This week, we met with some great individuals who frequent the Bayside Community Center, this time in one of the activity rooms at the Thrive Public School across the street. Fresh from their regularly scheduled Zumba class, these seniors graciously offered their time, tales, and smiles as they shared stories of their lives at twenty years. I had the pleasure of speaking to two women, both of whom grew up in the Philippines and later immigrated to the United States. It was interesting to see the clear juxtaposition in their life experiences (one a nurse and the other a data administrator) combined with their underlying similarities (both expressed their adamant support for education, the promotion of health, and the love for Filipino adobo). Speaking of food, Grace and I got the chance to survey these two women for our Healthy Aging Project. Both of them graciously spent their time relationship with food and one of them even extended an offer to show us her favorite recipes in-person, at her house! Their generosity and enthusiasm actually gave me very high hopes for the outcome of our project. Although today’s visit was cut short by the lack of space and logistical challenges, I thought it was a very valuable and rewarding experience. I wish that I could have gotten the chance to speak to all of the individuals there; from discussion with my LCS peers after we left for the day I gathered that everyone had an engaging and meaningful conversation, a trend that I hope continues throughout this quarter.
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