Fern Cohen
I was born in NYC in 1955. That makes me a pure baby boomer . I have a Masters in Tourism and Travel Management from NYU and a Bachelors degree in French and Spanish from the Stony Brook University in NY. For 20 years, I enjoyed a globe-trotting career in airline and hotel sales. Then I became a teacher of French, Spanish, and ESL in an inner-city high school. After 7 years, strange symptoms led to a diagnosis of ALS/Lou Gehrig s Disease, which put me in a wheelchair and stole my ability to speak. I am forever Forced to Sit Still and Shut Up , so I write. Oh, and I also help rescue rabbits and I am the proud mom of Chelsea, my gray rescued house rabbit. I m quite a foodie and truly live you are what you eat and I love to study history and culture, and watch indie films.
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Award-winning writer, native NYer. Blogger, disabled, neuromuscular disease, memoirist, world travel, former teacher French, Spanish, ESL, foodie, bunny rabbit rescue/care, tea, cultures, nutritionMotto
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Finding My WayListening to everything they say, only self-reflection helped me find my way. -
RescuedI am a rescue animal. My first home was a place of disrespect and two-leggeds who didn't respect me. I found out that not all humans are bad.
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Rego Park, Queens, New York City: Multi-Cultural Meets Off-Price Shopping MeccaQueens is New York's most diverse borough, and Rego Park is the most diverse neighborhood in Queens. This area has become a shopper's paradise, mixed with immigrants from five continents, especially from the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia. -
My First Trip to London as an American StudentI was very lucky on my first trip to London. I met up with Londoners I had met previously, and saw the city with natives. -
What September 11 Taught Me About 'God's Plan'How much control do we have over our lives? I've learned that "Life is what you make it" is only true to a point, and that evil and hatred exist to make bad things happen to good people. -
Best Independent Movie Theaters in Queens, New York CityEscape the crowds and long lines of Manhattan and enjoy two hidden jewels in movie viewing, across the river in Queens. , -
Feet that Walked the Earth, Stuck in a ChairA body that was healthy, and a mouth that was eloquent, now halted and silenced. A disabling disease caused me to go from active and healthy, to disabled, immobile and silent. But I'm thankful to be alive, and with a sound mind. -
Baby Boomer SummersA tribute to summers at the beach when sun exposure wasn't an issue, leading to the sad age when baby boomers live with the results. -
Ode to a Woman Un-LiberatedNow that I am researching my family history, I am sorry not to have met my maternal grandma, who died before I was born. This is a tribute to Fanny.
