Why I do this thing I do

[folo1]

Over on 18CWoman, a person who works at an historical site as an interpreter wrote this during a discussion on costumed interpreters, 1st vs. 3rd person impressions and much else. It really touched me and hit on the reason I get so much fulfillment from the hobby. This has happened a few tines with me, and I know exactly how she felt

Comments

[ladymairwen]

That is all kinds of tear jerking and beautiful. :-)

[ajaxtalbot]

Excellent.

[brickhousewench]

That is an awesome story!

[hakerh]

That's a great story. I joke with my audiences that I'm really a historian because I'm insufferably nosy, and this career just lets me read the diaries and letters of people long-dead. (I'm a museum curator.) That pays off, though, because I always treat history like it's today's gossip, and that makes it interesting for the people who pay to listen to me. I'm excited about it, and the audience picks that up

[folo1]

"And people think history is dull! "

Nah. Just some of the people who teach history! :)