Valentine's Day, Korea Style

Korea has its own rough equivalent of Valentine's Day on Nov. 11: "Pepero Day," named for the Pocky-like cookie sticks that look a bit like 1s. But the Koreans aren't folks to pass up an opportunity to buy teachers stuff--it's one of their best qualities--so yesterday saw Nana and me showered with candy from the kids. Now, Nana and I don't usually celebrate Valentine's Day (at least not ON Valentine's Day--too much pressure, too much hassle) in any big way, and in general I think the holiday is a bit lame, but in my book, any holiday that puts a pile of chocolate on my desk is fine by me!