Parties

So, I was able to attend a family party, nothing unusual, except I spent the whole time with Dan. I was able to see people and situations from a different perspective. Have to tell you, it was an improvement from the usual family parties! I was able to see both the camaraderie and competition between brothers, and the parents reactions to both!
After the party, I was invited out to "party more" with Dan and his friends, but i couldn't go. I told him I'd be up for it another time... I hope "another time" comes before the end of this semester! LOL

I've been dumped...

So, Ali finally responded. She "didn't realize" I still needed help. She will no longer be involved in the project. Apparently, she and Dan are done... even though they always said they weren't dating, just "hooking up" now and then. So, as I was using Ali as a subject for my research, she was using me to get closer to Dan! Funny how things work out.

My final project will need to be centered on Dan, as I'm not sure if I have enough Ali info... We can discuss this at our working group meeting, I guess.

A good lesson learned, I had never even considered that an informant would agree to be invovled and then decline to finish a project. I guess this a concern faced by every anthropologist. Being dumped by an informant !