Going to the Gray and Mary West center was an amazing opportunity to get to interact with the elder community who are low income. We first started our day by learning more of the population that goes to the Gray and Mary west center. When we walked in they were having an exercise class which I thought was great to keep older people active. I was surprised how busy the cyber café was. I think at times we have a misconception that seniors don't know anything about technology but they really seemed to enjoy it. What I found the most interesting about the center was that the upstairs was the clinic and dentist. I never realized how important every aspect of health tries in together. He mentioned how their dentist not only worries about the dental issues such as oral surgery but they also worry about where they are going to sleep that night or if they have anybody who can help with the recovery. After we learned more about the center we got to help serve the first round of lunches. The population was very diverse who spoke all different languages. The seniors seemed to really happy when someone in the group spoke their native language. Before serving lunch, we got a chance to walk around and socialize. At first, I was a little shy because there were so many seniors but they were actually very social and really wanted to talk to all of us. It gave us an opportunity to get to know about their lives and how they ended up living in San Diego. After we got to chat with some seniors we got to serve them lunch. It was great to see the system they have in place to make serving more efficient.
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June 2018
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