Wild Woman, a lady in need, or a tourist attraction?

Today I woke up to the announcement that my group was going to go visit wild woman, a local resident. I was really excited because I was being given my first opportunity to interact with people native to the area, and I planned to make the most of it. We got to her house, and were told to feed the cows, an activity I had very little experience with, and found to be mildly interesting. Then we went inside to meet wild woman, a really old woman with a heck of a lot of energy for her age and a seemingly a vibrant past. The next couple of hours were spent chatting with her about various things, as well as telling each other jokes that she had available to entertain visitors with. It was fun, but at the end of the day, I'm not certain what I got out of it. I guess it kind of seemed a bit too much like a tourist attraction rather than a service project, if that makes any sense? At the end of the day, I don't think we really had the opportunity to learn very much from her, nor her from us, and we didn't really get to help her out besides feeding the cows. However, during the course of the day, I did get to know the other people I was working with mostly those in my group, significantly better, so there was at least something positive to gain from the day's experiences. I suppose I should also mention that at around lunchtime we packed up and went back to Glenmary, where we spent the rest of the day painting. I'd better run though, cause I think we are going to the Thurman's (a local family, we weren't given many details...) house for a garage concert that I think will involve some dancing (I'm excited about that, cause I'm very big into swing dancing).