wow, so you were pen pals when you actually had to use a pen!
Yes, and it was the time of "The British Invasion". A big reason for getting a Pen-Pal from England.
I was in a French class and was told we all had to get a Pen-Pal from France. I got one but didn't continue to write. I didn't tell my teacher I got a Pen-Pal from England too.