This week I had a few unique experiences. First, I met the oldest man in Europe! His name is Henry. He lives at St. Dunstan's, so I dropped by to visit with him one day. He is 112, and will be 113 in about 2 weeks! He's amazingly coherent despite his age, and likes to crack jokes. He squeezed my hand tightly and told me to "be good" and to "enjoy life." I guess I should follow his advice. :) The queen has visited him at St. Dunstan's (not while I was there, unfortunately), he has a tour bus in Brighton named after him, and he's been on the news several times. He just likes to be known as a typical guy, however. His grandchildren live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, so we already had something in common!
I also went swing dancing in Brighton. I learned the Jive, which is a different form of swing than I usually dance. It barely has any footwork, and was a ton of fun! The people were all really nice, and I got to practice dancing with lots of them. I also convinced two of my fellow classmates to come with me, and converted them into swing dance lovers! :) We're going to try to go again next week, since we had so much fun! Here's a video of the couple who taught us (they're amazing!): (sorry it's sideways again)
Also, if you are interested in more pictures of Brighton and swing dancing, check out this link:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2190759&id=30308465&l=d715fec0e4
(You've seen some of the photos before, just go to the end of the album to see the new ones)
Wow, Alison, I am no longer anonymous. :-)
ReplyDeleteI loved your new pictures, especially the one with Henry. I think you have really found your place in the social work field working with the elderly. And I love that swing dancing video. You need to post a video of you dancing though! Love, Mom