I didn’t know what to expect when coming to the West Center. At first I thought we’d only be able to talk to just one senior, but I had the pleasure of talking to three! Our first senior understood English but spoke better in Chinese. She came from China and traveled all over the US but loves San Diego because of it’s weather and how happy it makes her. Our next Senior actually saw our little activity from outside and came in to join. She was talking about the mistakes in her life that she’s made and how she didn’t taken her mental illness seriously. From her I learned that even with mistakes we must move forward and look at what’s ahead. Our last senior was a lady from Pakistan. She lives in Hillcrest and takes the bus to the West Center. She said she moved to San Diego because she has family here. She told me she’d love to go to the mosque but it’s far and she doesn’t have easy transport to get there. All in all, I loved our trip at the West Center. I felt I got to talk to a lot more seniors and listen to their advice/life stories. I felt the questions we had (although I don’t remember them) opened for conversations and even more questions. Which is really good.
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June 2019
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