Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Drift Assessment #3

3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drift and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)
I found out the next day that you can never have enough source material. It doesn't pay to be in a hurry when you are doing field work so it's a good idea to be prepared. Bug spray is important depending on where you are headed.

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