In the last few weeks of this quarter, I worked on my HAP proposal which had its own little journey. Initially, I planned on joining a group that wanted to speed date seniors, which I thought was super fun and unique. I was pretty excited to work with my classmates on this proposal, but a week later, the senior couple at my internship mentioned their difficulty with computer literacy and are need of a tutor. I thought that this was probably the case for many seniors and as the pandemic continues to ensue, I felt more compelled that this is a big enough concern to be a HAP proposal: finding a way to teach seniors computer literacy to improve their quality of life and assist easier living. To be very honest, I was really scared of doing an independent project just because I know my shortcomings and this project is kind of a wide reach project. However, Professor Lewis and Professor Bussell were so helpful with providing insight and suggestions on how I could approach this project as an individual. They were so understanding that there are many factors and barriers, so they suggested running this proposal as a pilot program. That really helped my state of mind, and they were able to suggest other departments I could advertise my program to like the education department. Overall, I felt super gracious to have helpful and understanding professors and felt like this interaction I had with them was the perfect example of my overall experience in this class. I can’t wait for Spring Quarter and hope to meet my professors and my classmates!
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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
May 2021
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