Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Intellectual Homelessness

What can cause this?
transition,
relocation,
retirement,
age restriction communities,
focus on sport communities,
social isolation,
TV, TV, TV


What can one do about it?
have a wide range of friends,
spread yourself out,
book discussion groups that have wide range of selections - nonfiction, biography as well as fiction,
become involved outside your neighborhood - community at large, politics, church,
Volunteer, Volunteer, Volunteer

Join OLLI - An "Intellectual Country Club"

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at The University of Arizona
Classes offered in Green Valley
http://www.outreachcollege.arizona.edu/seniors/olli/index.html

2 comments:

  1. Sometimes in an effort to get out and about one finds oneself overextended. It is awfully easy to get in that position with OLLI.

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