For this week's class, we headed back to the Gary and Mary West Center. I talked to an older woman named Joy Sun, who is 76 years old. I learned a lot about her from the conversation we had. She came to America in 2003 and has 2 daughters, one who lives in Seattle and one who lives in Washington D.C. Her husband passed away so she lives by herself, but Gary and Mary Center is considered her second home. She enjoys coming to the Gary and Mary West Center to volunteer and has 5-6 best friends at the Center. She also likes that Gary and Mary West Center has a lot of activites and they always air a travel show on the tv, which she really likes to watch. She also enjoys walking, reading books, watching tv and talking to people. She doesn't like cooking though. She actually chose her name because she is always happy. She loves living in San Diego best because of the wonderful weather and all of her friends that live in San Diego too. She has traveled to many places all over the United States, some of which include New York, Florida, Nevada, and Colorado. She has also been out of the country to France, Australia, Italy, and New Zealand. She also went to school in Beijing and met her husband there (who has passed away). What was really awesome about this experience this time around was that I was translating for people listening to her, and was able to communicate with her in Mandarin Chinese. It gave a sense of closeness and the interaction was so much more meaningful.
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