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From YouTube: Chelsea Senior Center - Looking Back
Description
City of Chelsea
History of the Senior Center by Maryanne Ramos
Video Production by Chelsea Community Cable TV
A
Hello
I'd
like
to
show
show
you
two
key:
the
donkey
who's
been
a
big
part
of
some
of
the
activities
in
this
room.
So
two
key
have
anything
to
say:
he's
shy
so
anyway.
This
is
what
we
call
the
multi-purpose
room.
It's
seen
so
many
great
exercise
programs
when
I
first
came
the
Center
had
less
resources,
but
we
did
have
one
exercise.
Teacher
Susan,
Brown,
I
learned
so
much
from
her
as
her
translator.
A
Later
we
use
the
old
vhss
to
do
more
exercise
programs
because
people
loved
it
today
and
the
more
recent
times
we
have
many
experts
in
yoga
in
weight,
training
and
many
other
that
have
been
offered
to
us
by
Mystic
Valley
elder,
and
we
really
appreciate
that.
So
this
has
also
been
a
party
space.
I
I.
Just
can't
tell
you
enough
about
all
the
things
that
have
happened
in
our
parties.
A
There's
two
actually
two
kinds
of
parties
that
we've
had
and
and
many
special
events
the
that
what
we
call
them
the
luncheon,
the
monthly
luncheon,
has
many
traditions
that
you
probably
notice
if
you
watch
Channel
three
pennies
from
heaven
and
other
things
like
that,
there's
been
DJs,
like
our
famous
george
from
chelsea
library,
there
have
been
some
special
things
that
I
had.
A
greater
part
in
such
as
talent
shows
fashion
shows
it's
been
wonderful.
There's
been
times
when
people
got
so
happy
because
they
went
back
to
the
60s
and
they're
in
their
hearts
and
minds.
A
They
were
back
to
the
60s
and
70s
and
they
danced
like.
They
were
young
and
free.
It's
you
see
beautiful
moments
now
that
laughs.
Yes,
the
Latina
is
something
that
developed
after
I
got
here,
I'm
so
happy
that
it
did.
The
Fiesta
latina
you've
seen
a
lot
of
it
on
channel
3
if
you're
a
regular
viewer,
but
we've
had
wonderful
things
such
as
the
mother
of
the
year
program
when
you've
seen,
but
some
of
our
members
have
voted
each
other
to
be
crowned
as
the
mother
of
the
year
honoring
all
mothers.
A
There
has
been
great
cultural
phenomenon
here.
People
have
come
with
their
genuine
regalia
from
Mexico
to
do
dances
from
Guadalajara
we've
seen
professional
singers
from
Mexico
professional
singers
from
Guatemala,
but
the
greatest
times,
I,
remember
other
more
humble
ones
with
people
like
justo
scelera
in
annamaria
vega
and
Hortensia
sanchez,
singing
their
hearts
out
here
and
singing
with
great
Verve.
You
might
hear
more
from
hoster
later
in
the
broadcast,
she's
famous
for
imitating
Celia
Cruz
and
she
does
a
cigar.
A
We,
you
I,
couldn't
go
on
without
mentioning
DJ
Koki
DJ
Koki
has
an
alias
Carlos
Rosado,
but
when
he's
in
the
parties,
his
DJ
cookie
he's
done
a
great
job.
Just
getting
everybody
excited
to
get
up
on
the
dance
floor
and
it's
been
a
wonderful,
a
wonderful
time
for
many
people
and
every
party's
a
little
different.
A
Also
special
events.
We've
had
when
I
first
started.
There
was
so
little
in
terms
of
money
or
resources.
We
invented
our
own
fund.
We
had
sing-alongs
that
we
had
people
singing
in
Yiddish
polish
Spanish,
Cape,
Verdean,
Creole
English.
Of
course,
all
at
the
same
time
to
celebrate
the
holidays.
We
developed
over
time.
A
Greek
grew
a
lot.
I
grew
a
lot
too
and
I'm
very,
very
grateful
for
that.
Some
of
our
great
special
events
had
to
do
with
Bunker
Hill
Community
College.
They
were
here
since
Dean
Burnett
sharing
with
us.
A
Sometimes
they
brought
entire
productions
here
to
our
Senior
Center,
the
Martin
Luther
King
Day
celebration
we
had
in
the
year
2002
and
they
brought
all
of
their
staff
and
all
of
their
speakers
to
this
space
that
we
had
a
hundred
people
in
attendance.
