Observation Hour 2

For the second hour, the back room of Caribou Coffee was observed. In this room, there was only one table that could seat four people whereas eight tables could only seat two people. Where there had been loud music in the other section mentioned in Observation 4, there was no speaker in this room so the music was not very loud. Two people were studying individually with their laptops; however, one group of two people were not studying. In this group, the woman was braiding the man’s hair. Though the individuals within the room did not socialize at all, the group was quietly talking. However, this room became somewhat loud when a group of about seven gentlemen decided to socialize outside. There was also an area where there could be a fire and I observed that the individuals and the group situated themselves near this area though the gas logs were not on. The individuals also did not have any beverages with them for they were too consumed with their laptops.

Within the hour, both individuals got up to talk on their cell phones. They left caribou coffee to talk on their phones outside and they left all of their belongings including their laptops for an extended period of time. However, after the time interval, both individuals came back to their laptops and continued to study.

Towards the end of the hour, another individual came to study. She also pulled out her laptop and did not socialize but started working. Therefore, at the end of the hour, there were a total of three individual studiers and one group of two people who were not studying.