Ethnography

Ethnography

May 8, 2016

Hard Studies Just Might Pay Off


Another slow morning has fallen upon Blake’s. With only two people here besides myself this morning seems to be dragging on, and it’s only just begun. This is the first time that I have seen them here. The first specimen is a young woman around twenty to twenty-three years old by the looks of it.  She has red hair and wears in at shoulder length. Her attire includes a mid-thigh business skirt and a white button up shirt. Our second specimen is a middle-aged Mexican fellow. His hair is slicked back and his attire concludes a custodial, crimson, long sleeved shirt and blue wranglers.

            My best guess for “Red’s” major would have to be HRTM. This conclusion is drawn based on how she holds herself and how she dresses. Prior experiences in my life have shown these same patterns. As I analyze her I noticed that she is not eating and has only ordered a coffee. She points her attention towards her laptop and continues her studies. It appears that she is too far away to see what she is studying.

            I point my attention towards “Slick” and notice that he is simply staring out the window. As he stares I notice his mouth moving ever so slightly. By the looks of it he is counting the people that pass by. Perhaps he is as fond of “people watching” as I am. For about twenty minutes I notice him continuing this compulsive behavior. 
            Red is now looking through a stack of business cards. She reads one and looks up with one squinted eye trying to remember what the answer is. Shortly after, she turns the card around and has a silent victory. She repeats this task for the next fifteen minutes with only four cards that she has gotten incorrect. Looking at her stack of cards I would have to say there are at least a hundred of them. Sitting at the ninety-sixth percentile of her study session I would assume that she is a rather devoted student.
This wraps up my time at Blake’s and I must now go to class.

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