RUNNING HEAD: REMINISENING PROGRAM

REMINISENING PROGRAM

Rachel Mecalianos Fieldwork in Gerontology Ithaca College 11/16/13

Entertainment and Pastimes Tell us about your favorite vacation. What is your all-time favorite movie? Describe your favorite way to spend a Sunday afternoon when you were a child? Did you ever go to the Worlds Fair? Where was it and what was it like? What was the most famous person you ever met? If you could go for a ride anywhere, where would you go and why? If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go and why? What was the funniest costume you ever wore? When you and your spouse wanted to go out, where did you go and what did you do? Tell us about your favorite book? What was your favorite song as a teenager? What one world event do you think had the biggest impact on your life? What was your favorite place to dance/ Did you have a favorite band there? Did you ever collect something? What? Tell us about your collection. What song has special meaning for you and your spouse?

Everyday Life what was your hometown like on a Saturday night? Describe when you learned to drive? When you were young, where did you go on dates? What is the most amazing discovery made in your lifetime? If there was one thing you could change about the world today, what would it be? In this new century, what do you think will be the most important invention?

You and Your Family Tell us about your best friend as a child. Tell us about your proudest moment as a parent. Tell us about one of your brothers or sisters. Describe the house you grew up in. What is your favorite memory of a summers day? What was the best thing your mother cooked/baked? What is your familys favorite holiday tradition? What us your favorite memory about one of your parents? What was the way your family usually celebrated a birthday? Tell us about your first day of school. Tell your favorite story about your child. Tell us how your spouse or you proposed. What was the most unique or unusual thing about your family? Describe your childs first day of school. Describe the best family vacation you ever had.

Occupations Did you ever get special recognition for a job that you did? Tell us about that What was the funniest job you ever had? How old were you when you got your first job? What did one of your parents do for a living?