I first saw this video when training to work with Parks and Recreation, and it’s stuck with me ever since. Development work, at it’s best, is a lot of teaching, so it’s been cropping up in my consciousness a lot more than I expected, and to be honest I’ve used a lot of her examples in almost ever single meeting/program I’ve had so far. I think it’s also pretty busy to become bitter and jaded* during your service for a lot of reasons, so the segment from 6:19 to 5:35 has looped around in my head quite a lot, and I once accidentally plagiarized part of it during a group chat discussion, only to realize after the fact!
Anyways, if you can’t tell I absolutely love this video and will just let it speak for itself.
*I want to make a cocktail called a “Bitter and Jaded” and so far the only two ingredients I can think of are bitters and absinthe. If anyone has any suggestions for possibly a better green liquor or anything that would pair well with bitters, hit me up!
