Knowing Yourself, Living Graciously

Continuous Learning during the Pandemic and Acquired New Skills

72-year-old Ya Zhu enrolled in this course for the purpose of being able to continue learning at home. Originally, she merely wanted to listen to classes online. When she learned that there was a group project, she actively participated in the discussion and put forward suggestions to the group. During the process, miscommunication and misunderstandings were inevitable, especially when it was via on the online platform Zoom. To overcome these, Ya Zhu learned to accept the opinions of other team members, and applied them to areas she was weaker in. Despite having difficulties folding stars, Ya Zhu managed to fold 50 paper stars eventually! Ya Zhu thought that the class would merely be a lecture little did she expect that she could learn how to work in a team and also learn a new craft instead.

Striking a Balance Between Work and Self to Make the Impossible Possible

Yu Chang has always been occupied with work and as she gradually transitions to retirement, she decided to take some time off to attend some courses for self-improvement. Because of the epidemic, Yu Chang works from home, which granted her some flexibility to attend online classes. For Yu Chang’s group project, the group’s goal was to learn the Ukulele and this required multiple rehearsals. Yu Chang never missed a rehearsal, eventually put together a Ukulele performance video with her group mates. She was committed in her learning and even provided her group mates lots of encouragement. She was so happy to pick up a new musical instrument and it was a great kickstart to her retirement life.