Today's class was the first one after traveling to different sites in previous classes. We recapped our experiences and what we learned and saw at Casa de Manana. Professor Bussell and Professor Lewis then delved into what NAPS and HAPS are. NAPS are Neighborhood Age-Friendly Assessment Projects. We are expected to work in small teams to look at different San Diego neighborhoods and check out how age-friendly they are. The professors wrote out on the whiteboard names of neighborhoods students suggested. The group I am in is going to explore Little Italy, which has easy access to public transportation, a weekly Farmer's Market, and a lot of restaurants and shops. From what I know about Little Italy though, it isn't very cost-friendly, so I am looking forward to see what else we will find when we go and explore it. I also learned about HAPS, which are Healthy Aging Projects. Our class was split into two groups, one in charge of planning a prom for the Gary and Mary West Center, and one was in charge of planning a dance for Casa de Manana. I was put into the Casa de Manana group. We were given time within our NAPS and HAPS groups to discuss plans on how we were going to do these projects. We were also told to start thinking about our individual HAPS as well. I am still not sure what I am going to do for my individual HAP, but I will think about it and see.
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