I am happy to say that I got my second vaccine shot this month! I am now fully vaccinated and feel more comfortable going out. I am also glad that we were given a one-week extension on the Age-Friendly Neighborhood Assessment Project because there is just a lot of projects and things that I am working on right now so the extension was very helpful. Because of the pandemic, I rarely went out. Going out on trips and walking around my neighborhood to take photos for the project was a nice change of pace. Because of the pandemic, I moved back in with my parents. Currently, I live in San Francisco, Chinatown where I was born and raised. As I have spent most of my life living in Chinatown I am not as interested in my surrounding; similar to sensory adaptation or habituation. This project made me give things in my community a second look. There is something different when you give something familiar to you a deeper look as you begin to notice things you have not before. Furthermore, through my walks, it is nice to see the mural that I have worked on during high school still up in the alleyway. Although the pandemic is still ongoing it is nice to observe the familiar bustling supermarkets since Chinatown would not be Chinatown if not for its lively atmosphere. I look forward to presenting some things about my neighborhood next week when we meet!
I had a lot of fun working on the Debunking Ageist Stereotypes project. I did not know what I was really going to do in the beginning but after some thought, I decided to make a video since powerpoints and other things seem boring to look at and are not as interactive. Making my video, I used the online platform, Powtoon. I wanted the video to be aesthetically nice and also interactive so I used some of the animated characters that Powtoon had to offer and background props. I do not have much video editing experience so I just brute forced the creation of the video by rewatching each part to make sure that everything flowed correctly and smoothly. To make sure there was enough time on each slide I watched the video multiple times to adjust the transition times and duration of each slide. The myth that I decided to debunk in my Powtoon video is the idea that all seniors are depressed and unhappy. While this may be true for some seniors it is certainly not true for all seniors. Some seniors are just beaming and full of wisdom and happiness despite their harsh situations. Some other updates are on the group HAP. I am currently having difficulty getting seniors for the group HAP, waiting for two seniors to respond to my email. Hopefully they do respond soon so I could schedule interviews with them. Lastly, I am excited for next week’s virtual cafe. I hope to talk to a lot of seniors and learn about their hobbies.
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Danny yuDanny is a Molecular and Cell Biology major from San Francisco, CA. Fun Fact, he has a Black belt in karate. Archives
May 2021
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