Well, the "magic moments" are a little different when interpreting to the public. We don’t really get the immersion effect that some people need for those moments. And our group pretty much is there to put on the “show” for the public. We all go back to hotels or houses at the end of the day. Maybe when the boys are bigger we’ll start camping out and be there longer than just the public hours.
There certainly are different “magic moments” though. When kids come in and really get it. The grins on their faces. Watching the boys share their toys with people who come into camp. Complaining about how men travel, and the knowing nods of the women that we’re talking to. ;-) We tell our stories so many times, and we try to really fall into character. I suppose it’s a little like improv – the more you get into the head of the person you’re trying to portray, the more you can extemporize.
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Date: 2010-04-20 12:49 pm (UTC)There certainly are different “magic moments” though. When kids come in and really get it. The grins on their faces. Watching the boys share their toys with people who come into camp. Complaining about how men travel, and the knowing nods of the women that we’re talking to. ;-) We tell our stories so many times, and we try to really fall into character. I suppose it’s a little like improv – the more you get into the head of the person you’re trying to portray, the more you can extemporize.