language everyone learned. I thought the idea was interesting, but unlikely to actually happen. I found out this is wrong, and also that Esperantists try to promote their language by appealing to how easy it is and how vibrant and colorful the community that speaks Esperanto is.

I think what is most likely is that multilingualism will become more popular, especially in the United States, and that Esperanto will continue to attract more people who find the language interesting. I think the European Union's suggestion that all its citizens learn 2 languages in addition to their native tongue(s). Of course, in the EU, there are many different languages throughout the continent, but here in the US, most people speak English, and most people around the world want to learn English in addition to their native language(s).

Some other interesting things have happened in the past few days, but I'll write about it some other time. I also have to say that I hate politics, and because this is an election year, I'm finding enough stuff on TV and elsewhere to annoy me.