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HOW TO THRIVE AS YOU AGE

More Americans are living longer. Here’s a place that helps people thrive

 

You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old.

Her vision of aging was shaped by some observations that she just couldn't let go.

*cut off from ~로부터 차단/단절시키다, 고립시키다

Too many older people seemed cut off from society.

*pliable 유연한, 잘 휘어지는

The floors are pliable, to make it easy on aging joints.

What's unusual here is the mashup of cultures and backgrounds.

*antiquated 낡은, 구식의

Very antiquated, felt not me.

I still feel young inside.

*spunky 활기찬

I still feel spunky and want to keep moving.

*atrium 아트리움(현대식 건물 중앙 높은 곳에 보통 유리로 지붕을 한 넓은 공간)

A round atrium with floor-to-ceiling windows cuts through the center of the building.

*incarnate.(추상적인 개념이나 특성이) 구체화된, 현실화된 

I felt like I was seeing the midlife atrium incarnate.

She felt unseen.

*fend off 극복하다, 막아서다, 받아넘기다, 막아내다, 피하다(=ward off, resist, defend.)

Being around peers at GenSpace has helped her fend off isolation

You've got a big smile on your face.

*philanthropic [|fɪlən│θrɑːpɪk] 자선의. 박애의 

+) philanthropic support 자선적 지원, 기부

It’s given all the philanthropic support from the Annenberg Foundation.




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More Americans are living longer. Here’s a place that helps people thrive

 

More Americans are living longer. Here’s a place that helps people thrive

A center started by Wallis Annenberg in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.

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