Post - Visit reflection

My group visited old folks home on the 8th and 19th of June. During the first visit, we help them clean the table, serve the food and sweep the floor. We were not able to communicate well with them as we were shy and not brave enough to approach them. The second visit was better as we were able to communicate with one of the residents there. She shared with us about her life experiences as well as her life in the old folks home. She told us that during the old time, arranged marriage was a common thing. Her marriage was arranged by her parents and she did not even know who was her husband back then. Beside from interacting with the residents, we also helped them doing their morning exercise.
Even though we did not spent a lot of time there, I have learned a thing or two from them. This also changed the way I look to the elderly.

During the visit to the old folks home, I hope that I would be able to help them with their daily activities as well interact with them. I also hope that I will understand what is the past looks like from their experiences. Some problems i might faced during the visit are i might not be able to communicate with some elderly as they may only speak mandarin or dialect. Some elderly may also feel that we are disturbing them instead of helping them, so I need to be careful with my attitude. After the visit, I hope that I will understand more about elderly and the past as well as more willing to help others.