Yu-Ai Kai

Last week we worked with Yu-Ai Kai, a senior service facility that has the motto or mission statement of aging with dignity. Monday and Tuesday we worked with the Senior Day Service, SDS. SDS is like day care in a way for seniors. There are activities that help the seniors in the program stay sharp both mentally and physically as well as remain social. When we worked with them we spent most of the day just talking with the seniors and learning about them as well as keeping them active with arts & crafts, puzzles and games as well as daily stretching and physical activity. On Wednesday we helped move the items that would be used for a rummage sale to the house across from the SJ Betsuin from the second floor of Yu-Ai Kai. Most of our week outside of working with Yu-Ai Kai we worked on the video project that we have with Duane Kubo. Compiling interviews and shots as well as editing footage to meet our August 15 deadline. On Friday we finished recording our narration for the video by shooting Mike Inouye's scenes all day. This production took on a "modern" twist by incorporating moving shots of just narration as well as working with just one person in such shots. I am not a film guy so I was impressed with all that was going on. I am glad that Mike agreed to work with us because it showed that many people are willing to give back to the community, even if they have to make time for most of the day to be spent doing multiple takes of the same line until it is "prefect." This week was my last full week of NCI and I am glad to say that this summer was spent well and that I do not regret doing this program at all. I am glad to have met all these wonderful people in the community and all that they had done for us this summer. I hope this internship continues to thrive; San Jose has the best NCI program in my opinion.