Join us for a festive OLLIday Open House on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2–3:30 PM, at OLLI HQ (1995 University Ave., Suite 365, Berkeley.) Enjoy good cheer and good company as you meet and mingle with members, faculty and the OLLI team. If possible, please bring a nosh or beverage to share. (Family and friends are welcome, too!) No need to RSVP. Looking forward to seeing you!
Is fear shrinking your radius of activity? Boost your confidence by building a mindset of safety and by learning simple and effective facts and techniques of self-defense in this month's in-person-only Vital Aging Forum with Christine Schoefer.
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Want to keep your brain spry while boosting your memory, creativity, and problem-solving skills? Learn a new language in 2025! Join us for this month's Vital Aging Forum as Annette Segal explains how acquiring a new language can contribute to positive neuroplasticity as it introduces you to new cultures, arts, traditions, and more.
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The politics of ice, a rock and roll road trip, the story of CERN, communism in power, music and aging brain health, film, writing, literature, and more. Join us for a winter term filled with new subjects to love and ideas to explore. Many winter courses — in person and online — start the week of Jan. 21 with more rolling out through mid-Feb. You must be an OLLI @Berkeley member to register. Not a member, yet? Learn about membership, as well as our fee assistance program. All are welcome!
There are many reasons to relocate abroad — study, love, retirement, a fresh start, or a better (and often more affordable) quality of life. Stepping out of your comfort zone — and into a new culture and way of being — can be revitalizing and intriguing. In this month's Vital Aging Forum, Annette Segal discusses the numerous benefits of moving abroad, such as making life-long international friends, learning a new language and obtaining a fresh perspective, as well as unearthing what you don’t like and what you’re capable of doing on your own.
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