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PHOTO COURTESY OF SUR LA TABLE 38 alexandrialivingmagazine.com • September / October 2021
Back to School Learn Something New, at Any Age Alexandria resident Renee Hendly always had a passion for cooking, but it wasn’t until her husband, Scott, passed away that she truly embraced it. With the encouragement of her adult children, Hendly enrolled at the Institute of Culinary Education in New York City. While working part time remotely (her day job is in research), Hendly learned everything from knife skills to how to create health-adaptive dishes and more. “It has been an amazing experience. When the alarm goes off, I am so eager to go and see my friends — and we’re all learning together. It’s really a positive environment.” The experience has been rewarding and healing for her, she said. Hendly is completing an externship at Daniel Boulud’s flagship restaurant, Daniel, in New York City. Neighbors have been drooling over her Facebook posts the past several months, eager for her to return to Alexandria and start her second career. “I would like to go into the culinary business — and what I’d like to do in Alexandria, in particular, is a restaurant that has an outdoor patio, really good food, pretty food, alternative food and wine,” she said. “Just a place where people want to come in and hang out.” Moving to New York or going back to school may not be in the cards for everyone, but there are a lot of benefits to learning new things, even if it’s picking up a new hobby or taking a single class. Reading, learning and picking up new activities is good for your health. A Harvard Business Review piece noted that reading can reduce stress levels, and both mental and physical activity can help delay symptoms of cognitive decline. Learning new skills as we age is associated with improved memory, as well. Learning is also good for you socially, writes author John Coleman, who has written extensively on passion and purpose. “I’ve noticed in my own interactions that those who dedicate themselves to learning and who exhibit curiosity are almost always happier and more socially and professionally engaging than those who don’t.” September / October 2021 • alexandrialivingmagazine.com 39
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