Field Research

Today I did my first field research. I went to a meeting that the Volunteer Service Board was holding. I learned a lot from it! They started on time, showing that they are punctual. It was really informal-nobody was dressed up except for the advising staff (1 guy). Everyone else was just wearing normal clothes. One girl was even wearing exercise clothing, so it was pretty basic. They were all really open with each other, and they all had a lot of input. There was a lot of laughter, but they stayed on subject and never really got too far off-track. Also, I noticed that they were all really positive. Nobody said anything degrading or negative for the entire meeting. All of their attitudes were really positive and helpful. They all encouraged one another, and were all willing to bend a little in order to make someone else's life a little easier. They were all open to suggestions of how to make the service projects better and more successful, and they were all down-to-earth, with really realistic goals. This meeting showed me a lot about their subculture.