I'm retired and loving it. I keep in shape by going to dances 3 times a week, taking dance lessons and doing water aerobics and body toning at the gym. Most of the interests I list above I have taken up in the 10 years since my husband died. I have not done as much traveling as I would like and would love to have a compatible travel companion who shares my interests...art museums, homes and haunts of the greats in literature, historical places, and sampling the culture of the people. I want to see all of Europe and my special wish is to spend a few days in Pompeii and Herculaneum. New Zealand is calling me too! I'm upbeat and happy and enjoy every day. Open to new ideas and new interests. Last boyfriend got me interested in primitive cultures and sculpture.
I would love to have a companion with whom to pursue my outdoor interests. I've been concentrating on dancing because it provides a social outlet. Hiking, camping, biking, etc. are much more fun done with someone, preferably male.
At home I listen to symphonies, opera music and piano music, but I dance to a lot of popular music as well as country music and have learned to tolerate those. Must like cats.

I think an ideal first "date" would be a visit to a place where we could walk around, see things, and talk to each other. That could be a visit to a museum or a street festival. A first "meeting" should be short and sweet - cokes at McDonald's or on a bench in a very public park.