These past two meetings were really engaging and interactive. I find myself enjoying this course as it is very different from the conventional courses where you memorize material and regurgitate information on a test. During our most recent class meeting, we had the opportunity to meet with representatives from Casa de Mañana in order to ask them questions or have them ask questions to us in a form of intergenerational exchange. I thought this senior living community was so pretty. However I do think it is pricy for the average person. I also met with Alice, a 102 year old women who gave me some advice about being a women in the modern day. Within my group we discussed the topic of culture. Specifically with how in our cultures, people are typically expected to live with or look after their parents compare to the values here in the United States. To me, this creates a sort of internal cultural conflict, as I’ve grown up hearing from media and learning for myself the importance of independence, which is traditionally signified by one’s own home and other factors. However, after growing up and learning about how the senior experience is in the United States, especially for those with less money, I’ve come to realize that the help that I could provide to my parents could make a large difference in the future. As I continue my education and working towards my career I hope to help resolve this and help my parents in the future.
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Tanmayi AmanchiTanmayi Amanchi is a Human Development major with a minor in General Archives
March 2022
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