My second day was eventful. I went to the main school to meet the
other western teachers. I sat in on a couple of classes and slowly started to
feel the fear!
Lunch was served in the school and was a communal affair
with everybody joining in to make and then devour what appeared to be hundreds
of my favourite dumplings. I was then shown around a little more of the city in
the afternoon and then headed home before meeting up with a few people to
celebrate the lantern festival. 
Red, a fellow teacher from Norway, his girlfriend Emily and Lilly, who also works at the school.
The lantern festival marks the official end of the Chinese New
Year and is as big a celebration as the New Year itself. We were treated to
another spectacular fireworks display before heading to a park which housed
hundreds of a completely bonkers array of brightly lit displays. Hundreds of lanterns are floated up to the sky
and it really is a sight to behold.
The night ended with a few beers at a local bar, where I was
delighted to meet some ex-pats who were all very drunk. I instantly felt at
home!
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