Monday, September 23, 2013

2nd Day at OneGeneration

The second day at One generation was more intense. I started the day with Tai Chi which was a lot harder than I expected. The patrons at One Generation moved so smooth and seamless while I tripped over my own feet! After that I headed over to the pool table room where again I was happily surprised. All the gentlemen were so competitive, and so friendly. They schooled me on pool, and it was clear they were much better than me so I gracefully declined more matches, and I talked to them as they played. I learned a lot from them about pool like why those dots on the table were there. I thought ping pong would be much easier for me, but man oh man were they intense! They didn't play easy; they were serious and extremely accurate. I played for 2 hours and didn't win one stinking game. I left to help the kitchen and dispense food for the patrons. They had a huge cake because it was the day they celebrate the birthdays of the month. I helped clean up and even got a piece of cake, which was very kind of them.

Friday, September 20, 2013

My first day at One generation was interesting. I had arrived early for the fitness walk activity, and was surprised that no one seemed interested, except one person. I asked Cathy if she needed any help with anything and surprisingly she said she needed someone to go one the walk and supervise Jason. He was the only one that actually participates in these walks and I was delighted to go with him. We talked about how far he’s come along. A year ago he had gotten ear surgery and was able to hear clearly again!  He was so delighted that he was inspired to walk and move around and he was proud that he was the only patron that really participated in the walking activity. We did a couple of laps around the park and then we decided to head back. He showed me his hobby which is coloring. I did some research and it turns out that it was a form of art therapy! We hung out all day and it was a win-win situation, he had someone to talk to and I made a new friend.