Reza Kheirkhah

My name is Mohammad-Reza Kheir-khah. I was born in Tehran, the capital of Iran, studied English at the College of Translation and worked for Iranian magazines as a translator, editor, and journalist.

In 1986 I began learning Esperanto, the International Language, and after one year I participated in the Universal Congress of Esperanto, which was held in Warsaw, Poland. I was surprised that after only one year of studying Esperanto, I could communicate with so many people from so many countries (more than 6000 participants from 72 countries on 5 continents).

After that, I began seriously studying Esperanto, and in 1989, I went to the Netherlands, where I worked as a volunteer at the Universal Esperanto Association for three months. Since that time I have worked as a professional Esperantist and have visited more than 20 countries in the world.

In 1990 I visited Japan for the first time. During my 3 month visit, I saw many parts of Japan and I was surprised that there were so many Japanese Esperantists. I made speeches about my country in different Esperanto clubs, cultural centers, etc. Also, I was interviewed a few times by local newspapers.

From 1992 until October 1998, I lived near Tokyo. I worked in the International Section of the Yumeiho Clinic ( Japanese massage therapy), where I answered letters concerning Yumeiho from all over the world. I also taught Esperanto at some Esperanto clubs in and around Tokyo, wrote articles for Esperanto magazines, and produced a series of cassettes called Nightingale.

From 1998 until 2000 I lived in Kagawa prefecture (Shikoku island) where I taught Esperanto and English at a company named Swany.

In 2000 I moved to Taiwan where I currently teach English professionally, and also teach many Esperanto classes, including an extra-curricular class at a large high school (Ping Rong). The number of Esperanto speakers is growing in this southern city (Ping Tung) and we always welcome guests.

My Email address is: [email protected]