There's
another
person
I
have
to
mention
called
Anthony
Abadi.
He
worked
for
a
Pease
supported
work
program
and
we
were
all
great,
a
great
team.
Good
things
happened
and
one
of
the
things
that
happened.
A
He
was
here
to
do
a
civil
rights
presentation
that
included
age
discrimination
and
how
to
help
older
people
find
a
job
among
other
two
other
subjects.
I
have
to
tell
you,
too,
that
Tony
and
I
we
went
all
through
downtown
Chelsea
area
found
slots
for
elders
to
have
a
job
opportunity.
That
would
work
very
well
for
them,
and
then
we
came
here
had
an
orientation
for
various
people
who
are
interested
in
the
end.
A
A
Hello,
everyone
here
we
are
in
the
first
floor
again,
but
this
is
the
the
room
that
was
once
known
as
the
conference
room
right
now.
It's
the
great
office
of
our
senior
advocate,
whose
name
is
Geraldine
Portillo
and
we're
so
happy
that
she's
here,
but
this
room
has
seen
many
many
other
chapters
in
the
story.
It's
been
the
place
where
board
rooms.
It
was
a
board
room
for
all
kinds
of
meetings
there
and
it
also
for
me,
was
a
good
place
to
have
certain
kind
of
intimate
spaces
to
do
program
such
as
the
writers
group.
A
There
was
a
woman
that
lived
in
Chelsea
many
years
ago
named
Annie
Adams.
She
said
Mary
Ann
I
need
to
write
my
family
stories
and
tell
my
my
husband.
He
was
dying
in
the
hospital.
I
need
to
do
this
for
my
kids.
So
from
that
came
a
life
writing
class
way
back
in
the
20th
century,
and
we
had
a
core
group.
They
wrote
tremendous
stories
about
their
first
days
of
school,
their
shopping,
how
they
met
their
husbands.
A
All
in
the
backdrop
of
the
1930s
and
40s
and
50s
that
group
slowly
developed
into
a
poetry
group,
the
poetry
group
became
bilingual.
It
became
international.
We
even
had
an
author,
that's
from
the
nation
of
Nepal
as
part
of
our
group
for
a
time
most
recently,
there's
one
lady
that
I
hope
you
meet
later.
Who
was
a
member
for
the
last
25
years
of
the
writing
group
she's
turning
100
in
August,
and
she
said
the
writing
room
was
very
special
to
her
because
she
was
had
just
been
widowed.
She
was
in
a
really
hard
moment.
A
A
A
Hello,
everyone
we're
now
in
the
room
that
I
call
the
classroom,
slash
computer
lab
one
of
the
most
exciting
things
that
happened
for
me
personally,
were
these
murals,
as
you
heard
me
say
downstairs
we
got
some
volunteers
from
the
AARP
program.
They've
been
called
icy
winters
when
it
was
really
hard
to
do
as
many
things
as
we
want
to,
because
the
people
just
couldn't
come
out.
So
what
did
I
do
with
my
interns?
I
noticed
one
was
doodling
in
English
class,
so
I
said:
let's
do
this.
A
This
beautiful
cardboard
that
you
see
was
originally
in
the
US
Census
office
in
Chelsea
for
census.
2000
I
just
happened
to
have
a
short
part-time
job
with
them
and
I
love.
These
I
asked
for
them
and
they
said
yes.
So
throughout
the
years
we've
been
using
these
cardboard
Fant
folding
fans
for
so
many
things,
and
they
were
perfect
for
this
mural
project.
We
didn't
have
what
people
do
today.
We
didn't
have
proposals
winders,
it
was
just
us.
I
got
the
paint
out
of
my
house
out
of
my
closet
and
it
was
such
a
process.
A
So
the
two
leaders
were
a
little
skeptical
at
first
and
the
first
thing
that
happened
was
Carlos
be
a
fourth
day
rest
in
peace.
He
told
me
what
he
wanted
in
the
mural,
so
I
tried
to
make
him
happy.
Then
I
said,
and
now
it's
your
turn
Carlos.
So
he
has
many
touches
here.
May
he
rest
in
peace?
I,
don't
know,
let's
see
the
mirror.
What
when
did
all
this
happen
little
by
little
between
the
years
2006
throughout
2006
a
little
2005
and
they
started
to
be
asked
for,
exhibited
and
photographed
around
2007?
