Ethnography

Ethnography

September 22, 2014

Ag majors

A large black and red checkered carpet is at the center of the lobby with 4 sofas on each side available for anyone to use. I see 4 students other than me each with a different colored backpack.

Each bag is simple, nothing fancy, but unique. Students like to show their interests or personality in what they buy. Most think of style and looks is just as important as usefulness and durability. The female to my front left direction has a black bag with many pockets and zippers.Directly in front has a green backpack with patterns. To my right she has a dark blue and to my immediate left is the only other male in the room besides me, he has a bright blue backpack.

Everyone is on their phone which seems to be the case no matter where you go. Each are waiting for class to start. Each with their own individual style of clothing. Black seems to very much like the color black because not only is her bag black but so is her shirt and pants. bright blue leaves the building, perhaps he was waiting for his ride. Car-pooling is very common among students.

As i look through the back window i see cars pulling up and dropping students off. Actually my buddy just dropped me off about 30 minutes ago also. One of the students dropped off enters the building. she is wearing running clothes. To me it seems that half the students here dress for comfort and the other half dress to impress, but as i think about it more i have days where i dress more casual than others. I'm assuming most other students also have similar days.

The room fills up within 10 minutes. Now there are 9 students on the couches. Each discussing about their classes and majors. They're quizzing each other out-loud on a near-future test. Quizzing one another seems to be the most used method to study among students. They are all having fun and learning facts here and there.

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