r/FriendsOver40

I am 41 turning 42 year end. I feel sad sometimes looking at young boys and girls enjoying at clubs or beaches that I have lost so much of youth now. Smile and shinning face is no longer seen on me. Health is not 100% always. Work burden. How you guys see it?

I recently read The Correspondent and it reignited my love for letters and writing. Would love to find someone interested in a penpal. I am a 42/f, located in Maryland USA. I am a mom of older kids. Rediscovering myself in this next phase of my life. Love to travel and experience new places. My favorite day would be enjoying a Main St in a small town with local shops, a coffee, a good bookstore, a local bakery and a good friend.

I've met some really cool people here over the years just chatting and stuff. I tried this in some language learning groups but nothing so going to try here. I grew up speaking French and Spanish but stopped at about age 10 or 11 when grandparents and great grandparents passed away. I have been trying to get those languages back. I mostly use a program called Pimsleur that I purchased. I also use Duo Lingo mostly as like a flashcard type app and some YouTube channels for immersion.

I'd like to have a language learning partner if anyone is interested. We could be friends on duo lingo and if you want we can do Pimsleur lessons over discord. I feel like this will help keep my motivation up and then eventually we could just communicate in the language we're learning. If you're a non native English speaker and want to work on your English I'm cool with that too.

I also absolutely LOVE music. Anything 1990s and before because I'm old now and the stuff I grew up with is amazing to me. So I'm down to talk music any time.

I have an odd schedule because I work from home so most days I work 2pm-10pm Central Time US. I have free time early afternoon late mornings some days and then some nights after 10pm depending on the day and if my toddler decides to go to bed on time or not. Hope to hear from someone. Y'all take care out there.