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Taxis in Turkey

Wednesday Jan 31 2007



By Elizabeth Russell

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Thinking about the place of elders in other cultures, I’m reminded of my days in Turkey. Although I wasn’t, by American standards, an elder (I was in late middle age at that time), I was considered so by the people in that culture. My first experience was in Izmir, Turkey, where I was teaching English at Ege University. Some of the time, I took a dolmus (share taxi) to and from the university. I had no problem getting a space in the taxi going to the university because we lived at the beginning of the route, but coming home was a different matter.

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Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: culture elder elders

Opportunity

Wednesday Nov 01 2006



By Elizabeth Russell

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Interesting being asked for my comments on aging by Jim at a time when I am engaged in thinking about it myself. A year ago, I moved into a Seniors Retirement Center and I have been wondering about the wisdom of that choice ever since. It has seemed to me that the people living here are primarily finding ways to “spend” time while waiting for that big event. My response has been to find things to do in San Francisco and take myself out of here for at least one day each week.[Read More]

Written by eldering at Wisdom in Action

Tagged with: aging autobiography retirement

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