Aging Simulation Reflection (Wed 9:00AM) by Dubia Zaragoza https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d After participating in the empathic exercises reflect on this experience. In your reflection, touch on the following: • How did you feel physically and emotionally? • What challenges did you experience doing the exercises? • How did you cope with them? • Most importantly, how has this experience changed you or your view of aging or of older adults? en-us 2022-04-27 03:42:08 UTC 2022-04-27 17:23:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f475.png Aging Simulation https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160721938 • How did you feel physically and emotionally? 
Physically it was difficult to move around, at first it felt a bit silly. Emotionally I felt a bit sad at the end since this is some people's reality. 

• What challenges did you experience doing the exercises? 
Some challenges were it being hard to taste or smell, as well as to move in general. Opening the safety cap is already hard for me sometimes, I can't imagine how hard it is for actual older people.

• How did you cope with them? 
I feel like I coped fine until the question about losing the things you love since you're older.

• Most importantly, how has this experience changed you or your view of aging or of older adults
It made me feel bad for them, I know not all older people have difficulties moving around but a lot of them do. Maybe that is why they change emotionally too.

Haley Robles]]> 2022-04-27 16:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160721938 Saul Recendez How did you feel physically and emotionally? Physically, I felt tired due to the fact I couldn't walk properly. emotionally I felt stressed because I couldn't do certain things as I normal should like see properly and walk normal. What challenges did you experience doing the exercises? Walking, not having good vision, not being able to write properly. • How did you cope with them? I Was stressing, but I tried to keep calm. Most importantly, how has this experience changed you or your view of aging or of older adults? Don't take what I have right now for granted. Many people (including myself) live life not cherishing the small and simple things like waling and seeing properly https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160724221

]]> 2022-04-27 16:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160724221 Aging Stimulation https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160738319 -Physically and emotionally I felt restrained to doing day-to day-activities in life. It was hard to process knowing these were things I’m going to experience in my life as I get older. Emotionally it's difficult knowing that I couldn’t do things I’m so used to doing with no issue and some things are taken for granted. 
-Challenges I experienced doing these exercises were trouble tasting things, using my hands, seeing and hearing things properly. It was mostly difficult to hear I can't imagine living like that everyday.
-I felt okay coping with them mostly since it was a temporary experience.
-This challenge changed my view on aging a lot. I feel like older people need to be helped more in society doing everyday activities. I could imagine it's very hard for them to do something as easy as grocery shopping. Emotionally I can see why they have a change of mindset or overall their personality changes because of the struggles they have to live with.
Jaidyn Hernandez


]]> 2022-04-27 16:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160738319 Karen Castro https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160739368 I feel emotionally mad and useless by not seeing anything on the medication label or the blurry sight, the shortness of breathing. Some experiences about the exercise would be the blurry view and the hearing impairment. I was trying to be patient, but it was so stressful not to be able to do the things that was easy. Now that I know how the aging simulation was understanding the older people I can tell that was not easy and how they feel about not seeing or hearing was stressful. I notices this is the reason they are always mad]]> 2022-04-27 16:45:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160739368 Age Simulation - Juan Martinez https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160746782 -Physically I had difficulty buttoning the shirt the most. The lack of bend in the fingers made it much harder than it had to be.   Emotionally, while I know  this will be reality at a certain point in my life, I chose to enjoy this current stage to the fullest. 

-The most challenging part ,hands down, was the experience with the chocolate. I love to cook and eat, and experiencing no taste from something i know the taste of, felt a weird quasi-nostalgic feeling in me. I could not imagine living life without being able to taste anything. 

-I coped by knowing that death and aging is inevitable. Nothing in your power will avert your death. We can mitigate the effects of old age, but we have to enjoy every stage. 

-This experience made me understand some of the "quirky" activities that elderly people have in their daily basis. Some of the stereotypical foods of old people, can also be explained by this activity.

