We had a learning exchange meeting (LEG) at Bayside titled “My Life at Twenty”. We were originally supposed to partake in another Zumba lesson; however, the location had changed and the room could not fit our class in addition to those already in attendance. After they wrapped up their Zumba session, we walked in and gathered in groups to share our stories of our lives at twenty with the individuals in attendance. A few of them had recognized us from the last Zumba session! The individual my group spoke with has lived in America for 60 years now and had originally immigrated from the Philippines. He said he had immigrated here because he was enlisted in the United States army. He had immigrated along with his wife, who was also in attendance at Zumba! He told us stories of how a hamburger from McDonald’s used to cost 10 cents, and how a gallon of gas used to cost 25 cents. His children are now about the ages of myself and of my classmates and he told us that he would love nothing more than for them to do and to study what they are passionate about it. He said his parents had made him go to school for engineering and he hated it and resented his parents greatly for it. He spread this message along to myself and my peers and told us that money does not matter if we aren’t doing what we love. I loved this experience of hearing his life stories, and I’m sure it lit up his day to be able to share these stories with us and reminisce on his days.
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