Students and teachers from Dong Myung University in Busan, South Korea spent time with the congregates at the Aging Center during their visit on June 27 and 28.<\/p>\n
A total of 32 university students and three instructors, who arrived on island on June 24, bonded with the island\u2019s elderly population through various games and activities.<\/p>\n
On Monday, the students and the man\u2019amko played bingo, ground golf, and pool. Yesterday morning, they played softball and performed dance routines.<\/p>\n
The Korean visitors, who are scheduled to leave early Friday morning, are staying at the Hotel Riviera Saipan, which coordinated this trip.<\/p>\n
Sen Kim, Hotel Riviera Saipan international coordinator, said this is the first time for the group to be on Saipan.<\/p>\n
He said the visiting group also did a cleanup along Beach Road and visited the Northern Marianas College where they did grounds maintenance, including bush cutting, picking up trash, painting, and cleaning the NMC logo.<\/p>\n
Kim said this was also the first time they made arrangements for a Korean student group, who are visiting as part of their community service.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re young students and they have the patience. We thought we could bring them to the Aging Center and give them time to enjoy sports and other activities with the man\u2019amko,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Jun Young Kim, who is from Chang-Won and is taking up robotics engineering, said through interpreter Chang Hwan Seol that he likes Saipan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has very nice view and random weather,\u201d the 22-year-old Young told Saipan Tribune. \u201cIt\u2019s also nice playing with all the grandmas and the grandpas.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryudong Woo, 25, said Saipan is beautiful. \u201cI would come back again for vacation,\u201d said the finance management student.<\/p>\n
Kyeong Soo, president of the Dong Myung University student union, said they really enjoyed spending time with the man\u2019amko.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel that we are very close together. Even though we have different nationality, age, gender and we can\u2019t converse well, it doesn\u2019t really matter. We\u2019re glad to help them,\u201d said Soo through interpreter Sen Kim.<\/p>\n
Saipan Seniors Advisory Council Teresita Sorroza said all the congregates felt pampered by the Korean students\u2019 visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe man\u2019amko are very happy of their visit. They\u2019re very active, they danced, they played, they helped the man\u2019amko. We hope to see more young visitors stop by the Aging Center,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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