We visited the Yesan Cultural Center, where we met with the volunteer director and learned about how the center operates. The center runs a variety of programs to preserve Korean cultural heritage and to help young people with various problems (many related to single parent families, according to the director).
Next, we met mayor of Yesan. He had met us before, at Saturday's ceremony and at the run on Sunday, so there were not many formalities. He called the former Rotary International President from Korea, who apparently is his best friend, and had him speak with Walter for a few minutes. After the obligatory photo op, we moved to lunch.
We were given the afternoon free to roam Yesan downtown shops, use the internet in coffee shops, etc. This was a nice break from the continuous touring with guides that we've been doing. Though Yesan is a small town, many team members found fun shops in which to buy souvenirs. A big hit for some was Lotteria, about as close to McDonald's as you'll get in small-town Korea.
We finished the day by attending a meeting of all the Yesan Rotary Clubs. There were many gifts, but neither GSE team had to make its presentation...a relief, though we'll need more practice before the District Conference.
After the Rotary meeting, we had dinner then adjourned to a karaoke-type bar for some fun on the last night with these host families.
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