Already Week 8?? This quarter felt like it went by so fast and I am sad to see that we only have to more weeks of this class left. But today we were able to get through many fun and creative Debunking Ageism projects. This assignment was completed in order to recognize that many of the stereotypes and misconceptions we have about elders and aging is actually false. Debunking such negative views is important for raising awareness and fighting against views of elders. My classmates had such cool ideas to showcase their ways of debunking ageism in terms of websites, MEMES, posters, handouts, board-games, rap songs, reflections, videos and many more! I specifically focused on the myth that elders do not travel. We have been to different seniors centers and homes like West Center, Bayside, Casa de Manana and many of them talked about their amazing travels, when they were younger and now. So why is it a common myth that elder people do not travel (65+)?? Travel & hospitality sectors are biased towards targeting younger generations in ads & marketing. It is also a common notion that elders to go only on a pilgrimage, not on a vacation. It was great to present these factors with examples from a tea-selling elder couple from India who traveled to more than 17 countries even though they did not have a lot of money, they still traveled and had amazing times. I ended my project by passing out tea bags (to keep with my tea theme) that had different myths about elders and travel attached to the back of it. Overall, debunking ageism myths was a great way to foster discussions and present ideas/creative projects.
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