Johnny Hernandez has been a Senior Planet coach since 2019. We caught up with him to speak tech and what it’s prefer to reunite together with his highschool band many years later.
What do you train at Senior Planet?
Nearly every thing! I’m doing hybrid: in-person at native senior facilities and digital. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to assist pilot a few of our new choices (like our TikTok demo) and have had the chance to work with dialogue teams just like the Lunch and Be taught dialogue group and the WACI (Home windows, Android, Computer systems Web) Group on Mondays. And I’m simply ecstatic that I’m in a position to provide the drum circle as soon as a month on the digital calendar once more this yr.
Wish to be a part of Johnny’s digital drum circle on Zoom on January 16? Data is right here!
What are a few of your favourite components of the job?
I like studying new issues and with the ability to share that data with others. However most of all, I like the rewarding feeling I get when a participant learns one thing new – even after only one hour of coaching – that helps them with their day by day obligations.
I’m in a position to relate loads to what my college students have concerned of their lives seeing as I’m already a grandparent, I’m going to be 50 this yr!
“We are able to all age with angle, at any age, as a result of we’re continuously studying new issues (expertise or in any other case) that may make life simpler.”
What do you take pleasure in doing outdoors of labor?
I do a number of writing, and a few images. Drumming is the largest ardour I’ve.
Since my late teenagers I’ve labored with semi-professional bands and teams. Even to this present day, I’m enjoying with some guys that I’ve identified since highschool. Our group is named the Shady Blades. In highschool we had been, in fact, underage, however had been getting booked to play at bars and events. Now, we’re again collectively once more! Not likely doing the bar scene anymore although, we’re too previous to play until 3am. But it surely’s the identical group of fellows as I knew again then, performing the identical type of music we beloved again then at private and non-private occasions.
What does Ageing with Perspective imply to you?
To me, it means rising above the stereotypes that a number of older adults should take care of. However we will all age with angle, at any age, as a result of we’re continuously studying new issues (expertise or in any other case) that may make life simpler.
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Pam Hugi is Senior Planet’s Neighborhood and Advocacy Supervisor. Based mostly in Brooklyn, she is a contributing author for this web site.
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