A
Interestingly
enough,
a
friend
of
mine,
John
canard
from
charcoal
the
Artists
Association
and
Chelsea
stopped
in
to
visit
me
one
day.
He
saw
these.
He
was
blown
away
and
so
there's
been
an
internet
presence
for
some
of
them.
They
have
been
so
highly
followed,
highly
acclaimed
and
yet
they're
very
humble.
It
was
24
people,
one
by
one
two
by
two
just
passing
time.
For
example,
sometimes
one
person
would
outline
and
the
other
person
would
color.
A
A
You
know
which
includes
things
like
mongooses
and
bugs
and
butterflies
and
birds
and
there's
even
a
beautiful
little
nest
below
her
is
a
more
romantic
version
of
tropical
birds
in
Honduras,
Carlos
got
out
is
acoustic
and
he
added
some
homes
that
were
typical
of
his
homeland
Honduras
this
one
that
in
the
middle
there
were
two
people
from
Colombia
who
really
actually
three
people
from
Colombia
all
together,
who
worked
very
hard
to
show
us
what
would
a
Colombian
coffee
plantation,
look
like
complete
with
cows?
This
one
here
is
called
pretty
done.
Albertina
was
from
Nicaragua.
A
She
did
that
one
more
butterflies,
everybody
seems
to
love
those
Irma
Cardona
rest
in
peace
did
several
pieces
about
her
homeland
of
undertows,
and
this
is
just
one
of
them.
Well,
she's.
Her
talent
was
so
tremendous
and
I
I
will
always
honor
her.
She
was
an
AARP
volunteer
here
in
a
in
a
prime
leader
here
for
all
the
days
that
she
was
able,
there's
other
there's
some
things
that
that
you
can
see
along
the
way
there's.
So
many
of
them,
we
probably
can't
see
them
all
I
got
involved
too
I
won't,
say
I
didn't
this.
A
One
is
very
poignant
to
me
because
the
person
who
painted
it
was
homeless,
I,
don't
know
what
happened
to
her
next
I,
don't
know
if
she's
in
the
land
of
the
living,
but
one
day
she
came
in
and
she
painted
the
there
was
a
few
outlines
to
help
her
out,
but
she
painted
all
of
that
and
I
I
really
honor,
that
she
did
that
we
have
our
famous
da
our
famous
dancer.
Marjorie
was
part
of
this.
We
did
this
as
a
collaboration.
A
Everybody
did
it
their
way
if
you'll
notice,
Marjorie
Delory,
put
her
MD
on
this
one
to
let
you
know
that's
her,
as
you
know
her
as
a
dancer.
Well,
there's
more
to
her
than
that.
This
river,
this
part
of
the
river,
a
woman,
was
grieving,
the
loss
of
her
former
husband
and
she
painted
this
over
and
over
and
over
again
changing
the
colors
changing
the
colors.
A
It
was
part
of
her
process
to
grieve,
but-
and
this
is
the
end
result
that
you'll
see
a
lot
of
feelings
in
that
this
person
here
is
kind
of
a
romantic
version
of
my
mom
when
she
was
young,
my
mom
loved
goats,
because
many
people
here
are
from
the
country
I
started
out
in
the
country.
So
there's
a
lot
of
country
Saints
here
Carlos
pointed
out
that
one
of
the
goats
has
got
beheaded.
The
way
somebody
helped
me
paint
it,
but
that's
okay,
so
we'll
move
along
here,
my
mom
by
the
way
is
still
alive.
A
She's
95
and
she
doesn't
look
like
that
now
moving
to
this
side
and
we
never
arm.
Ladies
and
gents,
this
is
just
a
part
of
this.
This
could
this
has
been
made
into
a
whole
show
a
few
times
earlier
in
the
century.
Our
friend
Irma,
who
was
an
AARP
volunteer,
look
look
at
this
amazing
view.
She
had
there's
alt
there's
like
two
pictures
within
the
picture.
A
She
said
this
is
my
tree
house,
where
I
go
to
escape
my
problems
and
she
wanted
me
to
make
her
so
she's
gonna
wash
in
the
river,
so
she
so
we
decided
that
this
was
okay.
We
did
a
few
changes
here
and
there,
but
this
is
a
memory
of
Armagh
and
back
in
Honduras,
watching
in
the
river
notice.
This
amazing
there's
a
there's,
a
deer
with
all
the
antlers
coming
out
of
this
fantasy
forests.
