[Last modified: November, 20 2024 12:45 PM]
While sitting on the stage steps observing the student. I am acutely aware of the weather. It is a cold sunny morning, my body is adjusting to the uk climate but still has a long way to go. I check in with myself, yep mildly irritable because it’s so cold and I’m hungry. Does it show on my face or body language? Does it matter? I am physically not interacting with anyone, but does that take away the energy I’m carrying? Let’s reorient and focus on the task ahead I said to myself.
I remain focused for another while and then my thoughts drift into a spiral of ethical questions about my research method. Is it enough to just count the number of interracial relations? I think I must engage with my interlocutors to gain a more insightful understanding of interracial relations at UCL. It’s at this moment that my skin felt the rays of the sun intensify, the sky looked brighter. In hindsight my discomfort didn’t not stem from the weather but rather my research method. I need to talk to my interlocutors, interviews is the missing link.