The Elderly & The Internet

Ever aware that Aging slows down and limits Activity and Mobility, as a Senior Citizen myself, I marvel at the boundless opportunities attendant with the Internet. Beyond E-mailing (which addresses the basic need to communicate), the Wealth-of-Information, derived from Internet Surfing, has made me (with an inquisitive mind) earn and enjoy - doing Internet-based Research with little effort.

Sharing my limited self-learned Internet lessons, I started to provide 2-hr Morning Tutorials ("Internet Class for Seniors") among my Elderly Friends residing nearby my residence (Meteor Homes Subdivision, Marikina City, Philippines) where I have my 11-seat Internet Cafe situated. Picked up and brought back home in my old VW Kombi as our Seniors' School Bus; taught to move the Mouse and place the Curser as needed; typing the Keyboard; discovering the ease of Emailing & Surfing - my Elderly Students (completing their 20 hours Hands-on Internet Course) found themselves Internet-empowered discovering endless opportunites in new Horizons-of-Life relative to their own respective interests.

Given the above, I believe that Internet-enabled Senior Citizens (residing all over the World) could continue being connected with Family & Friends regardless of distance and could remain relevant to our ever-changing World. In so doing, Life's Longivity need no longer become a boring meaningless wait for Life's Mortal End.