With the aid of Google maps, driving around Italy seemed the obvious way to go – until numerous fines started landing on my Melbourne doorstep. My advice? Grit your teeth and pay.
From the wisdom of the ancients to Russian authors such as Fyodor Dostoevsky and Leo Tolstoy to “modern” authors such as George Orwell and Mark Twain, immersing yourself in great works of literature will be time well spent.
A wise man once said, “grandparents make the world a little softer, a little kinder and a little warmer”. Nowhere is this noble sentiment more evident than when they actively participate in helping the younger generation learn.
Retired and bored. There’s no excuse, really. There is so much challenging, educational and fulfilling material online to fill in the day. The silver lining is that much of it is free.
For many retirees, machine learning is the brave new world they want nothing to do with. Yet it does offer advantages for those who are prepared to have an open mind about this technology.
Knowledge and skills acquired over decades in the workplace can have a useful second life for those who decide to share it, whether it be in a classroom, mentoring, preparing courses or devising examination questions.
Speakers of the calibre of David Knoff, the expedition leader stranded with his team in Antarctic during COVID, can regularly be heard at this global institution that places a premium on knowledge, not qualifications.
For many retirees, furthering their education is a profitable use of their time. Today, via the Massive Open Online Course initiative, some the most respected universities such as Harvard and Yale have courses available to a global audience. Best of all, it’s often free.
The UK’s Open University set the benchmark for distance education in the 1960s, followed by other academic institutions globally, thereby opening up myriad opportunities for older students to study. Picking up a degree along the way is optional.
Singapore has much to offer as a tourist destination. For retirees, that experience can be enhanced by having a travel money card and packing your senior citizen’s card.
