I had the greatest time talking to one of the seniors at the Bayside Center. After they completed Zumba (which quickly peeking through the window looked hardcore), we were able to converse with the seniors about their and our “life at 20”. Leena and I were able to get to know a super adorable woman named Zenny. At the age of 20, Zenny was studying at a university in the Philippines for a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural. When we asked her inspiration behind her studies, she talked about how her family was very poor and how she learned she would get a scholarship if she studied agricultural development so that is what she did! Zenny really enjoyed what she learned and how after she graduated, she was able to use her knowledge to help surrounding communities in the Philippines on agricultural development and sustainability. She was excited to learn that my experiences for “life at 20”, which is the age I am now, consists of being a Peace Corps ambassador for UCSD. Her studies and work relates to how Peace Corps agricultural positions also help communities to have more sustainable and efficient practices that farmers can learn and apply after volunteers have to leave. Zenny was so sweet to talk to and she even invited us to pick guavas from her variety of Egyptian and Mexican guava trees next time we visit! I was very happy and am looking forward to do another “life at 20” talk.
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