The Adult Learners Institute offers two travel alternatives for February

submitted by Joan Gaughan, Adult Learners Institute

While your neighbors are enjoying piña coladas and getting suntans, Adult Learners Institute (ALI) will give you a colorful tour of all fifty states, via Don Chalfant’s Have Camera, Will Travel class on Wednesday, February 21. You won’t need your long johns because it’s a Zoom class.

Then, if you have any qualms about traveling to Mexico, John Deikis will address them in his February 26 class, Is Mexico Safe? An Old Man and a Motorcycle Adventure, at the Cedars of Dexter. As he points out, drug cartels are far less hazardous to tourists than driving in Mexico — which is why he prefers his Kawasaki.

Katie Garvey’s class, Helpful Responses: Identifying and Meeting Needs for Those Living with Dementia, at the Chelsea Senior Center on March 1 will help you recognize the symptoms and respond to the needs of those coping with that terrible disease. The class is free, but you must register by calling the Chelsea Senior Center at (734) 475-9242.

Catalogs containing more information on these and ALI’s other Winter/Spring classes, as well as the registration form, have been mailed and are also available at libraries, grocery stores, and other locations throughout the Five Healthy Towns in addition to www.alimichigan.org. You will find that the elimination of ALI’s administration fee and the renovation of the website have made registration for ALI’s classes much simpler.

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by Sara Swanson

Sara Swanson is an editor, writer and founder of the Manchester Mirror.