After reading the first chapter of Fieldworking: Reading and Writing Research, I realized that observing and researching a subculture would not be as difficult as I first thought. After reading the sample ethnographies, it became apparent to me that the researchers chose topics that interested them. The ethnography on the Iowa 80 truck stop really caught my attention because I know many people who can relate to some of the pros and cons of truck driving. "The logbook was symbol and substance of what was wrong with the industry, a monitoring device that was set up so it couldn't be followed except by lying." This part of the study stood out because I know many truckers who use the logbook and must lie or else they will not have a job. I do not agree with this system because an employee should not have to cheat the system to have a job. The Nacirema ethonography was quite funny to me. I would have never thought to look at the American culture with a satire view. This article showed me that you can research something like your own lifestyle but still look at it from someone else's point of view.