刷爆三牛教师朋友圈的圣诞趣视频，原来主角是他们！
尽管圣诞节已经过去四天，英国女王伊丽莎白二世在圣诞致辞中的这句话，回想起来依旧令人动容。
五分钟的致辞，英国女王道出了圣诞节对很多人的意义，“他们圣诞节真正想要的只是一个简单的拥抱或是一个紧握的手。如果你在他们当中，你并不孤单。”
视线转移到距离英国一万多公里的武汉。在三牛中美中学这样一所国际学校，圣诞节当天中午，四位外教也用他们的实际行动向师生传递了同样的信念，分享了一份特别的圣诞惊喜。
在圣诞节之前，Yaroslav和我讨论我们可以做些什么，来带给学生们一点节日魔力，特别是在经历了这么艰难的一年之后。之后，我们就一起想出了这个主意。我和他提到，我有一套精灵服装，他说他可以扮演一只驯鹿。之后，他还找到了“雪橇”，我则在圣诞节前一周把服装和糖果准备好了。
当我们决定我们要做什么之后，我们就招募Joe作为我们的圣诞老人，Emily来提供她绝妙的摄影技能。
说实话，这个活动让人精疲力尽，但绝对值得！很多人拍了视频和照片，孩子们从座位上坐起来，想看看周围所有的东西，还从圣诞老人那拿到了一些糖果，这真是太有趣了！
我和Yaroslav在走廊上即兴跳舞，我们想让每个人都感受到我们的能量和热情，使整个惊喜变得更神奇！我想，学生们喜欢这个惊喜（还有糖果），教职员工也很喜欢，这就像是在提醒人们圣诞节还在继续。
就我个人而言，我的家人并不信教，但圣诞节一直是我们的重要节日。这是一个让每个人聚在一起享受彼此陪伴，放下日常压力，一起放松的时刻。特别是今年，离开家人的感觉很不好受，所以分享一些圣诞魔力，就像和每个人分享我家的一小部分。
2021年马上就要结束了，我希望同学们能够重燃热情。我们挺过了2020年，这感觉像是一项成就，这是一个伟大的时刻，感恩你所拥有的，欣赏你周围的一切吧。
I love Christmas.
Yaroslav and I were talking about what we could do to bring a bit of festive magic for the students and we came up with this idea together. specially after such a difficult year.
I mentioned I have an elf costume already and he wanted to be a reindeer.He found the sleigh and I got the costumes and candy ready.
Once we decided what we were going to do we recruited Joe to be our Santa Claus and Emily offered her brilliant photography skills.
It was exhausting to be honest, but totally worth it!Lots of people took videos and photos and the kids were clambering out of their seats to see everything and get some candy, it was great fun!
Yaroslav and I were dancing improvised in the hallway. We just wanted everyone to feel our energy and enthusiasm- to help make the whole suprise more magical!
The students enjoyed the surprise (and the candy) and the staff too I think. It was like a reminder that Christmas was still happening.
Personally, my family aren't religious but Christmas was always our big holiday. It's a time for everyone to get together and enjoy eachothers company, to let go of the daily stresses and problems and just relax together. This year especially, it feels hard to be away from my family, so sharing some Christmas magic is like sharing a small piece of my home with everyone.
2020 is coming to an end. We made it through 2020, that feels like an achievement. It's a great time to be grateful for what you have and to appreciate whats around you.