Seven years after she Retired from a lengthy career in banking, Yvonne Blackwood surprised her friends and family by returning to school at age sixty-four to pursue an English degree.
College Life of a Retired Senior is the true story of a former bank manager\'s experiences as she returned to College in the third act of Life to earn a degree in English..
While leaning on the university\'s motto-the way must be tried-Blackwood tells an inspiring story of how she persevered and learned to rely on her Faith as she bravely conquered her fears and vulnerabilities to eventually achieve her goal.
In a retelling of her journey into a new beginning, Blackwood details how, after enrolling in York University, she struggled to maintain her established lifestyle, attend class with hard-to-connect-with millennials, and face a series of challenges that included two strikes at the university, a campus lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, and a shocking health diagnosis in her final year of studies.
But as she stepped onto the campus of Canada\'s third-largest university, Blackwood had no idea of the hurdles she was about to face.
Her purpose was fueled by four powerful reasons-to add texture to her writing; to ward off dementia; to enhance structure in her life; and to inspire her two young grandsons to continue their education after high school.
Seven years after she Retired from a lengthy career in banking, Yvonne Blackwood surprised her friends and family by returning to school at age sixty-four to pursue an English degree
