Yesterday, my school took me to a big lunch with some of the other teachers and the school headmaster. They also gave me a gift. They gave me a scarf, some mittens, and some heavy socks. They were going to give me some shoes, but they couldn't find any my size anywhere in the city. They even sent some people up to Beijing, but no luck.
Anyway, so they took me to a hotel that had a restraunt in it.
The girl on the right is one of the Senior One teachers. But also if I have any problems with anything, she is the one who is supposed to help me. She does a fantastic job. The one on the left is also one of my fellow teachers.
A picture of everyone, except me. I was taking the picture.
The most important part of the lunch, the food.
Some of these dishes, like river eel, are a delicacy and are expensive.
And yes, I like eel.
A camera shy teacher.
The school headmaster, Ms. Ding. I am told that when she is happy, she is easy to deal with. When she is not happy, then she can be very hard to deal with. Thankfully, I do not have to deal with her very often.
Me and the headmaster.
This was in the hotel lobby. Christmas is really catching on, especially amoung the younger generation.
During the evening, a friend took me to a big dinner with her family, and another one of the teachers. It was at an extremely expensive hotel. There was a guy dressed in a santa costume at the door giving everyone gingerbread cookies. There were christmas decorations everywhere inside of the lobby. The food was good, and I was told it was expensive. I did not bring my camera unfortunately.
During the dinner I had to go to the bathroom, and there was a guy there whose job it is to open and close the door for people who go into the restroom. Never seen anything like that before.
