It’s another day with the community members of Bayside. We did Zumba with them at first. Just like last time, it was a lot of fun. I wonder if the seniors are as tired as I am when they do Zumba. I think I got a little better than last time since I felt like I could keep up. Or, the instructor learned from last time that it was too difficult for the us, college students, and chose a simpler routine. I think Bayside has Zumba twice a week and a bunch of other activities throughout each month.
We then enjoyed the potluck, which was full of diversity. I really enjoyed this soup since it reminded me of the food my parents make. We tried to spread ourselves out, trying to have a mix of students and seniors of the community at each table. At the table I was at, we had Mamma Glo. She had a lot of great ideas and is a huge activist for social justice issues. She really cares for her community and bringing people together. She brought up issues that I don’t even hear about at UCSD, which is surprising since there’s always something that someone is fighting for here. I think being part of Bayside and Linda Vista really contributed to her moral compass. She has a great sense of community and sees the importance of having its members actually be a part of it. Her ideal city has changes in the government, the physical space, and ways to get the people to care and participate.
There was some language barrier because a woman wanted to participate but she felt she couldn’t. My fellow classmate, Stephanie, was able bridge that gap by translating Spanish and getting her ideas down on the paper. I think everybody had good ideas and everyone has a different perspective of their ideal, age-friendly city.
We then enjoyed the potluck, which was full of diversity. I really enjoyed this soup since it reminded me of the food my parents make. We tried to spread ourselves out, trying to have a mix of students and seniors of the community at each table. At the table I was at, we had Mamma Glo. She had a lot of great ideas and is a huge activist for social justice issues. She really cares for her community and bringing people together. She brought up issues that I don’t even hear about at UCSD, which is surprising since there’s always something that someone is fighting for here. I think being part of Bayside and Linda Vista really contributed to her moral compass. She has a great sense of community and sees the importance of having its members actually be a part of it. Her ideal city has changes in the government, the physical space, and ways to get the people to care and participate.
There was some language barrier because a woman wanted to participate but she felt she couldn’t. My fellow classmate, Stephanie, was able bridge that gap by translating Spanish and getting her ideas down on the paper. I think everybody had good ideas and everyone has a different perspective of their ideal, age-friendly city.