A
Irma
was
so
so
gifted
and
there's
more
of
her
by
the
way,
so
that
we
could
go
on
and
on
about
this
I
just
want
to
briefly
stop
here,
because
most
of
you
have
seen
this,
the
the
one
with
the
church,
it's
kind
of
iconic
I
just
wanted
to
mention
the
ermine
design,
your
own
world
called
via
or
enema.
So
anyway,
there's
more
of
that.
But
that's
for
another
time.
Let's
look
at
what
else
we
have
in
our
room
here,
I
set
out
these
pictures
of
our
garden
project.
A
Melissa
shook
famous
photographer
and
Chelsea
resident,
got
a
grant
to
come
and
do
photos
of
our
activities,
and
this
happened
in
the
year
2011
part
of
what
she
focused
on
the
most
was
gardening.
So
this
is
a
good
way
to
get
out
of
the
hot
Sun
and
see
some
of
the
people
that
were
active
in
gardening,
along
with
Carlos
Rosado,
who
is
an
employee
of
the
center
and
very
versatile
person.
Dj
gardener
and
many
other
things
so
you'll
see
her
professional
touch
and
these
very
beautiful
photos.
A
So
another
thing
that
has
happened
for
years
and
years
and
years
in
this
room
and
also
in
other
spaces,
are
my
classes.
The
very
first
class
that
I
did
was
called
Spanish
profund.
How
come
when
I
first
came
to
the
center
in
1996,
we
were
trying
to
get
a
happy
excited
feeling
for
those
who
lived
in
a
world
work.
This
is
America,
speak
English
to
the
excitement
and
enjoyment
they
could
have
by
learning
Spanish
enough
to
at
least
meet
and
greet
and
share
with
their
neighbors
all
around
them.
A
A
Everyone
was
always
invited,
they
were
not
tested,
they
were
not
assigned
a
level
because
social
was
the
number
one
thing.
No
one
was
denied.
If
they
couldn't
hear
well,
they
couldn't
remember
well,
they
couldn't
see
well,
we
found
a
way
for
everyone
to
participate,
as
they
chose.
I
really
enjoyed
it.
I
designed
my
own
curriculums
that
were
specific
to
the
people
here
and
their
needs
with
large-type,
not
small.
So
that
was
a
very
long
term
and
and
very
satisfying
undertaking
and
maybe
it'll
happen
again.
Someday
US
citizenship
is
the
other
one.
A
In
this
Senior
Center
I
came
with
a
background
and
already
helping
people
get
their
citizenship
when
I
worked
for
other
organizations.
So
I
was
very
exciting.
When
I
heard
people
say
that
they
wanted
to
do
that
here,
over
the
years
little
by
little
I
would
guesstimate
about
25
people
went
from
permanent
resident
through
their
own
hard
work
and
dedication
to
becoming
voting
US
citizens.
A
There's
miracle
stories
I've
been
to
the
immigration
with
some
men
and
women
who
never
had
a
chance
to
really
go
to
school.
They
worked
since
they
were
kids
and
yet
somehow
someway
miracles
happened
and
some
of
the
people
that
had
so
much
that
would
be
against
them
when
it
comes
to
testing
and
interviewing
did
very
very
well,
and
so
what
happened
is
those
who
were
successful
became
in
many
cases,
pure
encouragers
cheerleaders
for
others
it'll
say
I
did
it,
you
can
do
it,
so
I
feel
a
lot
of
that
energy
still
in
this
room.
A
Okay,
there's
other
there's.
Sometimes
there's
been
small
art
projects.
Here
we
did
the
kites
for
me
me
granny's
program
that
had
to
do
with
Esperanza.
We've
also
done
some
other.
You
know
various
things
like
framing
all
kinds
of
pictures,
you'll
see
more
about
that
when
we
go
to
casita,
but
I
wanted
to
show
you
the
computers,
you
might
see,
there's
a
photograph
on
the
wall
that
says
arch.
It's
a
graphic
arch
was
a
program
I'm
from
Mass
General
Ming's
son
was
a
leader
and
she
worked
very
well
with
us.
A
A
What
and
what
also
happened
is
many
people
in
my
generation
and
now
older,
we're,
not
friends
with
computers,
so
I
did
a
little
I
did
a
little
gig
called
making
friends
with
the
computer.
Well,
how
do
we
do
it?
We
use
computer
art
something
I
discovered
by
accident
here,
so
people
who
needed
to
learn.
How
do
you
drive
this
mouse
and
I?
