Person A
The first person I observed today was a woman in her early twenties sitting on the Knight Library lawn. She had dark dreadlocks and her skin was tanned. She wore untraditional baggy clothing that seemed to be made of natural and organic material. She was sitting by herself and playing the guitar. Her flip-flops and backpack were thrown off to the side of the blanket that she was sitting on. Even though she was alone, she seemed to be perfectly content sitting by herself and playing music. I enjoyed the music that she was playing, but I would not feel comfortable playing music by myself in a very public place. Perhaps this says that I value other people’s company more than being by myself.
Person B
The second person I observed today was a woman walking her dog on Hillyard St. She seemed to be in her early twenties and she was talking animatedly on her cell phone and her overall demeanor was relaxed and happy. Her cell phone case was brightly colored. Her hair was in a bun on top of her head and she wore jean cutoff shorts and flip-flops. I could see that she had a nose ring and she wore lots of silver jewelry. I would assume that she has close friends or family that since she seemed happy on the phone. I think this shows that I value cheeriness and brightness in my life. Her overall appearance and energy was contagious and I think it is important to enjoy other people and the sunshine.
Person C
Lastly, I observed a group of guys in their front lawn. Two of them were playing catch with a baseball and the rest were sitting in lawn chairs socializing with each other. They were all laughing and seemed like they were having a good time. They all were wearing shorts and t-shirts. Most of them were barefoot and wearing sunglasses. I would assume that they value friendship. They all appeared to be upperclassmen, possibly seniors about to graduate, and they probably want to spend as much time with each other as they can before they all go their separate ways. This is something I can relate to since I am also about to graduate and I would like to spend my last weeks in Eugene making memories with my friends. I will always value the memories that I have made in college and they are important to me.