]]> 2022-04-27 16:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160746782 Danielle Fry https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160755292 i feel restrained physically and mentally i noticed after a while of not being able to see my eyes hurt and head started to hurt and would feel frustrated when not being able to read the phone number or write down the amount on the check. one of the most challenging one was being able to see. i coped with them by moving on from it and not finishing the task. the experience made me feel bad for older people and makes me kinda scared to get old]]> 2022-04-27 16:55:23 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160755292 Aging Simulator https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160760430 -I felt very restricted physically because the pieces of tap and the strings, but emotionally I felt at little silly at first but then I felt sad because I wasn't able to see anything and I've had perfect vision my whole life, so that was a tad frustrating as well. 
-The challenges I experience when the vision impairment and the restricted finger and walking movement. The vision impairment really challenged me. 
-I just tried my best to push through the challenge and just tried to make it fun. 
-My view of the elderly has made me feel sad for them because I know it frustrating having all of this these changes happening and they can not do anything about it. But I do they are trying their best.



 ]]> 2022-04-27 16:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160760430 Aging Simulation -Jacquelin Diaz https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160773034 I felt a little frustrated not being able to do different activities and realizing this will be a stage in my life that I will experience made me  enjoy this activity even more.
The most challenging thing in this activity for me was looking for the phone number on the phone book page since it was very difficult to see the names and numbers and also, writing down the amount of the check was really frustrated not being able to write it down quickly or correctly. 
It was something stressful but I tried to keep positive and calm. This activity made me understand older people and the efforts they make to do their daily activities.
]]> 2022-04-27 17:06:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160773034 Aging Stimulation- Lalani BullBear https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160773630 -Physically I felt very restricted and unable to do thing for myself, emotionally I felt frustrated and sad because I wasn't not able to doing anything for myself or just taking forever to do simple tasks. 
-The challenges I experience was the vision impairment, because I hated not able to see with my perfect vision like I have my whole life. 
-The way I coped is I just tried my best to push through and finish my tasks and then just tried to have fun. 
-My view of the elderly has changed a bit and I do sympathize for them because they are going through all these changed to their bodies and they are unable to do anything about it but just to adopted to it. ]]> 2022-04-27 17:06:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160773630 Aging Simulation - Aram Uribe https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160779672 • How did you feel physically and emotionally?
Physically, when i tried to move I was very slow and it was hard to move. Mentally, it felt sad to know that as we grow up we are going to lose the things we love the most.
• What challenges did you experience doing the exercises?
It was difficult to do the things I was told to do. Reading the book page took a long time, opening the pills was ok, but my walking was very slow and at one point I was about to fall.
• How did you cope with them?
It was hard, but after a while I managed to adapt to the situation. However, it is still hard to believe that we are going to experience this later in life.
• Most importantly, how has this experience changed you or your view of aging or of older adults?
After this experience, it is not hard to see why old people have a certain attitude towards life. Imagine being able to do anything you want for years, and realize that slowly you will not be able to do those things normally. Your family, friends, and hobbies will slowly disappear, and it is quite frustrating and sad. Understand their situation, and help them do the things they are not able to do anymore.]]> 2022-04-27 17:09:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160779672 Aging Simulation https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160787706 I feel sad not being able to do many things, knowing that many people that stress like this because they already have their vision bad and or cant walk well, mostly that it is part of their every day routine. 
The challenges I experienced was when I had to bottom the shirt and finding the number, vision is one of the most important things, i cant imagine the frustrationof  people that are already living this
I coped with thrm by knowing that at some point, we all could get to that. I did the best that I could at every excercise and even by doing the best I couldnt accomplish most of them, I cant imagine when i get to that age. 
This experience made me feel sad for older people, it help me understand them a litttle  the every day routine  
-Daniela Quintero]]> 2022-04-27 17:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160787706 Aging Simulation https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160801003 I felt frustrated not being able to see very well because that's where I struggled the most. Not being able to button the shirt was also very frustrating. It also made me feel more empathy towards old people especially since I take care of them. The challenges I faced were being able to find the phone number and buttoning the shirt. I was able to find the number after multiple tries but I was only able to do 2 buttons on the shirt. I was able to cope with all the struggles by just doing the best I can and reminding myself that it's okay if it's not perfect. This experience has made me feel more empathy towards older people. One of the things that really bother me the most is when they're really rude for no reason. But after doing this I realize that they struggle so much so it's hard for them to be happy all the time. They're moody because they can't do the things that they were able to do when they were younger. 
-Naomi Escobedo]]> 2022-04-27 17:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dubia_zaragoza/5x1f0hnmrxjp173d/wish/2160801003