We
used
to
call
it
taming
the
horse,
dome
and
old
caballo,
because
there
was
some
man
that
felt
very
frustrated
trying
to
get
the
mouse
to
work
for
them.
A
A
Some
people
just
loved
the
art
and
kept
doing
it,
but
many
of
them
felt
more
friendly
towards
the
computer
to
do
some
other
things
like
write
documents
or
write
the
names
of
their
children
or
go
to
the
Internet
we've
even
had
wonderful
times,
especially
when
the
weather
was
really
severe
and
just
a
few
people
came,
people
have
taken
each
other
on
tours.
This
is
my
hometown.
This
is
what
it
looks
like.
This
is
what
we
do.
A
This
is
our
festival,
so
this
was
everyone
here
became
a
teacher
as
well
as
a
learner,
and
that's
what
I
told
people
in
every
class.
You
also
are
teachers.
I
can't
tell
you
how
much
we
all
learn
from
each
other
with
these
computers
that
the
ones
donated
by
Mass
General
have
recently
been
replaced
by
some
newer
models,
but
it's
here,
and
maybe
maybe
there
are
people
who
don't
know
that.
But
yes,
we
have
a
computer
lab
upstairs
you
how?
What
do
you
have
to
do?
You
have
to
be
at
least
50
years
old.
A
A
A
A
Hello,
this
is
a
place.
That's
been
called
La
Casita,
which
gives
the
sense
that
it's
a
home
away
from
home.
Many
people
over
the
years
have
come
here
to
drink.
Coffee
and
share
stories.
Do
word
word
puzzles,
but
mostly
to
create
things
such
as
the
shells
which
created
I
get
a
galleon
on
the
high
seas.
Mr.
Carlos
be
a
birthday
rest
in
peace.
A
Did
many
things
like
that
this,
this
poodle,
with
a
bottle
in
his
belly,
is
symbolic
of
many
of
the
original
things
that
were
done
by
people
such
as
Daisy
people
such
as
hosts
people
such
as
narrator,
and
many
many
more.
You
there's
actually
more.
You
might
see
on
the
shelf
as
we
go
around,
but
I
also
wanted
to
use
the
table
here
to
show
you
some
of
the
things
we've
done
outside
of
the
Senior
Center
way
back.
This
is
says
May
2003.
A
At
the
time
our
assistant
director
was
called
Roberto
Felix.
He
became
a
leader
in
the
keep
moving
program,
which
was
a
state
program.
Most
of
the
people
in
keep
moving
came
from
very
affluent
communities.
Chelsea
was
the
diverse
urban
pioneer
of
the
keep
moving.
We
went
to
some
great
field
trips
to
meet
up
with
other
members
of
the
program
throughout
the
state.
This
one
happened
in
Newburyport,
and
so
this
is
a
great
souvenir
of
something
that
was
was
very
good
for
our
health,
but
it
was
a
wonderful
social,
cultural
experience.
A
When
else
do
we
leave
this
building
and
go
out
to
the
big
world?
Well,
there's
a
contest
that
the
state
ran.
The
Commonwealth
Museum
of
Massachusetts
had
a
statewide
contest
for
elder
artists.
Again,
can
you
guess
who
wears
the
diverse
urban
pioneer?
It
was
mostly
the
more
affluent
communities
who
were
part
of
this
Chelsea
brought
them
so
much
sass,
a
cyborg
that
they
never
stopped
before
and
many
of
our
members
over
a
period
of
I'd
say
five
years,
one
special
prizes
and
special
recognition.
A
Some
of
the
I
have
some
of
these
rivers
at
home
because
I
played
two,
but
the
ribbons
were
on
various
categories,
and
this
is
a
really
pretty
one
for
people
that
didn't
necessarily
get
a
special
prize,
but
they
got
this
so
we
think
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
For
that
experience,
we've
done
other
art.
A
Some
that's
on
the
table
here.
These
paintings
were
done
by
a
husband
and
wife
from
Salvador
Jorge
and
Maria
Velasco,
and
they
were
in
more
recent
times,
people
who
have
had
a
chance
to
exhibit
here
in
our
talent
Expo
and
were
chosen
by
downtown
corridor
Mimi
granny
to
be
part
of
a
mural
that
that
was
done
in
part
with
senior
center
members
under
a
grant
of
AARP
I
have
a
few
photos
of
some
of
the
exciting
times
we
had
downstairs
in
our
various
fiestas.
