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ON THE ROAD AGAIN 3
Welcome to Road Scholar’s
newest collection of
learning adventures!
Are you ready to go?
rom the Lowcountry of South Carolina “Travel and exploration were two of the
to the Highlands of Scotland — and things I missed most during the last year and
nearly everywhere in between — you’ll a half. The pandemic hardened my resolve to
F find somewhere inside these pages to see as much of the world as possible while I
inspire your sense of discovery again. still can,” she said.
Since we resumed our learning adventures
Janet had always wanted to have a cultural im-
last summer, nearly 20,000 Road Scholars
mersion experience, so on the recommendation
continued their journeys of discovery with
of a friend she signed up for our multi-week Janet savoring the food at the Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid, Spain.
us in 2021. We spent a day with just one of
program based in Seville for the fall of 2021.
those folks, Road Scholar Janet Thompson, on
“The highlight for me was meeting the locals.
her cultural immersion experience in Spain
this past fall (Living and Learning in Sevilla: The Spanish are very warm and giving. I’ll
Independent Stay and Language Study, pg. never forget the real connections I made.”
38), so we can share with you what it’s like to
Meeting new people, learning about someplace
be on the road again.
new and having experiences out of the
A retired attorney and Road Scholar participant everyday have always been hallmarks of
since 2018, Janet and her husband are in a small a Road Scholar educational adventure — and
band called “Slippery Elm” that plays in some that never rings more true than right now.
of the wineries in Northern California, so be
sure to keep your ears open if you’re ever in her “The food in Spain was unforgettable, and I
neck of the woods. Like so many Road Scholar think I ate my weight in ham. The olive oil, the
participants, Janet has a zest for life and a love jamon, the garbanzos con espinacas, the olives,
of new experiences. She’s the kind of person the rice, the variety of tapas, the churros y
you want to sit next to at a dinner party — chocolate, the wine. Oh, yeah. The wine is great.
or at lunch on a Road Scholar program. In the entire time I never had a glass of wine I
didn’t like.”
In fact, Janet’s last day before the lockdown Janet studying her Spanish notes at the Spanish Language
was in Malta on a Road Scholar adventure. Cheers, Janet. Here’s to many more Immersion Center in Seville, Spain.
Like many of us, she spent the next 18 months
adventures to come. n
staying connected through Zoom and having
food delivered to her home. But throughout Want to learn more about what it’s like to be on a
the pandemic, Janet was planning for the day Road Scholar educational adventure? Find videos,
when she could pack her bags and follow her first-hand participant blogs and more at www.
love of learning to someplace extraordinary. roadscholar.org/ontheroadagain.
Janet and her fellow group of Road Scholars getting the lay of the land in Madrid from their expert local instructor. Janet and her husband Mike enjoying a quiet moment
at the Crystal Palace in Madrid, Spain.
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