Terribly Strange and Wonderfully Real

In 1967, she sang along with Paul McCartney, wondering what life would be like when she turned sixty-four. Now, at age seventy, Laurie Levy doesn't listen to that song anymore. After all, she's far from the old fogey described in the Beatles' lyrics. Following a lifetime of experience, she remains an educator, innovator, and advocate for a variety of causes.

But after seventy years of experience on this earth, she knows one thing for sure: The journey is terribly strange--and often far too r...