A
A
So
you
can
see
that
a
lot
of
people
put
a
lot
of
love
into
this
room.
You
will
see
pictures
hosts,
I
had
a
big
surprise
birthday
here
are
some
of
the
royal
people
that
in
one
of
our
Mother's
Day
pageants
you'll,
see
some
of
the
art
called
combi,
which
is
got
to
do
with
plastic
mesh
whose
does
a
master
at
that,
and
so
is
Vilma
Corso
Cruz.
A
You
will
also
notice
that
we've
done
a
lot
of
traveling.
Some
of
the
traveling
pictures
are
out
here,
especially
if
you
look
over
here,
believe
it
or
not,
myself,
the
AARP
volunteers
and
groups
as
big
as
30.
We
get
on
the
silver
that
excuse
me,
the
Purple
Line
train
and
we
go
to
exciting
places
like
Rockport.
We
were
tourists
and
it's
nowadays
it's
hard
to
imagine
what
we
did
that.
But
yes,
we
did,
and
some
of
these
pictures
are
us
in
Rockport.
A
We
did
this
several
times
once
we
even
did
it
with
a
group
from
Vietnam
who
used
our
room
that
you
saw
the
computer
classroom
when
I
first
came
here,
they
had
a
citizenship
English
program.
It
was
run
by
a
group
called
vodka
in
base
in
Dorchester
and
I
had
a
great
opportunity
to
meet
their
teacher,
and
we
shared
some
cultural
things
together,
such
as
Vietnamese
new
year
and
other
things,
so
I'm
grateful
for
that
too.
A
So,
if
these
walls
could
talk,
they'd
say
things
that
I
haven't
even
heard.
There's
a
lot
of
conversations
that
were
had
all
kinds
of
conversations
here.
People
so
helps
each
other
solve
problems.
They
they
kept
each
other
company
in
sad
times.
They
laughed
and
told
jokes
during
happy
times
like
I
say
if
the
walls
could
talk,
they
would
have
much
to
say
so.
The
last
thing
I
would
like
to
show
you
all
is
just
a
peek
at
our
garden,
the
roof,
tech
garden
and
hello
everybody.
A
This
is
the
entrance
to
the
roof
tech
garden
when
this
building
was
first
renovated
or
I,
think
it
was
around
1995
to
1996
when
I
joined
in
there
was
help
from
Mass
General
to
get
the
second
floor
ready,
but
there
was
also
help
from
East
Boston
neighborhood
health
center
to
get
this
roof
deck
ready
and
they
supplied
furniture
with
with
patio
umbrellas.
Of
course,
that
was
a
long
time
ago
the
umbrellas
flew
away,
but
their
garden
is
still
here.
I'm
holding
up
a
watering
can
to
remind
myself
of
the
many
many
times.
A
I
would
go
out
there
and
water
plants,
so
this
roof
deck.
Also,
if
it
could
talk,
it
would
have
many
stories
to
tell
one
of
the
interesting
stories
is
Patti
Moreno,
who
is
known
for
on
PBS
as
the
garden
girl.
She
visited
us
with
a
little
help
from
Melissa
and
she
was
in
one
of
our
celebrations
to
harvest
celebration
and
I
took
her
out
here
and
I
was
very
humbled
because
she
is
considered
one
of
the
nation's
experts
on
urban
gardening,
so
she
was
here.
A
This
has
been
a
great
Oh
ASA
Sivan
for
those
who
are
not
necessarily
gardeners.
We've
grown
great
things
here,
like
okra
things
like
Morty
Revere,
which
is
a
plant
that
opens
and
shuts
when
you
touch
it.
We've
also
grown
things
like
tomatoes
and
peppers
and
tomatillos
and
potatoes,
but
what
else
happened
here?
It's
an
oasis
for
for
many
people
that
are
elder.
There
is
really
no
city
park
dedicated
to
the
needs
of
an
elder.
For
quiet
space
under
the
sky,
this
is
a
quiet
space
under
the
sky
and
I'll.
A
We
weren't
involved
so
anyway,
you've
seen
our
our
our
garden
you've
seen
some
of
my
favorite
places
that
bring
back
many
memories
and
I'm
I'm
really
grateful
to
have
this
chance
to
say
goodbye
in
some
ways
that
I'm
going
to
be
retiring
after
24
years,
but
also
hello,
because
I'm
still
in
Chelsea
I'm
still
excited
about
the
Arts
and
about
Gardens
I'm
still
excited
about
music
and
culture
and
I
know.
