This week, I worked with Cindy and Katlyn on a presentation to talk about current events that are going on. In this group project, we choose a New York Times article that was about A.D.U.s. The acronym, A.D.U., stands for accessory dwelling unit. The article argued that A.D.U.s could potentially alleviate contemporary housing problems as our senior population continues to expand. Learning about this made me think about how widespread development of A.D.U.s could be extremely beneficial for the aging population. Instead of aging in isolation and in-place, seniors living in A.D.U.s can age in place with their family members and not in isolation. They would be able to interact with their family members as they are living close to each other. Something else that was memorable and enjoyable to me this week was the seniors from Casa de Mañana who joined our class. Through the breakout rooms on zoom, I learned about Susan and Daniel’s lifestyle and insights. Something amazing was that Daniel is does something similar to our memoir project. He does interviews with other people in Casa de Mañana and puts them onto CDs so that his interviewees will be able to look back onto them. In addition, an insight brought up by Susan is that moving into senior housing can be challenging. Susan argued that instead of being resentful and moving when you are forced to because of your growing age, you ready yourself when the time comes and have it be your decision to move so you can cope with moving out from your loved ones.
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Cindy Chang
3/8/2021 04:56:31 pm
Hey Danny,
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