On Tuesday Night, the Life Course Scholars put on a Rock n’ Roll themed Senior Prom at Casa de Manana. I was part of the set-up group so I arrived a little bit earlier to help put up decorations. It was cool because there was a photoshoot corner where we put up lights and decorations that matched the theme. It was awesome to see many seniors come in with the colorful shades and leis and encouraging each other to wear them too! The band rocked it with some interesting choice of music. The main vocalist had an interesting take to the song Havana which my classmates and some seniors danced on the main floor. There were many seniors sitting back in the chairs chatting and eating desserts Casa offered, and some enthusiastic seniors dancing in the circle on the floor. It was kind of awkward for me at first because I wasn’t sure how to interact with the seniors but as I was handing out the desserts or the raffles to them, they were very welcoming and asked us our names and where we were from. As the music played and elders came trickling in as singles or couples, the energy rose and it was super interesting to me because I have never been part of an intergenerational event like this where people were either very old or very young.
On Wednesday, I got to present my Oral History project about my EP, my grandmother. I really enjoyed making my memoir for my grandma because I learned that there was so much about my grandma’s life that I did not know about. We lived together our whole lives, yet we never really took the time to sit down and talk about her past career and life before the United States as in depth as we did this time for this project. Talking to her about her past inspired me to want me to ask more and more questions about my grandma because I really would like to delve deep. I am sure that during spring break I would like to sit down with her and go through her old albums together.
On Wednesday, I got to present my Oral History project about my EP, my grandmother. I really enjoyed making my memoir for my grandma because I learned that there was so much about my grandma’s life that I did not know about. We lived together our whole lives, yet we never really took the time to sit down and talk about her past career and life before the United States as in depth as we did this time for this project. Talking to her about her past inspired me to want me to ask more and more questions about my grandma because I really would like to delve deep. I am sure that during spring break I would like to sit down with her and go through her old albums together.