These are field notes for the Introduction to Anthropology 201G class at New Mexico State University.
Ethnography

November 16, 2014
No More Ice Cream??
It's week eleven of my field work and as I walk from my dorm to my field work destiatntion I notice not much people are out. Maybe it's because the weather is soooo cold! The sun isn't even out right now, the sky looks gloomy and the climate is very cold, winter decided to come early this year. Anyways, i'm walking to my destinaiton, as I said not much people are out and it's s dinner time then as i'm walking into the place I come to find out that everyone is already in there, everyone I see is dressed in boots, scarfs, hoodies, sweaters, big jackets, and beanies. It's seems like all the aggie residnets are in here all bundled up together. Each food line is very long, i walk around to see which one i want and i don't even know what to choose because, each line is the same length in how long they are. I finally decided to get the hamburger line. I'm standing befind a worker that works here at nmsu the ones that fix everything. I know this because of the way he is dressed, he even has the work boots to match with it. I notice he keeps turning back, the last time he turns back i decide to smile, he says hello and he begins a conversation asking me how i like school here, what i am majoring in. Once i tell him elementray education he tells me that he gives me props because, the young children are hard to handle that he him self couldn't do it. He also tells me they don't make enoough money, i resond by explaining to him in different states they do, it just all depends where you teach and that to my self, futures teachers, and current teachers it's not all about the money. As we finish our conversation, sooner that we know we are both in the front of the line able to get our burgers. Once i get my plate, I head over to the tables i wanted to sit in the back but, it's full so i sit in the front there isn't as much people but, i do notice a group of people having a conversation they must be part of a club, 'cause i overhear them talking about new memebers, and that they need to set up a meeting for the newbee's. Once they get up i realize my plate is empty, but i want some ice cream. So i walk over to the ice cream station and that line is long too, when i'm close to the front one of the people says that there isn't anymore. Everyone else that was in the line with me is upset that they couldn't get ice cream either, one perosn even starts to complain.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment