My recent observations

Ask older Americans

All older Americans whom I interviewed were over 50, but they were still energetic and had already planned their future. They are not planning to move from their houses to somewhere else. As the elders mentioned, they will have enough time to do everything when they are retired. Probably all of them want to enjoy the rest of their lives living independently and seeing their children's success. Older spouses were happy that they can spend more time together and take care of each other. Some retired people told me that they were willing to do things that they couldn’t do when they had a job and were busy. Some of them want to travel around the United States to visit their all relatives and others want to travel all over the world to explore new things and to see how other people live.

Observations of children and adults

I observed American children and adults in public places such as the Acoustic Cafe, Zorn Arena and the London Cinema. It seemed for me that American parents treat their small children in a same way as Mongolians do. American parents try to spend most of their leisure time with their children and to do entertaining things with them. On weekends many parents go to cinemas and parks with their children. Parents love to look at how their children are playing and laughing. Adults are happy when their children are happy and smiling. Moms and dads look carefully after children not to make them fall and hurt. But they also can be strict to their children when it is needed. I saw some adults in public places warning and teaching their children how to behave such as warning not to speak loudly during a movie. At the same time, children are respectful to their parents and do the things their parents required from them.