This is kind of a special interest story. Maybe you've heard of Nola Ochs or at least what she's done. At age 95, she's the world's oldest college graduate. She just graduated from the Fort Hays State University in California in April 2007.
Nola Ochs actually started college way back in 1930, but it wasn't until her husband died in 1972 that she started picking up occasional community college credits. Last year, she got serious and moved the 100 miles to Fort Hayes to finish her degree.
Her story made the Guinness Book of World Records plus she's been on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and got lots of other news mentions.
When asked what she wanted to do next, Nola replied, "To be a storyteller on a cruise ship."
Princess Cruise line made the arrangements and will feature Nola Ochs on the June 17 East Caribbean sailing of the Crown Princess. She will be part of Princess' Scholarship@Sea program. In addition to telling stories about her early life growing up on a farm in Kansas (no running water, no electricity), she will also field questions in a Q&A session.
The cruise is an Eastern Caribbean journey, departing from Brooklyn, New York and calling on Bermuda, San Juan, St. Thomas, and Grand Turk.
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