Category: AGE UP

  • Why Diversity in the Soufend Ultimate Community Matters to Me

    Why Diversity in the Soufend Ultimate Community Matters to Me

    By Joseph Nguyen Diversity has always been a huge part of my life. Growing up playing Ultimate in South “Soufend” Seattle meant that I was always around a diverse group of people. I never really given it much of a thought until recent years when I noticed how there were very few people of color…

  • Meet Our Middle School Camp Coaches!

    Meet Our Middle School Camp Coaches!

    By Laura To Age Up is here to provide campers with the best Ultimate experience possible! We are proud to bring you a group of professional, experienced and fun coaches. Read the bios below to learn more about the coaches. #Ageup #Discnw #Soufendstories Janyla Chavez Janyla Chavez is from Seattle and raised in the South…

  • Fried Rice and Self Awareness

    Hello world! It’s Sophie again. So on Friday we started our session with a wonderful fried rice with soy beans, eggs and other tasty stuff. It was delicious! Thank you, cooking team. Great job as always. Our guest speaker was unfortunately delayed in traffic so our discussion started later than planned. But! Our wonderful guest finally…

  • Socioeconomics, Ultimate, & FUN.

    Bonjour, my fellow AGEUPers. It’s Abby! For those of you who weren’t there last Friday, you’re probably wondering what happened during our session right? Right. So, here’s the scoop: As the aroma of the food filled the building, all the first and second years filled into one room while the coaches stayed in the other.…

  • A Trip to Bellingham

    Ah! Frisbee at last. It’s Sophie again! After being snowed in for the last two AGE UP sessions, we were able to stretch our legs and play some Ultimate (although some members played Ultimate in the snow during the break). We boarded the bus at Jefferson at 7:45am, a nice and early start to our…

  • Facing Body Image

    Good afternoon bloggers! Linda wrote a majority of the post, so credits to her! Today’s session was about our perceptions of beauty and specifically, body image. The workshop was led by our 2nd years, Jhanelle, Frances, and Soriya. It was also the session where coaches and players participated in separate workshops. To be honest, we clicked better…

  • AGE-UP Goes to UW

    Welcome back, readers. It’s Amanda, again. This Saturday, AGE-UP went on its first-ever field trip to the University of Washington. There, we gathered in a classroom in the Mary Gates Hall along with a few members from Making Connections and the Dream Project. Our host, Senait, began the day by engaging us in a poster…

  • Friday Session with Nutritionist Karen Woo

    Hi everybody, this is Linda, a 2nd year of AGE UP, and the rest of the media group! Today, to start off the session, we ate a delicious meal cooked and provided by the 2nd years in the cooking committee led by Lisa. The meal was comprised of noodles and a lovely vegetable and meat…