Editor’s note: Fifty Plus is a weekly feature that provides a look at area senior citizens, their accomplishments and their life experiences. Fifty Plus prospects are asked to fill out a questionnaire concerning their lives.

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This week’s Fifty Plus takes a look at Carolyn Lewis, a retired educator.

Where are you from originally?

New York City.

When did you move here? Why?

1963. To attend East Carolina Teachers College (now East Carolina University).

To what clubs/church do you belong?

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church.

Education (list schools, starting with high school)

Taft High School (New York City), ECU.

If you weren’t doing what you are doing now, what would you be doing?

If I was not retired, I would be teaching in a preschool (program).

If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it?

Pay off bills for my family and myself, donate to a charity and travel.

What is the thing most people don’t know about you?

As a child, my dream was to be a dancer.

What is your favorite food?

Anything chocolate.

What’s the last book you read?

“Family Tree” by Barbara Delinsky.

What is your favorite TV show?

“Hot in Cleveland” or “Survivor.”

Where would you go on your dream vacation?

To revisit Alaska.

What is your pet peeve?

General rudeness in today’s society.

What’s the best advice you ever received and who gave it to you?

My father told me to work my best no matter what the job.

What’s the biggest difference between life as a senior as opposed to below age 30?

A slower pace — and the discounts are good! I also laugh a lot more.

Compiled by Mike Voss