I
will
be
around
for
a
lot
of
you.
So
I
want
to
also
thank
Rikki,
because
I
can't
remember
when
we
started
knowing
each
other.
A
So
it's
been
a
great
liaison.
What
will
we
do
without
channel
3
to
record
our
event
and
our
parties?
There
is
somewhere
in
archive
of
all
these
years
from
VHS
to
the
more
modern
formats
of
many
many
many
many
events
that
took
place
in
the
senior
center
and
maybe
someday
in
the
future.
Someone
will
get
a
grant
or
use
it
as
a
project
for
their
university
to
actually
dig
out
some
of
our
gems,
because
there
are
many
so
I.
Thank
you
very
much,
I
think
Ricky
and
I.
Thank
you.
B
The
medical
era
being
a
king
is
don't
mean,
you
know
it
took
being
a
goddess:
Sita
porque
me
levanta
la
mañana
pensando
que
venga
Parsi
me
o
Saint
a
he
will
kill
me
por
que
me
gusta
bailar
me
gusta.
So
a
token
tar
is
to
MU
Agra.
They
stood
upon
her
see
me
Oh
por
que
todo
lo
dia
the
autumn
with
me
entails
I
met
him.
C
C
Do
a
salad,
cafe,
yeah,
pertinent
pie,
yeah
converse
a
cola
Ramon
and
mana
quanta
like
class
second
class
American.
Second
Mariana.
If
para
me
and
casino
exclusive
for
homicide,
me
de
casa
mean
Kanta
when
the
gigantic
a
judge
moves,
they
can
have
a
nice
every
Domingo
to
look
at
the
unruly
para.
Para
will
denote
rabbit
because
he
can
parents
Union
he's
afraid
to
tell
her
your
take
after
me,
some
como
si
fuera
como
si
fuera.
C
Para
me:
Argonia
pasión,
mi
vida,
maybe
that
the
area
he
told
me
content
a
man,
don't
know:
nothin
mama,
Christine
milkman
and
they're
makin
12
e
la
que
me
Cheryl,
mother,
Iranian,
healthy
amino
acid.
He
named
sodium
from
Kenya
Megan
encanta
la
vía
diamond
a
llama
el
dia
de
la
madre
por
que
es
muy,
bonito,
save
us
a
mutual
say:
participial
mucho
para
people
into
sack.
Cosas,
yes
or
me
me
a
semi
funny.
Just
an
we
don't
think
I'm
funny
they're
tearing
at
Senior
Center
yeah
I,
don't
mean
person
hi.
D
My
name
is
Phyllis
Williams
I've
been
a
resident
of
Chelsea
for
40
years
when
I
first
came
to
this
Chelsea
Senior
Center
I
was
looking
for
activities
to
do,
and
here
at
the
Senior
Center
I
found
a
lot
of
growth.
First
I
started
out
coming
to
fiestas.
They
have
great
fiestas
here
and
they
have
monthly
socials.
They
have
them,
and
so
I
was
like
I
am
so
interested
in
this
because
it
was
opportunity
for
me
to
socialize
and
I.
Do
love
socializing
and
we
still
have
those
programs
in
place.
I
enjoy
the
Chelsea
seniors.
D
We
have
a
control
group.
Oh
here,
that's
amazing.
It's
made
up
of
a
diverse
group
of
people
from
different
countries,
different
languages
and
I,
just
love
being
around
these
people,
and
we
will
be
doing
much
more
with
our
cantle
group.
Our
single
we
have
so
much
things
that
we
want
to
do
coming
up
for
our
agenda
is
which
is
touching
nursing
homes
and
going
out
and
doing
some
more
big
things.
I
have
personally
been
involved
in
Chelsea
choc,
alright
project.
D
That's
going
on
right
now
in
Chelsea
I'm,
enjoying
that
pretty
much
the
city
is
continuing
to
have
activities.
That's
going
on
I'm,
looking
forward
to
doing
more
activities
here
at
the
Senior
Center
they
have
Zumba,
which
I'm
involved
in
they
have
Tai
Chi,
which
I'm
involved
in
they
have
combo
exercise
which
I'm
involved
in,
and
they
also
have
a
lunch
program
that
we
can
all
sit
and
socialize
together
on.
D
You
know
the
given
day
that
we
have
since
I've,
been
here
at
the
Senior
Center
I
have
been
able
and
I
have
been
granted
the
opportunity
to
bring
forth
some
programs.
