Seems like an auspicious day to begin my blog--about my next adventure in life--moving to Senegal to teach kindergarten. I have been busy making lists--what to ship, what to buy before I go, what to store, what to give away. I got the first of my vaccinations today, Hepatitis B series started and Meningitis. Last fall when I had my annual check up, I felt like a kid as I received shots that they recommend for seniors as well as a tetanus booster.
About Me
- Karen
- The following is edited version of interview for a book on older working women, Not (Yet) on the Shelf by Elizabeth F. Fideler. Calling one’s blog “ma prochaine aventure” (i.e., “my next adventure”) tells a lot about a person, and this is true of Karen Sheaffer, who has just signed up to teach for a third year in Dakar, Senegal. Karen is a kindergarten teacher at the International School of Dakar. She enjoys the direct work with children and the new experiences of living and traveling in Africa. Karen’s contract ends and she will turn 70 in 2012. She has decided to retire then in order to have more time to travel and do some of the things that she cannot do now because of her work schedule. With her usual verve, Karen concluded the interview with the following advice for other women who are considering working and adventuring beyond age 60: “Only do what you enjoy, keep learning, and try new things.”
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