Overall, the class retreat at the Martin Johnson House in La Jolla was quite an amazing experience. For starters, I was introduced to breakfast pizza! The pizza was delicious and it is something I look forward to eating again in the near future. :) However, if I had to choose my favorite part of the entire retreat experience, it would definitely be the interactive activities. One of the class activities that I found to be most interesting was playing a board game, similar to the LIFE board game, except in this particular board game the impact that certain health determinants have on a person life outcomes was really emphasized. As a public health major, I’m well aware of how this is oftentimes the case in the United States, however, this board game really lays out how certain health determinants can either help a person progress or stagger behind in life, especially when such health determinants are heavily dependent on the person's upbringings (i.e ethnicity, parent’s level of education, birth weight, etc.). I find this to be unfair, since everyone deserves to have an equal chance to strive high and be high achievers in life, regardless of their upbringings.
Another class activity that I found to be really interesting occurred closer to the end of the class retreat, when each of us got a chance to share our thoughts on where we see ourselves at age 80. After this class activity, I discovered that most of us have a lot in common, which is not what I expected.
Another class activity that I found to be really interesting occurred closer to the end of the class retreat, when each of us got a chance to share our thoughts on where we see ourselves at age 80. After this class activity, I discovered that most of us have a lot in common, which is not what I expected.