Known for its great seafood, Boston is also home to the SS Constitution, the Freedom Trail, historic North End, and the Mapparium. The Charles River meanders through the city encouraging play, watersports, reminiscing, and contemplation.

Beantown is a city for tourists, travelers, families, and singles alike. It’s also famous for world-class educational institutions that encourage intellectual growth and the exploration of new ideas.

I visited the architectural firm Adaptive Environments and met with Valerie Fletcher, the executive director. The company’s mission is to create “human-centered design” for people of all ages.

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As the song goes, New York is a wonderful town. Every time I come home I get so excited. I especially love the city at night, when it twinkles and its bridges look like glamorous glass necklaces.

New York City recharges me with its amazing sights and sounds. I can visit a museum or go find a new neighborhood or simply stand in Times Square.

Just being there fills me with enough energy to face life’s challenges.

While in New York, I went to see Joseph Breede, executive director of St. Margaret’s House, an independent housing facility for 400 elderly Americans on Fulton Street.

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