Bloom Baby Bloom....

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 (currently in editing and soon to be released to film festivals) of the life of an Arab-American and the effects of unhealed trauma. Salem yearns to bloom as an opera singer.

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 (currently in editing and soon to be released to film festivals) of the life of an Arab-American and the effects of unhealed trauma. Salem yearns to bloom as an opera singer.

Ava Hacker, 59, Willimantic, CT World traveler, explorer, teacher, volunteer In 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 Peace Corps and lived in Belize, a small country of diverse language and cultures. She now knows she can do anything. Anything. And we believe her. http://avainthepeacecorps.blogspot.com

(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 sky diving. Since then, she has lived and taught in Morocco for a year. She doesn't believe in waiting for a rainy day.

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-trade, artisan made objects of beauty from India and Bali. Additionally Kim offers tours to both Bali and India encompassing art, yoga and the culture with a personal touch.

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 then at 60 adopted her daughter from Russia. She has plenty to say and we need to listen.