I guess deep inside I always knew the day would come.  And now it has.  I was asked to appear as Santa Claus for a class of Korean preschool children.

Of course I accepted.  Who wants to disappoint kids just before Christmas?  I did ask the requester what made him think of me as a potential St. Nick.  After a quick glance at my belly he responded “because you are so jolly”.

So as I understand it, what Santa says in Korean is “Ho! Ho! Ho!”  I’ve got a month to practice.