It was your assignment to write a letter to a new penpal....all the way in Korea.  This was your way of helping them learn English and learn a different culture and their way of learning about American culture and reading handwriting.  You actually form a bond with this new penpal, even if his letters take super long and are sometimes super short, that's just how he is.  Getting to know someone new was great!  His name is Bang YongGuk or YongGuk Bang as he said and as years pass he becomes mo