Retiring to Mexico makes sense for many reasons. The timing could not be better for retirees now.

Why? The recession has made it a buyers (and renters) market for Americans wanting to go where their retirement dollar stretches further these days. Retiring to Mexico has always made good sense for those on a limited budget…even more so now.

Local Senior Citizen Center, Recreation Center, and YMCA

If you are a person that would prefer to engage in learning activities during the day, then you should obtain a schedule of events from your local senior citizen center or recreation center. Don’t be apprehensive about doing this because you feel that you’re too young. In my town, the minimum age for joining the recreation center senior activities is fifty. You’ll find that the events are varied and reasonably priced. Most centers offer great deals on day trips to tourist attractions, day classes of general interest, and lessons sports.

How About Graduate School?

Now that we’re living longer and healthier lives, it may be easier to begin a new and enriching life cycle. If your nest is empty, and you have the desire to continue learning, why not go back to school? According to Department of Education, 120,000 men and women over the age of fifty are earning graduate degrees.

A relatively new way of taking courses is called distance learning. You don’t actually go to classes. You become part of a rapidly growing roster of virtual campuses. You do all of your coursework at home on your computer through the Internet.

Online schools offer programs that lead to a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctor of philosophy. Many public and private colleges and universities offer distance-learning programs. The University of Phoenix offers a wide variety of degrees with full accreditation. That institution is very highly rated by the Wall Street Journal. You can choose from programs in business, criminal justice, education, healthcare, and technology.

Elderhostel

Elderhostel is America’s first and the worlds largest educational travel organization for adults fifty-five years of age and older. They are a non-profit organization that provides exceptional learning adventures in more than one hundred countries around the world. Over ten thousand programs are offered a year. In 2000, two hundred fifty thousand people took advantage of the programs that are offered. Their website offers a very thorough search mechanism.

Take an Ivy League School Sponsored Educational Vacation

Here’s an interesting educational alternative: Many top-ranked colleges and universities offer domestic and international study tours. The best part is that you do not have to be an alumnus. And, a faculty member usually leads tours. A Great deal of information regarding availability can be found online.

Learn Something New While Having Fun: Take a Theme Cruise

It seems as though cruise line companies are realizing that many baby boomers yearn for something more from cruising. They want to learn, and at the same time have some fun. Hence, the theme cruise has arrived as an enriching alternative to your standard cruise. Travel analysts say that this area is one of the few travel markets that are growing at a rate of about twenty percent a year.

Radisson Seven Seas has offered a twelve-day antique road show sailing from England to Copenhagen featuring lectures and shopping at. You can also travel with the Cunnard Line aboard the Queen Elizabeth Two and participate in themes such as classical music, British comedy, science fiction, and filmmaking.

The smaller Cuenca (500,000 people) is becoming a favorite of expats. Cobblestone streets, church plazas are everywhere in a town known for its arts and culture. Cotacachi and Vilcabamba are 2 other fairly good sized towns with a thriving expat community.

To retire in Ecuador has certain perks for the retiree over 65: 50% off public transportation: 50% off airfares and half price tickets to sporting events and cultural events to name just a few. You may live a bit longer in Ecuador as a result of the clean mountain air…an added benefit

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