Unfortunately, this was another off site I had to miss due to my lecture during this course time. It was so neat reading over some of my peers’ experiences. I read about all the different dishes that some of the members of the west center recalled. It is so amazing how a certain dish or a certain flavor can spark a nice memory in our minds. I can absolutely relate to the perspective of food being the center of interpersonal connections. Being a huge foodie myself and coming from a culture where we are always gathering around food, it is an essential part of our life. Others created a deep personal connection within a few hours with some of the elders. How interesting is it that we often feel more comfortable expressing ourselves to individuals we barley even know versus people we are very familiar with. Maybe it is fear of judgment or what have you, but in all I think it is amazing and pretty courageous to expose vulnerability of oneself to a stranger and especially a known individual. No one ever really knows what battles someone might be fighting through. We should always carry an open heart and express kindness and empathy towards one another.
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