Brain Fittnes Debreif #11

Today was my final day with T. I was so happy to get to meet his wife who I had heard so much about. T was so happy to see his book that he started to get a little overwhelmed. His wife then looked at me with a big smile, held my hand and just said thank you. It was that moment where I realized how impactful this project has been not only on me but on T and his family. I realized how much I loved talking to a person in an older generation and how much that I can learn from people in a different generation than me. They already have so much life experience and have so many stories. It is also a great thing for the people at brain fitness with Alzheimer's and dementia because they get to reflect and work at remembering things from their past. Working with a younger generation also helps to prompt them to remember things from they were young.

I think that Rollins should do more classes like this because it teaches great social skills and students are able to learn things that they wouldn't learn in the typical classroom setting. Civic engagement is a good way to learn about the other people, the world and issues. It is also a great way to get involved with community service while also building character. I think that the different generations of people are split by age and they are interacting less and less. This who class helped to bind that gap and show that different generations have a lot to learn from each other.