We are never to old to learn!  I haven't posted in several days because I have been working long hours in a flexible part-time job.  While working, I learned of a 73 year old man who just took the national engineering exam.  Imagine pursuing a professional license at the age of 73.  More power to him!

Lifelong learning keeps our bodies and minds engaged and improves our well-being.   There are so many benefits in furthering our education later in life, regardless of whether we are learning to dance or play a musical instrument, learning a foreign language, obtaining an advanced professional degree, etc., etc.   Pursuing new knowledge not only stimulates our brains but also gives us more self -confidence. 

My metropolitan city is fortunate to have Osher Lifelong Learning Institute classes at two local colleges.  The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, founded by the Bernard Osher Foundation which supports higher education and the arts, "is meeting the needs of older learners who want to learn simply for the joy of learning and personal fulfillment."  You can locate the nearest center in your area on this map:  http://usm.maine.edu/olli/national/map.jsp.   Osher (OLLI) also organizes educational travel programs for its members.  

If you are only interested in learning more about computers, SeniorNet provides computer classes for adults 50 and older:  http://www.seniornet.org/.   SeniorResource.com, which is a resource for a variety of needs by seniors, lists state-by-state educational opportunities:  http://www.seniorresource.com/senioreducation.htm.  "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."  W. B. Yeats. ♥