Ethnography

Ethnography

November 23, 2015

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A girl and a guy sit across from each other. They both have laptops sitting in front of them. They do not talk to each other instead concentrating on the laptops. The girls seems more concentrated on her work than the guy. The guy types on his computer than looks around the room.
A girl, Videl, and a guy, Jeff, walk past my table heading to the table behind me. They both hold cups with something warm in it. They hold on tightly to the cups as if they are trying to take the warmth from the cups. They stand in front of their table for a while. They table has many books and a laptop on the table. The both move the bags that had been previously set on the chair and move them on to the floor. They sit and start talking they both take sips of their beverage.
A girl, Miranda, sits by herself she is occupied on her phone. Miranda sits alone for a while until another girl, Claudia, joins her. Claudia seems to be in a hurry she opens her backpack and looks for something then closes it again. Claudia looks around the room for a while than looks down at her phone for a while. After a while she doesn't look as hurried as before. Claudia and Miranda talk for a while. Claudia stands in front of the table and a while later Miranda makes a motion toward the empty seat next to her. They conversation resumes and while talking both of the girls look around the room. Miranda puts her legs on the chair with her and plays with her hair twisting it around her finger as Claudia talks. At some point they both get on their phones. While on their phones Miranda continues to twist her hair around her finger. Claudia puts down her phone and then continues the conversation with Miranda. Claudia plays with the purse sitting in front of her. When Claudia is talking Miranda chews on the strings of her hoodie. Shortly after two girls join, Sandra and Whitney. Sandra and Whitney greet Miranda and Claudia but then both start talking mostly to Claudia. After a while Whitney begins speaking to Miranda. Sandra sees a cup sitting on the table and asks whose it is. Claudia answers that it had previously been Miranda’s but that Sandra could have it because Miranda no longer wanted the drink. Sandra prepares the drink given to her then takes sips from it. Sandra and Whitney finally pull up chairs and sit down. They all begin speaking to one another in Spanish while talking all four leave forward in their chairs. The four girls seems invested in their conversation. Another girl comes up to their table greets everyone at the table then just as quickly as she arrives she leaves.

A man, Bart, sits at a table alone he’s on his phone. While on his phone he eats sweet bread. Bart seems to have the sweetness of the bread on all of his fingers. He only scrolls with his pinky finger. He licks the fingers that have the sweetness of the bread on them. Bart finally finishes up the bread. Once he finishes eating the bread he cleans up the crumbs left behind by the bread. He goes over to trash can and throws his trash away, He goes back to his table and stands by it for a while. Bart looks around the room and then moves to gather his belongings. He stuffs the notebooks that were on the table into his backpack. Bart then walks out of the room.      

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