This past week in lecture, we mostly focused on student presentations like our EP, book report, and current news instead of our other typical lectures. I thought this was a great break from the crazy midterms most students were going through, and I was able to hear how my other classmates’ EP who were usually their parent, grandparent, or extended family. There were other EPs who had similar stories to my EP’s immigration story, and I guess this is a result of going to a more diverse university. Outside of class, I have an update on the elderly couple who comes into the Physical Therapy clinic I intern at. They have asked me if there is a way I could help them with computer literacy since they mentioned how I am one of the few youths they know. After reaching out to my work supervisor and Professor Lewis and Bussell, I thought maybe I should try and use this opportunity to create a capstone project that can assist seniors with computers! That way this could also be of use for the elderly couple as well. However, I am a little nervous about the effectiveness of this project just because we want to be covid-conscious, but it’s hard to teach computer usage over the computer. It is kind of like looking up the definition of a word only to have the word you looked up in the definition. I also know how a lot of other students are set in groups for other projects since we grouped up last week in lecture, so I am a little worried if this is interesting enough for other classmates to want to contribute, and if not, if it is possible to pursue it as an individual project
This past week, we had a virtual tour of three places, but what left the biggest impact in the lecture was engaging with a few residents from Casa De Mañana. They were very encouraging of questions and were more than willing to share their life experiences. I can tell how much they miss being social, and I remember one resident, Susan, said this call reminded her of how much she missed talking to students because she was a former teacher. I wish we could have another call and make it almost regular because I was very shy in the beginning, but as the breakout room proceeded, I can tell the students and I were loosening up to having a more fluid conversation. I also really would love to interact with the two other residents and just get to know them more. Alice seemed like an absolute joy and a powerhouse. Not only do I know that it’ll be educational, but it’ll also be fulfilling in so many more ways.
In addition to meeting the seniors of Casa De Mañana, I also met an elderly couple during the first day of my Physical Therapy Internship. They were gracious enough to be the first patient I shadow, and they are absolutely a joy. I would accompany the wife or husband while the other would be going through their PT session, and they shared their love story and life story. They carry so much happiness and lightheartedness as an individual and collectively as a 70-year-old couple, they are so supportive and loving to each other. I felt so full after the session, and they told me how they will bring the husband’s music album to share good music with me the next time they come for their PT session. They single-handedly made my first PT session absolutely unforgettable. |
Jenny KimJenny is a Human Developmental Sciences with a Specialization in Healthy Aging and Urban Studies & Planning double major from Cypress, CA. A fun fact about Jenny is that she likes her 'warm' foods to be SCALDING hot or else it doesn't taste as good. Archives
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