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Americans Choose Things Retirement Retiring Job Decide Retired

Id ESLPod_0580_CN
Episode Id ESLPod 580
Episode Title Retiring From a Job
Title Retiring From a Job
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Americans can choose to do many things after they retire. Some workers imagine a retirement filled with "sleeping in" (sleeping until late in the morning), reading, and resting, but most of them soon "tire" (get tired) of the "monotony" (the same things happening the same way over and over again) and try to fill their retirement with something else.

Some Americans decide to "go back to work" (begin working again) in their retirement. They might get part-time jobs that are less stressful than their former careers. Other Americans do "volunteer" (unpaid) work, perhaps in a hospital, school, or library. Some retired Americans choose to "mentor" (provide advice to) younger people, especially to people who are following a similar "career path" (the series of jobs that one has during a lifetime, usually in one field of work).

Other retired Americans become very "politically active" (involved in politics). They might support a "campaign" (an effort to get someone elected or to pass a particular law) or even "run for office" (try to get elected) themselves.

Still other "retirees" (retired people) choose to enjoy their retirement through rest and relaxation. Many of them choose to travel, either within the United States or around the world. These people often weren't able to travel when they were younger because they didn't have enough vacation time through their job. Some retirees might decide to "expand their horizons" (expose themselves to new things) by studying a language, learning to play a musical instrument, or "picking up" (starting) a new "hobby" (something that one does in one's free time) like "woodworking" (making things out of wood) or "sailing" (riding a boat pushed by the wind).

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