W14 Pre-Writing for Portfolio Reflection

In response to the question of what my peice of data is, in regards to my mini-ethnography research, my answer would be reseaching the fieldsite. I enjoy this part of the experience more tan the rest because it gave me the ability to actuall be a part of what I was writing about. Since I have been an insider for so long, I had begun to take things about my fieldsite and subculture for granted, though researching my feildsite more in depth allowed me to see it for more than it was. I began to notice some of the things that had begun to go without notice. Researching my fieldsite also allowed me to interact within the subculture again, as I once had done. Oe of the best ways to learn is to experience something first hand, being the reason I enjoyed this part of the process more than the rest.