This week, the class went to the Bayside Community Center to attend an event called “Life at 20”. This was a good opportunity for us to get to speak with more seniors about their lives, and we all got to share a part of our lives at 20 years old. At first, we were waiting for quite a bit of time outside because there was a Zumba class going on, but eventually, we went in. During our time at the Center, a few of my classmates and I spoke with Tammy, a sweet, kind woman who immigrated from the Philippines. She told us her story about how she worked for someone who owned an antique shop. Her job at the antique shop provided her with lots of unique experiences that have become forever ingrained in her memory. One of the most interesting experiences that I took from our talk with Tammy was her encounter with the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos. She told us about how she thought she never would have gotten the chance to meet her if it were not for her job making her go on a work trip. Also, she talked about how her job experience allowed her to go on work trips, all paid for by her boss. Tammy talked about how her boss wanted her to travel the world and see different things outside of the Philippines. As she talked about her life experiences, it had me in a reflective, reminiscent mood. Her life experiences provoked me to think about what I want to do in the future, and how I want to make the next chapters of my life the best it could possibly be.
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