Today, I received about 30 packets of pepero! :) I felt very special! Pepero Day is a very commercial thing like most holidays now. It is supposed to be about buying these special pretzel like biscuits covered in chocolate or almond and chocolate if you are going high budget! :)
I had no idea they meant anything as I have been nibbling away at them all year! It supposed be given to someone you like or as a friendship token to say I appreciate your friendship.
So last night I toodled off to Emart to buy some pepero to take to school to give to my teachers and was awe-struck at the crazy selection available- tall ones, small fat cute ones, prettily wrapped ones and crazily shaped ones! I bought my standard box I always do and was chuffed with my cultural awareness of this holiday and joy it would surely bring my teachers.
Needless to say in my haste to make the bus this morning-i forgot them neatly positioned on my table! ARGH!!!
It did however go unnoticed as I was showered in pepero sticks all day long and so were my teachers. Felt real special! :) The cutest was one of my naughtiest students-Ho tae- who shyly stumbled up to me and said -"Teacher this is for you. I like you." It was so so endearing! I just wanted to grab him and give him a huge hug but of course this would have been humiliating for a 5th grade boy, so I didn't and instead I just smiled and said "Wow, Ho-Tae. Thank you so much!"
I wonder if the G20 planned especially to have their conference in Seoul starting today?! Hmmm, well that was a nice thought anyway... :)
Here's to World Friendship!
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