#fieldnote

[craftedcoco]

Fits. #fieldnote #passportwallet #wallet #travel #travelwallet

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My new handmade Ladies Notebook including 2 Fieldnote notebooks.

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Leather field notes cover with #santamariadafeira #medievalcastle #castelomedieval #fieldnote #leathercovers

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Jane Ferguson

[TOP] Jon filming inside a former makeshift ISIS prison, in a village south of Mosul city.

[MIDDLE] Police at the frontline in Qayarrah town - manning a checkpoint, as oil burns in the background.

[BOTTOM] Children running to greet us on a hillside by a village near Qayarrah town.

Image and Text by Jane Ferguson. For more of Jane’s reporting visit her project, “Iraq: Battle for Mosul”.

[wanderbout021]

That Final Key Lime Goodbye—Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen Wraps Up the Keys

After sunrise swims and sun-baked feet, there’s one last stop before the ride home: Mrs. Mac’s Kitchen in Key Largo. Since 1976, this cozy spot has been serving breakfasts that feel like a warm hug under license-plate-plastered ceilings.

The “Mac” Attack: Epic plate with French toast, eggs, sausage, bacon, hash-brown casserole—fuel for champions

Shrimp & Grits: Blackened shrimp on cheesy, creamy grits—southern comfort at its best

Signature hits: Lobster Bisque, Fish Tacos, Churrasco Steak, Conch Fritters, Alligator Bites

And, of course... Key Lime Pie: tangy, creamy, perfect—our citrus goodbye to paradise

Sitting under quirky memorabilia, sipping island-strong coffee, that final slice is more than dessert—it’s a parting embrace from the Keys.

👉 Dig into the full Field Note here:

island-comfort-key-lime-bliss-mrs-macs-key-largo | Wander 'Bout

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Bagaimana Caranya Membesarkan Nyala Api yang Hampir Padam

Malam ini aku membuka kembali catatan lapangan yang aku tulis pada Maret-April lalu. Berantakan. Tulisan tanganku tidak konsisten, kadang bisa dibaca, kadang tidak, kadang terlalu besar, kadang terlalu kecil. Beberapa halaman penuh dengan bermacam-macam informasi, sementara beberapa halaman lainnnya hanya terpakai setengah. Malam ini pula aku membaca tulisan seorang peneliti, teman, dan sekaligus panutan, berjudul The thrill is, sometimes, gone--but not for good. Kebetulan ini--momen membuka catatan lapangan dan membaca unggahan terbaru temanku tersebut--mendorongku untuk bikin semacam refleksi, catatan kecil, dan curhat tentang penelitian lapangan yang aku lakukan pada awal tahun ini. 

Selama kurang lebih dua bulan, aku menetap di rumah sekaligus kos-kosan milik seorang warga. Tiap malam hari (atau dini hari) aku tidur dengan perasaan cemas. Sambil membolak-balik buku kecil catatan lapangan, aku mengingat-ingat urutan pertanyaan untuk narasumber yang akan aku temui keesokan harinya. Pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu tidak serta-merta dilontarkan seperti soal ujian, nomor 1, 2, 3, dst, namun ditanyakan secara runtut. Pembimbingku juga selalu berpesan untuk tidak terpaku pada daftar pertanyaan, sehingga aku harus mengingat poin-poin penting yang akan ditanyakan. Hal yang membuatku cemas adalah kombinasi dari: takut salah langkah karena ini kali pertama menjadi a sole researcher.

Bagaimana jika pemahamanku soal teori ini ternyata salah, yang mana akan berpengaruh pada penelitian secara keseluruhan? Bagaimana jika caraku menyampaikan pertanyaan tidak pas, sehingga poin-poin penting dan data utama yang aku cari tidak bisa aku dapatkan dari narasumber? Baju apa yang harus aku pakai, apakah itu setelan formal, atau setelan santai, ya? Kalau pakai sendal, nanti dianggap tidak sopan, tapi kalau pakai sepatu, nanti dikira sales perusahaan pupuk (betul-betul terjadi. Suatu kali aku pergi ke ladang pakai kemeja, celanan kain, sepatu, dan menenteng buku catatan. Setelah memperkenalkan diri dan ngobrol dengan narasumber utama dan beberapa kawannya, ia bilang, “Tadi saya kira mau nawarin pupuk e, mbak. Minggu lalu ada yang nawarin soalnya, katanya minggu ini mau ke sini lagi.”)

Beberapa pertanyaan di kepalaku akan bisa terjawab dengan bertanya ke pembimbing, ke kawan-kawanku yang lebih berpengalaman, serta dengan membaca kembali berbagai referensi, terutama soal substansi dan metode penelitian. Namun tidak sedikit pertanyaan yang jawabnya baru akan datang setelah mengalami sendiri suatu momen. Apabila menemui narasumber yang sulit diajak ngobrol, lakukan ini, coba tanyakan ini sebagai pemantik, hindari menanyakan ini, ujar pembimbing. Pada waktu itu aku masih bisa angguk-angguk kepala, seolah betulan memahami saran dan trik yang diberikan pembimbing lewat pertemuan virtual. Begitu berada dalam situasi yang sungguhan, aku cuma bisa geleng-geleng kepala dan menepuk jidat, ya ampun, ternyata susahhhhh, ya.

