The Eliza Bryant Ladies Spa Concluding Post

Before I started doing this service opportunity, I had no idea that I was going to be in it. I had registered late for the project because I was in Ireland when registering began. When I realized that everyday I was expected to paint old ladies' nails I was unsure if this was fit for me. After I went to service a couple of times, I realized that it was not about just painting their nails, but it was about providing them with someone to talk to outside of the home whether it be about how old I was, or how their did things when they were my age, or even how their day was going. All they wanted was good conversation with people outside of Eliza Bryant's Retirement home. After a couple more trips to the spa, I was able to realize that my group of workers and they were not that much different. The only difference was that they were from another time period than us. They spoke of the times they were in college and they would kid around with each other as we do now. For big service project, my group decided to create a typing lab for residents at Eliza Bryant. We were able to get key boards that were easy to type on for beginners and the keys were very visible because they were bright yellow and had enlarged printed letters and numbers on them. Since Eliza Bryant has patients who are from a different generation, this project was kind of a way to get them into going on the computer and becoming familiar with how it works. Only time will tell if the typing lab becomes very successful and residents keep up with the exercises available to them. Overall this was a special opportunity for me and I'm glad the chips fell the way they did because I gained many life lessons and heard many life stories from the residents of Eliza Bryant's Retirement Home.