I liked how we started the class with breathing exercises and mindful reflection and processing of the disparities and challenges that elders experience in the many places we have visited. So far this class has helped me be more understanding, critical, and cognizant of aging and the negative social construct of older people created by societal norms. I am glad that this class exists because no matter what career we all end up going into, we will have encounters with older people. To be better at our job, it is always important to have an understanding and be inclusive to different people regardless of age and ability. Afterwards, a few more students presented their oral presentation and ended with the group presentation on This Chair Rocks.
This week my NAP group finished our two site visits to Barrio Logan. It was my first time at Barrio and I am glad that I chose this location because it is rich in culture. However, from the houses and street conditions, it is clear that the location is slowly becoming gentrified with high end apartments/ bars near Chicano Park while there are still parts of the area and houses that are poorly maintained. Barrio Logan is near an industrial shipyard and underneath a highway 5. We visited around 2 pm when a lot of the industrial workers were going home. We noticed how much emission and air pollution that occur in this area and I am sure that these toxic emissions from the industry and highway can and probably do affect the health of the residents that live in Barrio Logan. On a lighter note, I noticed that there were quite a lot of resources and a couple of low income apartments that offer healthcare, food, and affordable housing (really cheap prices ~$1300 at most for a 4 bedroom apartment!!). We found a library near Barrio Logan in Logan Heights that provides a lot of recreational activities catered to seniors like meditation/yoga, Zumba classes, tax information assistance, memory and alzheimer's recognition, and adult guitar lessons! This library has a lot of resources and they said that they reach out to the community by tabling at events. The librarian we talked to told us that a lot of seniors go to the yoga class. This was a pretty cool location that we found!
This week my NAP group finished our two site visits to Barrio Logan. It was my first time at Barrio and I am glad that I chose this location because it is rich in culture. However, from the houses and street conditions, it is clear that the location is slowly becoming gentrified with high end apartments/ bars near Chicano Park while there are still parts of the area and houses that are poorly maintained. Barrio Logan is near an industrial shipyard and underneath a highway 5. We visited around 2 pm when a lot of the industrial workers were going home. We noticed how much emission and air pollution that occur in this area and I am sure that these toxic emissions from the industry and highway can and probably do affect the health of the residents that live in Barrio Logan. On a lighter note, I noticed that there were quite a lot of resources and a couple of low income apartments that offer healthcare, food, and affordable housing (really cheap prices ~$1300 at most for a 4 bedroom apartment!!). We found a library near Barrio Logan in Logan Heights that provides a lot of recreational activities catered to seniors like meditation/yoga, Zumba classes, tax information assistance, memory and alzheimer's recognition, and adult guitar lessons! This library has a lot of resources and they said that they reach out to the community by tabling at events. The librarian we talked to told us that a lot of seniors go to the yoga class. This was a pretty cool location that we found!