I followed the clacks of ping pong balls and board game pieces to find the church basement where Gaia Community Care and Wellness Society (Gaia Cares) runs its weekly wellness program for Chinese-speaking seniors. As I approached, the percussive ricochets were soon accompanied by the familiar syncopation of Cantonese–a language ingrained in me from a young age, yet limited to basic conversations and ordering dim sum items. On this day, I was determined to practice my Cantonese with the seniors at Gaia, while understanding that the challenge of expressing myself in another language was temporary and voluntary, but a facet of everyday life for many older immigrant adults.