You
know
I'm,
not
many,
but
assist
in
Black
History
Month.
We
have
that
program
going
on
here
when
I
first
came,
we
didn't
have
it,
but
we
do
have
it
now
and
we
will
continue
to
have
it
forty
years
to
come
it.
We
also
have
Maya
Angelou
day
right.
D
E
E
F
About
that
well,
I
moved
here
from
Milwaukee,
where
I
live
the
street
years
before
that
I
lived
in
different
places
in
Connecticut
Massachusetts
in
New,
Hampshire
I
won't
get
into
it
Wow,
and
we
had
that.
We
had
a
house
there
Florida,
but
I
had
lost
my
husband
and
I,
but
my
daughter
I
had
been
to
see
her
and
she
had
been
taught
to
be
lucky
to
see
B,
so
I
decided
to
come
and
try
Chelsea
we're
glad
you
did
and
I
leave
it
at
that.
F
It
took
me
a
little
while
to
get
out
and
find
out
what
was
going
in
Chelsea,
but
I
went
into
the
Senior
Center
and
there
was
a
Spanish
class
being
taught
by
a
lady
by
the
day,
a
very
yet
and
so
I
decided
to
sit
in
the
back
and
listen
and
she
had
her
preparation
all
very
carefully
done.
Every
time
we
went,
we
had
a
paper
with
what
we
were
going
to
do
in
Spanish
with
little
drawings
that
have
anything
all
over
it.
F
Then
she
went
into
different
things
and
we
went
out
of
a
trip
to
Rockport
I,
don't
know
if
you
remember
it,
but
I.
Remember
it
and
it
was
a
very
nice
day.
Tripper
to
Rochefort
I
did
not
go
out
any
of
the
to
any
of
the
longer
trips,
because
I
was
still
going
out
to
see
my
sister
in
Oregon
I
had
to
save
up
money
for
that.
But
anyway,
the
next
thing
that
I
enjoyed
with
that
women
of
the
Bible
women
of
the
Bible
and
it
was
very
interesting.
F
E
G
F
I,
don't
what's
the
title
of
it
and
it
anyway
Marianne
also
ever
writers
class.
My
mother
always
said
I
could
write
poetry,
she
was
a
poet,
but
she
said
I
couldn't
write,
poetry
did
not
have
it,
but
I
started
writing
poetry
and
they
chollet
you
tolerated
it
anyway.
I
could
have
read
it
in
class
and
nobody
laughed
at
it
and
then
I.
I
sentence
around
and
got
the
published
and
got
some
flax
and
stuff,
and
then
I
did
some
pay
check
and
got
some
ribbons
for
the
paintings
in
the
state.
F
In
other
words,
the
senior
sat
down
was
my
lifeline
for
25
years
and
that
my
daughter
has
different
interests
that
I
have
she
took
to
bidding
very
well
and
she
was
making
the
funny
little.
Animals
are
doing
very
well
at
it.
I
didn't
do
something
today,
I'm
still
without
a
good
did,
I
tried
and
she
likes
a
Tai,
Chi
and
exercise.
F
E
E
F
A
F
F
F
E
F
F
A
E
A
E
F
A
F
It
got
it
the
day
after
I
was
born.
The
right
to
vote
the
right
to
vote
and
I
can
remember
as
a
little
girl
going
to
the
county
fairs.
Cousin
I
saw
them
like
counties.
Is
he
like
to
plant
and
grow
things
and
creating,
and
they
always
them?
Even
some
of
the
men
did
what
their
lives
to
vote.
I.
Guess
at
that.
F
But
but
my
mother
of
I
mean
I,
always
regret
it,
but
anyway
they
leave.
It
always
had
a
boot
and
they
would
stand
outside
this
boot
and
try
to
get
the
father's
living
in
to
talk
to
them
and
try
to
get
whatever
women
they
could
to
talk
to
them
and
giving
them
a
pep
talk
about.
You
could
vote
now.
You
go
you
vote
in
everything,
but
it
took
quite
a
few
years
before
women
actually.
G
Yes,
there's
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
varied
activities
and
I
think
most
people
would
find
something
that
interests
them
and
I
mean
we've
met.
So
many
nice
people,
that's
it
if
the
people
are
really
nice
in
there,
the
staff,
yes
and
the
members-
yes
I
just
have
very
positive
memory
of
everything.
I've
done
there.
Yes,.