過完農歷年的第一場活動！ASALATO TAIWAN的Fuso老師還有毛怪老師跟著我們一起回到新竹五峰鄉的清泉部落，陪伴我們泰雅族的孩子玩環保手做ASALATO 。一大早孩子就聚集在文化中心等我們了！以前帶的孩子長大了，驚喜現身主動說要當我們的志工大朋友，看著他們分組協助陪伴小一點的孩子，真是太感動了！
Our first workshop after the lunar new years was at ChingChuan! Asalato teacher Fuso Chen led this along with Wayne Zheng. It was a different workshop from before, with many kids that have grown up with us since 2012 joined not as “kids” but as Big Friends, assisting others! Time has gone by in a blink of an eye and it was touching to see the friendship and compassion that had blossomed. English below.
Fuso和毛怪教大家把回收來的扭蛋殼改造成自己的旋轉打擊沙鈴！鑽孔、黏貼、穿繩、挑選豆子到組裝，老師說希望孩子能從這個過程學到如何面對其他的事情，套用到人生上，一步一步解決問題達成目標！真是太棒了！
午餐我們準備了孩子沒吃過的牛肝菌燉飯還有其他的BBQ蔬菜跟營養的南瓜湯與水果沙拉，吃飽飯再跟孩子一起做好吃的藍莓派當飯後甜點，孩子們都熱情的搶著幫忙呢！最後的成果也非常成功，好好吃啊！
下午孩子們帶著大朋友們一起到桃山國小走走，大家在舒服的陽光中跟著老師一起玩著自己做的ASALATO，老師們也使出渾身解數，竭盡所能的把招式都秀出來！真的好厲害啊！
課程結束前我們特別準備了蠟燭和卡片，與孩子們一起唱生日快樂歌祝福我們認識已久的大孩子志隆17歲生日快樂！也希望在未來的路上嚮光協會還能持續不斷的陪伴孩子們一起走下去！新的一年還會有很多活動與挑戰，歡迎有更多的大朋友一起為了更好的世界一起努力！
老師 Teacher：Fuso Chen,鄭毛怪
攝影師Photographer：Daisy Lin
廚師Chef：周純卉，陳智彥
大朋友Big Friends：張惠閔,Rita Yeh
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感謝 Thanks: 蘇美娟， 林育宏, 丁神父 Father Barry Martinson, 桃山國小, April Lala ,周文和,李威子, Joy An Huang, ASALATO TAIWAN
From conception to creation of the asalatos, Fuso once again hosted a wonderful class that kept the kids engaged. We then headed out to TaoShan Elementary School to make music out of these upcycled instruments.
Lunch was a delicious vegan mushroom risotto with BBQ flavored sauteed vegetables and pumpkin soup but that’s not all we had – we also made blueberry cobbler together with children. It was our first attempt and we figured that even if we failed, we would fail and learn it together! It came out beautifully and also served as the birthday cake (with candle) for one of our best friends in ChingChuan, a youth we’ve known since 2012.
Happy Birthday and just a stunning day to all. We are so blessed for friendships and in awe of what children, what people can do, when we believe in them and give them the chance to create.
