This week we went to visit our friends at Bayside Community Center. The purpose of this visit was to engage with the seniors of the community in what we call learning exchange groups. Initially, when we arrived the seniors were busy working up a sweat in their Zumba class so we waited for them to finish. Once they completed their class, we informed them of what we would be doing then we got into our groups. The seniors were excited about as being there and we got into conversation right away. I was excited about this visit because I knew I would get the chance to hear about someone’s life when they were in their twenties whereas we typically hear about certain periods of our senior’s life when they are older. We conversed with Sue who was very enthusiastic about talking with us. Sue told us that when she was young approximately 18 years old that she got married early and in doing so that would actually help her husband be exempt from the draft. I found this portion of the conversation most intriguing because I wanted to learn more about how things were during those times. Sue told us that during the Vietnam War there was a lot of turbulence in the country because a lot of people were against the war and with the implementation of the draft she lost a lot of her friends who had to go to war. She then began to speak on some of the things that she did before she retired such as teach at a local high school and raise her children. After speaking with Sue, I got the chance to hear about my fellow LCS member’s lives while they were in their 20s and their stories were enjoyable and inspiring at the same time and I really appreciated the opportunity to listen them. Overall it was a very nice day visiting our friends and sharing memories with each other.
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