Our first quarter together in Life Course Scholars has seriously expanded my view of the aging experience, what elderly people value and need, and how elders are treated within San Diego and throughout the US. I feel grateful for the exposure to new dialogue surrounding misconceptions of growing older, new books on stigmas associated with aging, new facilities that accommodate for aging adults, and new people who shared fragments of their lives and life-lessons. I now understand the importance, to both physical and mental health, of socialization and remaining actively engaged in an important cause. These needs, in addition to the financial struggles many older adults face, make me want to create a food security advocacy group organized by elders (…one day). Our society has a deep empathy gap between the older and younger generation, and this class has taught me the value of intergenerational learning for mutual enrichment.
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June 2020
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