ACTING!
I’m tempted to file this entry under “Reasons to Support Globalscope Germany”… After all, good skits are no longer considered isolated incidents at Unterwegs’s flagship event, Thursday Night. Rather, they consistently evoke laughter and surprise from a population with a well-deserved reputation for earnestness and seriousness. But, hey, I can brag on my own time when I’m not on the clock.
Last night was our first Thursday Night of the semester. There were a lot of elements working against us: the worst Spring weather you can imagine (if you can imagine sub-40 and 48 hours of rain), a higher risk topic (relationships, romantic and otherwise), and no momentum going in from previous Thursday Nights. Despite all that, last night was a huge success for our team.
For my part, one of my main responsibilities for the night was introducing the topic with a skit. Along with a couple student volunteers, I presented a skit in which a father gave “the talk” to his three sons. I brought a clip (and translated it to English):
Wife: It has been about a year since the last time we talked to them about girls. What will you tell them this year?
Husband: I’ll lie to them, of course. Just like we do with Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the existence of Canada. They are children, and it is our duty as parents to protect them from the truth by constantly deceiving them at every turn.
Okay, so maybe I’ll brag a little… That’s pretty funny.