Monday in Seoul

Monday morning we slept late (figured it would be the last time for a while!). We met Rowan, the foster mother and father along with the social worker at noon. They drove us to a great restaurant where we had course after course of good Korean food. Rowan slept through the first half of the meal, then woke and let us hold him. He really warmed up to us. The foster parents presented us with a DVD of all of their home video of Rowan as well as a CD of photos and a photo album.

When we returned to Holt, we were whisked inside for Rowan's final medical check-up. While we were waiting, a sea of foster mothers and babies came down the stairs. I wish we'd taken some photos for waiting families, but we were too amazed at all these women who love these babies until they join their families. Rowan was examined by Dr. Kim. No problems noted and he was cleared for travel!

After saying good-bye to the foster familiy, we met up with a volunteer, Mr. Om (who said to call him Michael as it was easier) who gave us a tour. He's a college student who volunteered as a way to practice his English. We went to a traditional Korean village and then walked up and down Cheonggyecheon, a restored stream in downtown Seoul that had once been buried and paved over and now is flowing again.

After our tour, we met up with our friend April (from the Holt BB) who is in Korea visiting family and doing volunteer work for Holt. We found a good barbeque restaurant and had a great time.