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o%serving a gro#& and "hen ri"ing a%o#" my !indings' I as s(e&"i$al) I as no" !ond o! "he idea o! !ollo ing a gro#& aro#nd and ri"ing a%o#" ha" I sa ) *hen I reali+ed I $o#ld o%serve "he ,#rd#e -oller Ho$(ey Cl#%' a $l#% hi$h I have %een a &ar" o! !or some "ime) I de$ided "o o%serve my gro#& on Mar$h 12"h and Mar$h 14"h ' and "a(e &ar" in &ar"i$i&an" o%serva"ion) Wi"h "he readings e did in $lass a%o#" e"hnogra&hi$ resear$h' I learned o! ays "o &er!orm my o%serva"ions' s#$h as "hi$( des$ri&"ion) Wi"h my o%serva"ions $om&le"e I %egan "o ri"e my ro#gh dra!") I had more "han eno#gh "o ri"e a%o#" and did no" have any "ro#%le $om&le"ing and "#rning in "he ro#gh dra!" on "ime) .!"er s&ring %rea( e read some e"hnogra&hi$ essays in $lass "ha" hel&ed me re!ine my &a&er) /inally having a $lassma"e &eer revie my &a&er hel&ed me $orre$" any gramma"i$al errors i" migh" $on"ain) Having done my resear$h on a $l#% I as a &ar" o!' I $o#ld en0oy $olle$"ing my resear$h and have !#n a" "he same "ime) I! I $o#ld go %a$( and $hange one "hing' i" o#ld %e "o $olle$" my o%serva"ions earlier so I $o#ld have $om&le"ed my ro#gh dra!" %e!ore s&ring %rea() Having learned a%o#" ne ays o! $ond#$"ing resear$h in order "o $om&le"e my e"hnogra&hi$ &a&er' "his

ill hel& me in "he !#"#re %y (no ing "he righ" ay "o o%serve and $olle$" da"a) ." !irs" I disli(ed "he !a$" "ha" I had "o go o#" and $olle$" da"a' %#" a!"er $om&le"ing "he &ro0e$" I !o#nd i" "o %e more en0oya%le "han ri"ing a resear$h &a&er) /or a $olored version o! "he &i$"#re on "he !inal dra!" see dro&%o1)