Concert at Lyngblomsten
The next activity I participated in at lyngblomsten was a concert put on by the Mary and Martha Choir. For the most part, my job consisted of asking residents if they wanted to attend the concert, and if they did I would bring them to the chapel. Again, many of the residents preferred to stay in their rooms. However several residents did desire to attend, and were cheerful and excited about the show. While I was bringing people up and down the elevators I had to remember to back them into the elevator so they would be facing the front. This was a technique described to me at the original orientation. During the concert the women of the choir sang mostly songs about chuch and god. They also sang several popular songs from decades past, including a bycicle built for two. During the concert I went to one of the hallways in the building and helped take down decorations honoring volunteers who had put in many hours at the organization. After the show was over I spent awhile talking with one woman in particular. She told me about her past, her time at the university of Minnesota, and her family. She told me that both or her parents had lived at Lyngblomsten, and told me of their deaths and when her sister died. I felt like the conversation I had with her was the most meaningful interaction I have had at Lyngblomsten.