We had our second learning exchange meeting (LEG), and this time it was at Casa de Mañana! This was our third visit to this site, and we even saw some familiar faces. There were fewer people in attendance at this LEG than there were at Bayside, so our class divided into much larger groups, and the focus was placed more on the Casa residents to speak than on us. I was in a group with a couple that had been pilots together before they had retired. They told us they had flown several very important people in their days, and they had even brought a picture that they had taken with President Reagan! They told us that back in the day, it was legal to own bobcats as pets, which came as a surprise to all of us! They brought pictures they had of their pet bobcat that they had rescued from the wild, and it had co-existed with their other cats! They said she was a very tame animal, and she was incredibly loving and would cuddle with them every night. This LEG seemed like a much different experience than the Bayside one, because at Bayside, we had all collectively spoken of our lives at 20; whereas at Casa, it was only the residents that got the chance to speak of their experiences. I think I personally preferred the Bayside experience because when we also got to share our stories, I felt that we connected with the participants on a deeper level. Next week, we’ll be back in the classroom and we will be getting even closer to the dates of our healthy aging projects!
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