What we did on Day 2

I awoke around 5:30 am (Seoul time) after sleeping like a dead person. It has not been horrible getting used to the different time zone so far. We gathered up a group of residents for Activity Center and took them to a park nearby. Ilsan's hills are a challenge for many of the residents; for our first outing, Chandler and I both escorted women who walked very, very slowly. We cross the street to get to the park and must cross over eight lanes. The interesting thing is that in Korea, red light do not necessarily mean stop. Drivers pretty much do as they wish and as we were crossing with these two ladies, traffic began to get close. I got scared and tried to get Hong mee sook to move faster by pulling her hand; she resisted and tried to turn back. I said a prayer and talked calmly to her with my heart beating through my chest. We made it to safety just in time. We gave the the girls a snack and polished their nails; some of them got on the swings for a bit. We then went back to Ilsan Center for lunch with Molly.

The afternoon is a bit of a blur. We picked up another group of residents and due to the extreme heat and humidity took them to the gym. Holt also has a school for individuals with disabilities and has a lovely gymnasium where residents and students are able to play tennis, bad mitton, and basketball. In fact, Holt has a wheelchair basketball team that travels locally and does quite well. This time we had a group of guys - three in wheel chairs and two who were ambulatory. One of the "walkers" was blind and very spastic. He did not like to stop or sit down so when we got to the gym we had him push a wheel chair and it kept him busy for some time. The wheel chair that I pushed had a resident (I am sorry I cannot think of his name right now) who clearly had CP and was not in a proper wheelchair. His head dropped to one side and he slept almost the entire time we were out. Fortunately there were fans in the gym so I wheeled him in front of the fan and woke him for snack time. Molly told me that there is new wheel chair that has been ordered for him so I hope that it comes while we are still here.

Be well my friends, hug your family and friends; thank God for your life and loved ones.