I am observing the lobby of the freshmen dorm Shea Durgin. I am sitting on a bench right after the check-in desk. Notes:
SPACE:
-Fabrics of the seats are school colors "crimson"
-Tiled floor
-Wood paneling
-Posters adverting campus events
PEOPLE:
-Everyone is very rushed... does this change for different parts of the day?
-Everyone has bags...a lot of people have vera bradley bags, or north face backpacks
-Just saw someone drop all of their papers from a binder, I feel bad for them
-No one stops to help them. I pretend like I didn't see them
-No one makes eye contact with me
-A lot of people have their cell phones in their hand
Reflecting on my notes from observing the lobby of Shea Durgin, I realized that everyone is pretty general. I tried to find unique characteristics but everyone was following the same trend. They wore similar clothes, and accessories. They all came through the front door, scanned their connect card, checked bags and went to the elevators like a herd of cattle. I was expecting to see different types of people, but instead they made me realize how stereotypical everyone is. I felt really bad for the girl who dropped all her papers. I was going to get up to help her but I was interested to see who else would stop and was surprised when no one did. I thought people would be more compassionate then that but clearly I was wrong.
http://www.bridgew.edu/rlh/halls/shea_durgin.cfm
I am really surprised that not much goes on in the lobby, but thinking about when I walk through there all I do is walk through and don't really pay much attention to anyhting going on in there or anyone who is in there unless I know them. I bet late on a thursday night or a friday afternoon there would be a lot going on. I wonder if more goes on in the foyer because security and the RA's can not hear you. It would be interesting to observe that area along with the lobby.
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