Daydreaming Observation

1. I chose to do my observations right outside Kennedy Hall, passing the glass double doors after the B.A.S.I.C. office. I chose to observe this place because I pass by there every day and there’s always activity going on. I also have a great view of the parking lot and the roadway that leads to the Science & Technology building.
2. I sat at one of the tables located at the spot that I chose to do my observations in. I had a clear view of my surroundings and I was able to change my position if I wanted to observe my surroundings at a different angle. I was mostly objective, but I was encountered by friends saying Hello and others who started a conversation. I brought a paper, pen, and a folder to be able to write on properly. I really don’t think I need anything else. I recorded my notes with bullets. I figured that I was going to be able to get as much information as possible this way, compared to if I chose to paraphrase everything. It is also an easier way to identify everything that I analyzed.
3. My observations:
- Rebecca talking about her education/lack of sleep/papers for Montes, Connley.
-Smell of nicotine (people smoking)
-JJ said Hello, he was on his way to class
-Cars passing by
-Students going to class, some seemed more tired than others
-Group of students talking about the economy
-Yellow butterfly circling the pine trees
-Dragonflies hovering over the terrain
-Students arriving from parking lot, most likely going to class/work
-Distant sound of the cars passing by in the highway
-Staff member took off in the golf cart
-The brief smell of fresh paint
-“German is so hard to learn…”
-Coach Carrington pulled into school
-I smell plantain chips
-Door screeching
-Bike Patrol
-Wasp nest, but no wasps
-Beautiful blue skies

Interview 1 (Part 1)

Last week on Thursday I interviewed religious studies professor Brian Froehle. Before the interview began, I prepared myself for the standard, 10 to 15 minute interview that would consist of the typical set of steps for an ideal informational interview. I couldn't have been more wrong. What started as a potential interview became more of a life's lesson than anything else. Our meeting lasted for almost an hour and I never used the question sheet that I had prepared; he answered practically all my questions without me asking them. It was truly not what I expected, but nevertheless, I'm more than grateful that I chose to interview Professor Froehle. I'll make a more detailed post about the interview once I begin the actual analysis (I recorded the interview, but since the interview was more like a conversation, I had no idea the point in which it actually began... so it didn't occurr to me to start recording until about 1/2-way through the actual session... haha.)