Winter holidays

  Winter holidays are what we have been looking forward to for a long time. We were waiting to both take all of our IB tests and feel the New Year’s atmosphere around us. It's a time full of magic. Everybody wants something special to happen. For Russians the New Year is the most important holiday of the year, we don't celebrate Christmas on December 25.

 

  All of us had a great New Year. Some of us saw the New Year in with our families, others with friends; also there are some of my classmates who visited other countries.

 

  My New Year was amazing. I was excited to celebrate this holiday somewhere besides my apartment. My American friend came to Russia and it made my New Year really special! On New Year’s Eve we went to my aunt's country house, my whole family was already there. We cooked a lot of Russian and American food; it was a wonderful experience because I like to cook food from other countries. We had different contests, which were fun! At midnight, we watched Putin's New Year's greetings and set off New Year's fireworks!

 

 

 

  My classmate Misha went to Sochi with his family to snowboard. He was really surprised at how amazing Sochi looks and its beautiful views. He told me that now, Sochi is a wonderful resort city. After the Olympics, there are many sports facilities and beautiful hotels there. He wants to visit Sochi again.

 

 

 

 

 My other classmate Lena visited Chervinia in Italy. She went skiing and snowboarding with her family. She took a trip to Milan and was very excited because, as she said, it has fabulous architecture and the best shopping. Also, Lena really liked the Italian food she had!

 

 

  My classmate Tanya visited Bulgaria also to do snowboarding. She didn't expect to like this country so much! She said that they have very good trails for snowboarding and there are no long queues! She went snowboarding all day.

 

 

 

  All of us had a great time during the winter holidays; we rested and gained new energy for a new year. We hope that 2015 will be a great year for everybody. I hope that all our dreams will come true and we will achieve our goals. Good luck, IB students!

 

Marina Dremina