Foxdale Village

Title: Residential Living at Foxdale Village
Time: 2 min 40 sec

Description:

The living is easy at Foxdale. Hear from our residents about their choice from 148 cottage homes and 57 apartments ranging from one bedroom to two bedroom and den.

Transcript:

I just love the openness of everything it the kitchen is fabulous like the big large bathroom Bev likes the appliances the washer and dryer are fantastic living is very easy here that the mail is delivered there's a place to drop off the mail so you don't have to worry about somebody getting in your mailbox if you want to go you just locked the door you don't even have to lock door I don't think and just tell the people you when you'll be back and will you be in case something comes up I mean we have quite a few residents that do take off for the winter or take off for the summer and go either to the islands or Florida or Arizona or whatever so it's not like you're you're tying yourself to a nursing home you're tying yourself to retirement community with a tremendous amount of freedom the house was seeming to get bigger and bigger all the time and we didn't want to have to do all of this work that went with it if you stay in the house you're sort of have to figure out what to do everything by yourself and this is just so much warmer I only cook and clean when I want to cook and clean I like my cottage because it's open and airy it's open and airy like my house was but I don't have to click click knit the with lights they have to clean my house it's a nice environment and the fact your cottage is basil like almost having your own house you know but yet you're surrounded by people you know maintenance it's taken care of it's great it's all my neighbors are really good gardeners you know and then makes it very nice we get together once a week every Friday when the weather's good we just go out on the lawn with a lawn chair in the glass of wine and sit and talk once a month we actually have dinner together over in the bistro well hello how are you you're getting the family I would not have come without the pez I think I get more attention because of them because of me this neighborhood in which I live which is e neighborhood they have been most well and again very friendly and you know we look out for each other the location is excellent of course it's very close to the community building I can be down to Carl's room in a minute and a half and you know that's wonderful I can get a meal if I want a meal or I don't like we can cook in our own kitchen style is my home and it's where my friends are

Title: Engagement at Foxdale Village
Time: 2 min 43 sec

Description:

Engaged Lifestyle. Hear about the opportunity for an active and involved lifestyle at Foxdale Village. Residents discuss the choice of activities and programs on-site, as well as opportunities in the larger State College and Penn State community.

Transcript:

I got on a lot of committees right away I'm on the Marketing Committee the diversity committee the Transportation Committee I sing in the fox tail chorus too and I also sing it with two groups off campus here so getting really busy so much variety of things to go to that there's almost something for everybody and if people say they're bored well that's their problem and made that comment at one time those Foxtel people are hip so I do watercolor and I can leave all my supplies up there I love the library being open all the time although I don't go up there at midnight but I could if I wanted to well my biggest involvement is the flyer I also work in a gift shop and again it's another way to meet people another way to make friends I've been going to exercise class for decades aerobics and in all of those things and I've never had anything quite like this and they are really professional and expert one of the things that I really thought I was going to miss was was my woodworking stuff and I came here and have such a wonderful supply of tools and equipment I never could have afforded on my own so if I want to go down there and do any project why there are really fancy tools to do it with so I don't miss my own little wood shop at all I don't miss it either it was messy you can spend your time doing things you enjoy instead of things you have to do that makes a big difference in your life almost anything you're interested in there's a group for it I play bridge is some really good bridge players here they're all kinds of concerts and programs in there very good quality in the and they started a reasonable hour and ended a reasonable hour and they're so convenient and you can just go home walk walk out and go home and beyond in a minute I swim all the time I love to go to the y and I'm right here I mean and the Y is free for people who live at Fox yeah yeah it's very friendly and and you're you're not pushed really but you just feel like doing things you're out here to live and it's just wonderful