Pada beberapa kesempatan aku merasa keputusan melakukan penelitian ini adalah hal yang salah, karena aku masih perlu belajar banyak, banyak sekali hal, sebelum mengerjakan riset sebesar ini. Aku merasa bodoh karena di usia ini, di jenjang pendidikan ini, masih belum menguasai beberapa hal yang cukup penting dalam penelitian lapangan. Padahal ada diantaranya yang pernah diajarkan oleh pembimbingku. Terus, apa kaitannya sama tulisan blog yang aku sebut di awal tulisan? Aku sedang terjebak, tertahan, tertinggal. Aku sedang kehilangan dorongan, semangat, dan kemauan untuk menyelesaikan riset. Aku sedang muak, karena pekerjaan ini tidak selesai-selesai. Di satu sisi, aku sangat paham bahwa semuanya butuh proses. Sesuatu yang belum selesai, bahkan setelah melalui proses yang lama dan berbelit-belit, akan bikin capek pada satu titik. 

Saat masa awal pengerjaan, ada perasaan menggebu-gebu yang membuatku rajin membaca, menulis draft, dan bolak-balik ke lokasi penelitian agar bisa merasa familiar dengan lingkungan di sana. Kini, saat prosesnya sudah sampai di ujung (belum selesai, namun sudah setengah jalan lebih), aku kehilangan dorongan itu. Aku lebih pengin belajar hal lain. Aku lagi pengin membaca-baca soal kajian geografi kritis mengenai sumberdaya, ketimbang penelitian terbaru soal agraria kritis di Amerika Latin atau Asia. Daripada menghitung kembali kepemilikan tanah dan mengecek ulang pengelompokan posisi kelas, aku lebih pengin melihat-lihat gambar buket bunga cantik warna-warni di linimasa. Menulis di blog, seperti ini, terasa lebih menyenangkan dan lancar, ketimbang memperbaiki tulisan sesuai komentar terbaru dari pembimbing. 

Demi dua tangkai bunga krisan jarum berwarna hijau dan cokelat yang sudah mulai rontok dan mengotori mejaku, aku ingin dan BUTUH segera mengembalikan semangatku.

[imtryiiiing]

Create Your Own Fieldnote!

“Field research generates inspired insight that enables the team to ask smarter, different, and more nuanced questions. The answers then provide unique perspectives on which the new can be built.” (Jan Chipchase, The Field Study Handbook, 2018)

 Fieldnote is the note that you record during your observational research. Observational research is to collect information about how things, people, and systems behave, interact, and change over time. It observes the specific field, which means a kind of site.

The more observation research you did, the more ideas you develop. You can refine your prototypes and then conduct tests based on them. Finally may choose to observe in a new field in order to improve the outcomes. This process can be repeated again and again until the deadline’s coming (if any). For instance, if you are a designer, you should finish the process before the deadline and create the final product. But if you are a geologist, there might be no ending of research.

Before starting the fieldnote, you may consider what you want to observe and how to record it. I was living in a vacation village, and there are many decorative elements outside my window, so I chose to observe them and their structures in my fieldnote.

Since things might change continuously, you may have to sketch them quickly and simply. The drawing does not aim to create a beautiful picture but to record the information in a short time.

The outcome is quite interesting, if there is no caption of each thing, others may not understand what I’m drawing. But you know what are they because you actually saw them. So that words are necessary to include in your fieldnote to provide a better understanding of it. Moreover, in case you forget what you have drawn, it’s better to write a caption next to your drawing. Your notes might become important learning material for others. Ensure that your records can be understandable and help others know what you have seen and your thoughts about it.

There are many things we cannot tell by others, such as their feelings, we are able to gain our own experience by directly participating in the observation instead of just looking at others’ writing on a website. Creating fieldnotes, we might find some interesting phenomena that were not expected. Although the observers can only see superficial or a part of things, it is still worthwhile to do the observation to combine a variety of information together and have a new discovery.

[self-doubt-posse]

FIELD NOTE #4

BIO 1200 1:20pm

11/29/21

As I walk into class after attending SI, I see that the teacher is going over chapter 18 instead of chapter 17.  I raise my hand and ask, “what about chapter 17?”  Apparently, she posted an online lecture and didn’t inform anyone about it.  Hm, I thought to myself.  I knew I wasn’t the only one who didn’t know about this online lecture, considering the overheard conversations of, “I didn’t get an email!?”  Great start to class.  Then, as we went through the lecture, we were all informed we had an exam in less than 2 weeks over three chapters after just having an exam last Monday.  This class is so stressful to me and many other students as I can sympathize with them.  We have a full exam on 3 chapters as well as a cumulative exam on the whole semester in less than 2 weeks.  There’s a lot to get done in this class especially right after break.  Also, all my other classes are booked with homework as well.  I guess finals week is going to be as stressful as other college students make it out to be. At the end of class, the teacher passed out a required sheet to rate her teaching skills.  I can guess what everyone put.  And from this brief field note, I can guess you know too.  This class was sure one hell of a rollercoaster ride, but I’m glad it’s done.  The amount of work I put into it is impressive.  Even I shocked myself.  Would I do it again though? Absolutely not. Stress is something everyone faces during one point in their life.  Everyone goes through hard times.  So why not be the one to execute these hard times with a smile on your face?  From these 4 field notes I’ve taken over the past 2 weeks, I have grown my mind about humanity and other people.  People are so similar, but also so unique at the same time.  The trick is to find those who you relate to.  I haven’t found my people yet, but I’m not in any rush either.  Afterall, you will never find your people unless you are whole in yourself first.  That’s the first step to creating your own friend group who will push you to excel even more in life. I’ve concluded, that’s what friends are for.