{"id":6108,"date":"2019-10-29T10:31:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T14:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=6108"},"modified":"2019-10-29T10:31:15","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T14:31:15","slug":"get-to-know-judith-goldstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/creekline-st-johns\/get-to-know-judith-goldstein\/","title":{"rendered":"Get to Know \u2026 Judith Goldstein"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Cassy Fiano-Chesser<\/span>
\n<\/span>mail@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A year in Hawaii turned into 30 years in paradise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI went there for what I thought was a year, and it ended up being a lifetime,\u201d Judith Goldstein said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally from New York, Goldstein found a huge adjustment from the busy, fast-paced environment there to island life \u2014 but she fell in love as soon as she arrived.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGreeted by the Mayor of Hilo, Kupuna (elders) embracing us with lei and song and signs welcoming us to Hilo, \u2014 well, I was spellbound, captivated and certainly knew my life would never be the same,\u201d she said. \u201cMy first home was literally in a banana patch and it took off from there.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldstein worked first as a preschool director, and then the first director of the Hilo Adult Day Care Center for vulnerable elderly before transitioning into academia, working for 20 years at the University of Hawaii as the administrative director of the UH Hilo Conference Department and International Travel Programs. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cI was selected as one of Hawaii\u2019s Top Ten Business Women, Minority Advocate for Hawai\u2019i Island, an Athena Recipient, president of the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce and Hospice of Hawaii,\u201d she said. \u201cOur thriving, innovative university travel programs won state and national acclaim for minority programming and cultural authenticity and I was beaming all the time.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her work even went into outer space. \u201cI was privileged to direct many scientific conferences, work with NASA scientists and in 2017 \u2013 18 directed the International Moon Base Summit back on the Island of Hawaii,\u201d she said. \u201cThe photo of all our Summit attendees was sent up on the last shuttle mission and now resides on the International Space Station.\u201d <\/span>
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\n<\/span>Her husband, Michael, meanwhile, was a major grower of Hawaiian tropical flowers, and supplied the Hawaiian flowers to Disney. Through his work, he traveled to Florida frequently, and participated in many trade shows in the state. He fell in love with the First Coast area and, as Goldstein said, was \u201cready,\u201d thinking it would be a great place to retire.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo say the least, the move to Jacksonville was more than a cultural shock! It was like I had been in a time warp for four decades,\u201d she said. \u201cEverything was different. The environment, the people, the shopping, the Southern drawl, the time zone and the extraordinary number of choices, options and decisions you could make, even when you wanted to buy just a loaf of bread. It was a deliriously, overwhelming adjustment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It was difficult to let go of her aloha lifestyle at first. \u201cI was still holding on tight to my Hilo and university roots, and was unsure how to make the transition to this new and strange land,\u201d she said. \u201cI stayed with my university position for a few more years after arriving in St. Johns.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, the time difference made it too difficult, and leaving that position led her to discover a new love: a love of art. <\/span>
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\n<\/span>\u201cI stopped looking in the past and allowed myself to make wonderful friends and to begin a new direction which has now led me to an \u2018Art Awakening,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cDiscovering a love of art \u2014 drawing, painting with watercolor pencils, paint and finding an entire group of people who share my interests and journey. We mentor each other, affirm each other and continue to finesse are art and skills. My work is now on exhibit at CC Framing & Gallery, the Cummer Museum Shop, and the Wine Bar in Jacksonville Beach.\u00a0 And, the remarkable thing is that I\u2019ve never drawn before. I don\u2019t question where this gift has come from, but it\u2019s much more than an \u2018Art Awakening.\u2019 It\u2019s the beginning of new friendships, family, experiences and unparalleled joy.\u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>And while moving to Jacksonville meant leaving her comfort zone, and the Hawaiian paradise she had grown to love, Goldstein found much to love about the First Coast, too, and learned a little bit more about herself as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWho knew?\u201d she said. \u201cMoving to St. Johns allowed me to risk, to move out of my comfort zone, to believe that lasting, loving friendships can be found at any stage of life and that if you challenge yourself and are open to new discoveries, that \u2018yellow brick road\u2019 might just lead you to exactly where you want to be.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy Judith Goldman<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Judith Goldman<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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