It is a new quarter with many new changes! For the past few weeks, Californians were told to stay home and schools such as UCSD moved to virtual learning. Though it is very unfortunate that the LCS cohort is unable to physically meet or explore more of the aging field, I am very content with the decisions that our professors, university, and government made for the protection of public health. Through this time, I found that transitioning to all online classes is quite the process. However, after going through the weeks I am slowly getting used to the new environment. We started off the class by catching up with one another and sharing our stress levels, which was surprisingly low compared to the panic of the world. Then we immediately went to talk about future exciting projects for the quarter while keeping the pandemic situation in mind. This quarter we formed “pod” groups in order to be in contact with others in our cohort. This is a smaller group setting set up for us to discuss about the book “Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old” by John Leland and engage in fun conversations about the aging population, as well as share any quarantine tips! This past week, we shared some of our interesting cooking recipes which look fun to try out during times of staying at home.
To end this post, I wanted to say that I am very thankful for our hardworking professors who adapted to the change very quickly. Additionally, I am grateful for the ways they have been supporting us through their care for us and in their considerations for the course, wanting us to learn the most we can during this time of limited physical access. I hope that when the situation gets better, we will all have the chance to see each other face to face.
To end this post, I wanted to say that I am very thankful for our hardworking professors who adapted to the change very quickly. Additionally, I am grateful for the ways they have been supporting us through their care for us and in their considerations for the course, wanting us to learn the most we can during this time of limited physical access. I hope that when the situation gets better, we will all have the chance to see each other face to face.