“Don’t pass up a once-in-a-lifetime offer.”
Manzanares El Real Castle in Spain
I saw this press release about older people learning languages and traveling. Think: study abroad for seniors.
I never went overseas for schooling, but I did meet lovely folks who visited here. Students I talked to came from Germany, India, Singapore, Spain, and more. All were super-friendly and gave me a new perspective on America.
Learning languages is on my wish list for the future, but some other items I would like to tackle are:
- Hang gliding
- Making pottery
- Playing a musical instrument
What about you?
I’d love to learn Spanish. I majored in French and worked in Paris as an au pair girl many moons ago. I love the French language, but Spanish would be more practical here in the US. Maybe someday. My mother took up German in her 60s!
In her 60s? There’s hope for me yet! (I would love to learn French. It sounds like such a romantic language.)
It’s a beautiful language, for sure.
I like your bucket list. I’m older than you, so instead of a bucket list, I’ll mention some of the things I’ve enjoyed doing. I haven’t done hang gliding, but I enjoyed that gliding feeling when my husband and I took a hot air balloon ride for our anniversary. Instead of pottery, I learned to do batik and Chinese brush painting. It’s been a long time since I played a musical instrument–a clarinet in high school. I loved it. I think it would be fun to join a steel band drum band.
Wow, that all sounds so amazing! Great job, Nicki!