Happy Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day in Korea, it is more common for only the woman to give chocolates to the man, rather than the other way around, as in western cultures.

I protested to that tradition.

So, we celebrated Valentine's Day like we would at home. Jordan, as usual, was very sweet. First of all, he brought me breakfast in bed to the background music of Il Divo. He gave me a little pink, heart-shaped box full of many different chocolates! Mostly Hershey's kisses, which are very popular here. And, for my favourite, he also gave me chocolate body wash! Now the bathroom smells like chocolate and so do I! What could be better than that!


Later, at the school, Jordan came into my classroom (before classes started) bearing a red rose! I was pretty happy since I didn't expect any roses this year. Roses are few and far between in Korea. Actually, I think I have only seen roses for sale on one ocassion, so I still have no idea where he got it.

We didn't have a picnic this year. Instead, we went with the more typical "eating out" tradition in order to satisfy our desire for western food that tastes like western food. So, after work, we went to TGI Friday's. It was really good.

We had a lovely first Valentine's Day as a married couple!