week 7 reflection

It was unfortunate that I was not able to go to the LGBT community center this week because of my class conflicted with the schedule. I am sure it is an exciting and rewarding experience of going to LGBT community center and having the opportunity to interact with elderly people in the center. After looking at the pictures that were taken this week, it seems like a very engaging activity which people work collaboratively to contribute their ideas of what they want to see in an age-friendly city. LGBT seniors are more likely to be isolated and loss support from their families. Being able to interact with seniors allows Life Course Scholars to see the situation in a new perspective and also learn from elders at the same time.

As for our HAP project, we applied for AARP scholarship and submitted it on Wednesday morning. The application process was very time-consuming and challenging to us when we were filling it out. However, we still made it through as a team. Hopefully, we can get the scholarship, which will increase our budget for our HAP project. The decision will be released on June 25th, and they can decide how much they want to reward to the applicant. We will also be working on our HAP poster that is due in a few weeks. Time does go by very fast, and it is almost the end of the quarter. We can't wait to see the Healthy Aging Symposium that is coming up in three weeks. ​