ccsa100的部落格

Koen是多才多藝的大男孩，也是小朋友的開心果

布魯塞爾 EHSAL大學社工一/Koen（比利時藉）

第一梯次：屏東信望愛育幼院　　

對於歐洲來說，台灣是一個遙遠的地方；而我從比利時來到台灣做客，雖然不太習慣，也能逐漸適應這裡的一切。說起來，第一件事就是把過去的生活習慣忘掉，然後學著過起東方民族的日常生活。對我而言，最難適應的就是食物了，每樣東西看起來都覺得有點奇怪，而且還得學著使用筷子吃飯，真的很難學！不過，在一個月後，現在使用筷子比較熟練一點了，也比剛開始更了解這裡的文化和我的家鄉之間的差異。

   　　抵達台灣之後沒幾天，第一梯次的服務就開始了。就像是一場相當刺激的旅行，讓我非常地期待，每天都好奇著到底會發生什麼事情。尤其，是我一直很想知道應該怎麼跟孩子們清楚地溝通。當我抵達育幼院，第一印象就是：哇！這裡好大。有一座教堂，一間餐廳，還有很寬廣的操場；其實，根本不需要擔心這裏的食衣住行。可是，住了一段時間之後，反而有點想念外面的世界了。感覺整間育幼院就是個小型的社會結構，然後每個人都要扮演好自己的角色，遵守一定的規範。譬如說，掃地、擦桌子、照顧小孩，都會有固定的人去做這些事情。

在育幼院裡，這些規定好的工作，就維持了整個小社會的和諧。在我看來，孩子們經由這樣的過程學習如何在社會上做好自己，並且與眾不同。所有的孩子都對其他國家文化感到非常有興趣，不只是學習英文單字、練習舞蹈等等，他們也常常樂於分享自己的生活習慣和風俗民情。例如：他們有教導我中文字、台灣的東西、亞洲文化；還有最最重要的，他們會跟我說哪些食物嚐起來很辣，盡量不要吃。

那段在育幼院裡的時光，我從來也不知道小孩子的過去。在我眼裡，他們就跟一般的孩子一樣，感覺不出什麼特別不同。直到隊友跟我說明，才知道孩子們可能有過什麼樣的家庭背景。在那邊，我可以看到純真的笑容，享受快樂的時光。我覺得對他們來說，最深刻的不是我們教了什麼樣的課，而是真誠的陪伴、無私的分享、還有歡樂的笑聲。

第二梯次：台北縣愛心育幼院　　

在第二梯次的服務，儘管孩子們也都很害羞，憑著之前的經驗，我感覺自己比較能夠掌握狀況了，「越不去接觸他們，就越難了解他們的心。」經過了一番努力，後來孩子們的改變真的很大，他們變得更加熱情，也比較不會怕生了。這個梯次的服務，孩子人數明顯比之前更多，所以很難接觸到每一個人。他們也不是全部都喜歡這次每項的活動，譬如跳舞、煮菜、唱歌。為了激起孩子的興趣，我們選擇用不一樣的方式，在假日時候帶他們出去游泳、去圖書館閱讀、還有爬山、去拜訪小村落等。我發現他們真的很享受這些過程。

孩子們在有人陪伴之下會學習得特別快，我們設計了一堂烹飪課，敎導他們煮比利時的菜餚，還介紹了比利時的飲食文化。我想，雖然他們將可能不會記得大哥哥、大姊姊曾經敎過什麼東西；不過我認為，他們一定不會忘記那些相聚時的美好記憶。當然，我也不會忘記的….。

  Keon

As a European, more specifically a Belgian, guy Taiwan is far from home. the first things were I had to deal with was "throwing" away my usual European habits and start learning and copying the regular Asian way of live. For me, the most different thing in the beginning was the food, everything looked so strange and, I definitely had to learn how to eat with chopsticks! now, almost a month later, I have my own chopsticks and I'm becoming aware of more cultural different than in the beginning.

after being a couple of days in Taiwan , the first CCSA children home started. It was quiet exiting trip, this were I looked forward too, I was curious about everything that was going to happen. The thing I was wondering about the most was how to communicate with theme in a clear way. When I arrived in the children home, my first impression was that it was actually a huge place, with his own church, his own "restaurant" and a great playground. There was no complaining at all about the accommodation. But, after a while staying in the children home you start missing the society. It’s like the children home is an own community were everyone has his own roles and obligations, such as sweeping the floor, cleaning the table, taking care over the little children,...

It are those little things that make aware how a society is ordered, in my eyes it makes theme aware about how they can be a difference in the society. ...all those children are very curious about learning more from other cultures. Not only in learning some English words, strange dances or other habits, they also like to share and introduce there way of living and there habits. They’ve taught me some Chinese words, taught me something about Taiwan , Asian culture and, most imported for me, they’ve warned me for too spicy food!

When I was in the children home, I was not aware of all there backgrounds, to me they were all more like normal, usual children were I have spent a great time with. Only when the other team members told me about some possible backgrounds they could have I became aware of it. at that point you really enjoyed there laugh and the fact that they were having a great time, it’s not the activities that you do with the children who are the most important, but its more like sharing great times, moments, laughing or just give them some attention by playing basketball wit theme or play a cart game that make theme happy.

In the second children home the evolution of the children was more recognizable; in the beginning they were shyer. More difficult to get in touch with them. More difficult to reach them. But at the end the change of the children was clearer. They became more enthusiastic and were less shy then in the beginning.

In this children home there were more children, so it was difficult to reach theme all, not everyone likes practicing dances, cooking meals or singing. To try to interest them all, and to entertain them in an interesting way we made some trips outside of the children home, we went to a swimming pool with the youngest ones, a library and some little villages in the mountains. I think the children enjoyed those trips the most.

The children learn the most about other cultures just by being or playing together with them. In this children home we have done a cooking class, with a typical Belgian dish and a short presentation about Belgium . But I think the things they will remember the most about the whole project and about all the different cultures are the small things, like how we played together, how we communicated wit each other how we tried to learn things from them and vice versa.