Bitter Sweet

It is my last day walking to my field cite for the purpose of observing people and looking for behavioral patterns. It is a bitter sweet moment; I cannot believe that the semester is almost over, and that this is my final field note. It is Thursday at noon when I walked in to my field cite. The smell of burritos and hamburgers filled my nostrils. The day is not cold; the crazy weather does not make up its mind. It is cold one day and the next it is not. I am tired of this weather; can't it be officially winter already?

Since it is noon, the place is filled with people wanting to eat lunch. I noticed that today the majority of the people ordered a hamburger and fries instead of the breakfast burrito. Also, since it is not in the morning and it is not cold, people did not order coffee. But apart from the difference in time and food, everything was normal and just as I expected it to be. People looked anxious and exited about Thanksgiving break being one day away. Everyone of us desperately need a break from school.

A line of people waiting to order started to form, and as more people walked in, the louder it got. Almost everyone came in the company of friends and those who didn't just ordered and left, some stayed to eat by themselves and they did not seem to care. Since today was not cold, people took their food to eat on the tables outside. They looked relaxed and enjoyed eating outside; we must make the best of the warmth when it is available to us because hopefully in a few weeks we will not get that luxury anymore. As usual, there were people in the back of the place reading and working. The usage of technology was seen a lot.