We pretty much expect that if we're lucky enough to retire, we're going to experience transition. But most of us retire and make incremental changes. Others just upend their lives and try something completely new! Today's guest, Alex Belisle, fits the latter category.
A high school English teacher in New York City for 36 years, Alex retired and started running, hiking, riding his bike. But it wasn't enough to keep him fully occupied. So when his wife suggested he take up a hobby, he looked into photography. And when a local newspaper placed an ad seeking freelance photographers, Alex dove right in, ending up with a New York City press pass and a lucrative gig with Nike Sports!
But there was more to come. In an unexpected move (literally), Alex and his family gave up the only life he had ever know (in the big city!) and moved to his wife's hometown of Lakewood, a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. That's more than just a geographic shift; it's a seismic cultural shift too!
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Passing Through Life podcast
copyright 2018 Luanne Bole-Becker
Episode 7: Leaving the Big Apple
Alex Belisle interview recorded 9.6.18; podcast published 4.3.19
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