一連幾場的Santa Jia-Xin聖誕音樂饗宴活動，這是我們唯一碰到下雨的一天，尤其是來到新竹清泉的山裡，陰雨碰上霧氣冷天，本來正要蔓延開來的morning blue，卻在看到孩子們的那瞬間被吹散了～
其實也不是要走那麼文青的路線啦，但在距離這場音樂饗宴的二週前，我們才剛來過清泉部落，一戶戶地給孩子們送上聖誕禮物和物資，所以那顆栽培在心裡的種子，真的會再看到孩子的瞬間發芽茂密，回憶湧現內！
清泉孩子們的活潑可愛，一直都是讓我們印象深刻的，所以這次我們特別邀請到了出場如同偶像般的 Mr.One Cajon 小萬神老師，來帶孩子們打木箱鼓，再配上神秘嗓音的澳洲迪管 Didgeridoo Brian Lin 慶洲老師，一起引領孩子們體驗異國音樂結合的新文化。
小萬老師帶來了好多紙箱，讓孩子們在上面創作「快樂人生」，大朋友們一時之間還覺得這標題也太大了吧？結果孩子不假思索，紛紛畫下各自的快樂，有大大的太陽、鯨魚、雪人、家人…說的也是，快樂其實一直都是不需要多想的一種感受，總是能夠透過孩子，回到初心！
不知道是不是因為參加了好多場音樂饗宴的關係，慶州老師在清泉散發著慈祥的氛圍，好多孩子們總是掛在他的身上不放，玩了好多各式各樣的身體游戲，默默地再次感受到，孩子真正最需要的是「陪伴」，好像磁鐵一樣，當大朋友們心敞開來分享這種品質的陪伴時，小朋友雷達就會響起，三秒膠黏上你！
最後要特別介紹，這次敬時里里的私房廚師，Olivia Tu 敬萱也加入了我們，讓音樂饗宴之外，還有「美食饗宴」～！！！食物一端上來，孩子們馬上衝過來排隊，純素食的牧羊人派、蔬食沙拉裡面加了新鮮的無花果、核桃…還有蔬菜燉飯，每一樣都讓大小朋友讚不絕口，再次驗證食物的魔力，所有人的腸胃也都需要美食相伴滴！
老師 Teacher：王萬沂 Mr. Cajon, 林慶洲 Brian Lin
大朋友 Big Friends： 熊語僊, 林品秀, 歐閔, Rhea Chou, Daisy Lin, XiaYi Su, 鄭如棻
廚師 Chef: 杜敬萱 Olivia Tu, 方曼婷 Mandy Fang
攝影師：JiaChi Su, 李仁豪
THANKS!
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We had just delivered necessities and gifts to households in ChingChuan just two weeks prior, so being able to spend time with some of the children really meant a lot to us. It was also heartwarming to see their eyes light up as they recognized some of the Big Friends return.
With our fourth session of the World Music Jam with the invitation extended from Brian Lin (Didgeridoo), we were able to invite Mr. One. This was the first class to experience the cheerful beats of the cajon instrument and which kids also created their own from Cajon’s cardboard boxes. In theme with a “happy life” images of a sun, whale, snowman, family and other scenes the children decided were drawn and painted.
We topped off the day with an amazing lunch by private chef Olivia Tu and Mandy Fang; highlighting vegan shepherd’s pie (harkening to Australia), scrumptious fresh salad with figs and grapefruit, fancy savory potato tarts, and a delightful risotto.
The day concluded with a music jam with their new instruments and winded down with a body movement class led by XiaYi that furthered our interaction and fun. A little holiday greetings came in the form of kids creating their own raw snowpeople desserts from coconut flakes, cashew nuts, and dates! Please continue to support Bright Side Projects and the children!
