I joined the u3a in early January. That’s nearly five months ago, I can hardly believe it. I thought this would be a good time to sit back and look at how things are going. I wrote a quick list of the groups I’m involved in.
Where there’s an opportunity in a group, I like to come away with a task. A good example of this is Stargazing, and my hunt for asterisms (https://localitystories.com/2026/05/01/1981-asterisms/).
Of the seven u3a groups I’m a member of, I’ve given myself tasks for three of them, plus. my ongoing Letters to Steve.
None of these tasks is tied to a specific timetable. I certainly don’t feel overwhelmed. What particularly delights me, though, is the learning, including the research techniques, some of which I wish I had learned years ago.
The u3a is giving me the opportunity to learn, both at my own speed and in areas that genuinely interest me – not what somebody else thinks I should learn.
Bills Posts 