Time to Rock and Roll!

Group 7 is set for our presentations tonight, and we are excited to share our experience with our class. It is definitely something I will carry with me for the rest of my life. I am also excited about the next "health spotlight"! I have received a couple of phone calls from people who saw our ad in the paper and was interested to know when the next one was. I also got a call from RCI director, Gayle Alston. She was interested in possibly speaking about how caregiving impacts women's health. Also, we had our event where I live--at the Starlight Place community room. My property manager organizes events for the community and they are also held at the community room. She was so excited when I asked if I could hold the event there. She asked if we were going to do it again sometime in the future. So, there is definitely a desire and need to do this. So, I just think that it should continue, maybe once per year. I'm willing--how 'bout it awesome group seven??? ;) I enjoyed the presentations on Tuesday, especially the "self-defense" group's. Looks like you guys had as much fun as we did! I know we all will benefit from taking this class. I also liked the "body image" group's concept. The only thing is--I didn't have a bad experience in the dining hall. The stuff was good (to me), and they had a variety of choices, some healthy and some not. My mother (also a student) was with me and she enjoyed it too. Maybe that day was just a good day, I don't know. We chose the salad bar, it was fresh that day. We only went that one time, so I really can't comment much on it. (There is just one dining hall on campus, right?) I guess the point of our project was to emphasize the importance of making good choices for your health. That will mean that a person will have to choose the salad instead of a burger if he/she wants to live longer. And, it is not always about quantity of years. It is about quality of life. No one wants to life out their days battling obesity and the diseases caused by obesity. I was on YouTube reveiwing some of our videos, and when mine was done playing, a video popped by another Aisha (not me), and I played it because I liked her name :) Anyway, she was talking about how her university dining hall resembled a mall food court. They had a Burger King, a Sbarros, and a KFC. I agree--there should be better choices. But, when it boils down to it--the choice is yours...

(If you want to see that youtube video, I think that you can put in "Aisha in PR" in the search box. BTW, PR stands for Puerto Rico.)

AY Alaman