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Eniri la mondan komunumon ofte inspiras homojn lerni Esperanton, sed laux junaj Esperantistoj niaj opportunoj kunveni kaj paroli kun alilandaj Esperantistoj estas limigitaj.  	
Gxis nun . . .
A good starting point is the Esperanto FAQ which answers many basic questions about Esperanto and some resources on the Net.  It is available from  posted on a regular basis in soc.culture.esperanto and is retreivable from
ftp.netcom.com  /pub/el/elna/Introductory
The primary newsgroup for Esperanto on the 'net is the soc.culture.esperanto is the primary newsgroup for Esperantists and Esperanto.   If you don't have USENET newsgroup access you can still join in by subscribing to the mailing list (they send you e-mail with the posted messages) by sending an  e-mail message with the text 'subscribe' to 
esperanto-l-request@netcom.com 
If you are looking to contact other esperantists around the world one-on-one, then you can get their e-mail addresses from the La Esperanta Retadresaro, a voluntary listing of Esperantists on the 'net.  You can list your address there as well by sending your name and e-mail address to
Derk EDERVEEN <derk@saluton.iaf.nl>
You can also join a penpal service, by sending e-mail to:
Duncan C. THOMSON <duncan@spd.eee.strath.ac.uk>
And there is 'live chat' the  "Internet Relay Chat" ("IRC") at 
Kanalo #esperanto:
Tuesday, 10 - 12 noon,
and Sunday, 10 pm-1am EST 
There are many fTP sites and WWW (TTT) pages  where you can access Esperanto files, including fonts, articles, and literature.  Among the most popular :
ftp.stack.urc.tue.nl     /pub/esperanto
garbo.uwasa.fi, dosiero  /pc/INDEX
http://www.webcom.com/~donh
If you have access in some way to the Internet, via one of the pay services or through your school (They often have labs designated for student use, so check into it), you can truly ener the global community.  

Sybil Harlow
Sacramento, CA