Citizen of the world calls Tiffin home
PHOTO BY KEVIN RISNER
Flo Triendl has decorated her apartment with items from around the world. She has artwork and mementoes on display from South Africa and Austria.
At 85 years of age, Florence Triendl may move a bit slower, but she certainly still is on the go. One morning each week, Triendl tutors first graders at Noble Elementary School. On a different morning each week, she can be found at the Allen Eiry Senior Center involved in tai chi, a method of exercise. Once each month she is among a group of between 12 and 20 participants in a book discussion group that meets at Tiffin-Seneca Public Library. At other times Triendl might be writing about her many life experiences, conducting genealogy research, sewing, or communicating with friends over the Internet or through letters. “The nicest thing I can think of is tutoring kids at Noble Elementary School,” Triendl said. “I love those kids. It’s not that I spend a lot of time with them. It’s just that I think they are substitute great-grandchildren. The nice thing about it is I get to be with them for close to two hours, the same ones, and that makes a difference.
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