Salem Murphy has journeyed through cultural assimilation first, with a sense of freedom and curiosity through the eyes of a child of 11, born to Syrian parents living in Trinidad who moved to the US. And again as an Arab-American stunned into silence and fear post-9/11. She is a film producer, writer and TV actress, and has written a short film (cu…

Ava Hacker, 59, Willimantic, CTWorld traveler, explorer, teacher, volunteerIn 4th grade, Ava Hacker found herself drawn to the new kid in the class - from Egypt no less. From that point on Ava knew the world was a big playground for her to explore. Since then she has lived in she lived in 4 different countries. At the age of 56, she joined the Peac…

(new recording since the previous upload didn't work) Jill wants to experience the "whole enchilada" of life. Jill is an artist, teacher, hiker and explorer. She empowered herself at the age of 50 with a "Celebration of Life" party following some personal challenges then proceeded to spend the year engaging in "50 new life experiences"....including…

Meet Kim Hammer: Risk Taker. Visionary Shopkeeper. Happily answers the question "What I really want is...? then moves in that direction. Kim discusses the changes in her life between the ages of 50-60; losing her partner, saying goodbye to her massage therapy service and re-igniting her interest in travel.Owner of Sutra Global Imports provides fair…

Meet Joanne Pfeiffer. One of her leading principles of living a full life is to "follow her heart." She's proud to be a rebel. She constantly cultivates her curiosity of human nature and in between provides healing services to hospice patients and does yoga. At the age of 50 and a single woman, she felt compelled to adopt a daughter from Chile and …