A lot has happened the past couple days. I switched groups and decided to join the gardening group. We first set up a list of items we'll need for our HAP project. Then we contacted centers we know and been before. All is well for right now and our first HAP event is May 10th. The reason I chose to switch to the gardening group was because I love gardening and plants in general, as well as I believe my efforts would be more beneficial to this project. I'm really excited for the first event and to see how it will turn out. I'm only worried that something may go wrong, but hopefully it all works out and we get to spend some time with elder community and bond. I'm really excited to go to Bayside. It’s probably my favorite center that we have visited so far. The community seems great and strong at the same time. I miss the lady Shivani and I spoke with the last time. I have so many questions I need to ask her. Such as how her realty work is going right now? If she plans to stay in San Diego for the rest for her life? I still remember her invitation to go fruit picking in her backyard. I just may accept the invitation. All in all, this week has been pretty okay. Class was interesting and I loved the book presentation from my fellow classmates. My group presents next week I believe (so we still have time!).
I really like the new Bayside center! I wonder how long it took them to rebuild or receive funds for a news center. It’s definitely a lot smaller but it’s fully functional. Shivani and I had the opportunity to talk to one of the sweetest ladies. I actually spoke to her husband a while back during our first visit to Bayside. Anyways, we learned that she was an agriculture major back in the Philippines. She used to do work in the villages and teach women etc. When she came to America she worked at Jack in the Box corporate for about 25 years (that’s a ton of years!). She enjoyed her time there and was well taken cared of BUT it wasn’t what she enjoyed doing. She’s been meaning to get into realty and decided to do it with her husband later after retirement. Now she enjoys selling property, providing for her sons and granddaughter (they gave her a college fund), and going to Zumba at Bayside! She invited us over for some fruits and I’m definitely not going to pass that up! One thing she taught me was that there’s always room to do what you truly love at any moment in your life. You’ll know when the time is right. It maybe now or in the next 30 years.
I was excited to see everyone after a short but memorable break. There were many people from our cohort that traveled, which was very nice to hear! Such as to NY, Boston, Honduras (:o). I’m excited for the quarter because it’s not going to be assignment heavy. Yet, we’ll be busy working on our HAPs. Not everyone in our group was in class but my group got a lot of work done and received great feedback from the professors. I’m excited to get creative and actually make an impact and debunk ageism or stereotypical ordeals attaches to aging. I believe our HAP project will showcase elders in great light by conveying the many obstacles or spectacular things they did in life.
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