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When first getting this assignment, I was not feeling very positive on how my Final paper would turn out. I started out with the intention of drawing inspiration from ethnographic pieces like "Imillaskate" or "Growing Up Queer", but figured I would just focus on both quantitative and qualitative aspects of my field site(the gym) and see what happens. Within a matter of time the format of my paper kind of shaped itself. I appreciated this project because it was pleasantly out of the ordinary for an English course. I don't mind some good old fashioned literary analysis, but this assignment and its process ended up being more fulfilling than I had initially anticipated.
-Marc Middleton

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 English 101X project research  By: Brenda Gonzalez 

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Taking this class has thought me to observe and realized all the great efforts the community offers in Ocean Beach by making dogs owners and dogs happy and entertaining themselves; the research has inspired me to the history of ImillaSkate because I related it to the freedom that dogs have when they are out there unleash on the beach;
Through my semester I did learn other ethnographers writing points of view I thought they were different as writers and learn from each of one them;
As an ethnographer, I have learned to manage my critical thinking and observations as a writer.

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Ethnography: Liberty Station - Thanh Warrens                  Before my ethnographic paper, I did not know much about the site that I picked, Liberty Station (AKA NTC) nor did I pay much attention to it even though I work in the area. During my project, my observation, and my research, I not only learned a lot about the history of Liberty Station, I learned to appreciate the field site and honor the brave lives that built the Naval Training Center (NTC) and served our country. I will now see it with a new pair of eyes and take in the beauty of Liberty Station the park as I walk almost daily during my lunchtime. I discovered shops I never knew existed. I want to spend a day and take my time walking through the art museums. Thank you, Professor Smith, for having us do the project and helping us to learn about ethnography, and how to gather information and write about it. And also learn to appreciate the field site that we did.  

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Ethnography: Liberty Station - Thanh Warrens                  Before my ethnographic paper, I did not know much about the site that I picked, Liberty Station (AKA NTC) nor did I pay much attention to it even though I work in the area. During my project, my observation, and my research, I not only learned a lot about the history of Liberty Station, I learned to appreciate the field site and honor the brave lives that built the Naval Training Center (NTC) and served our country. I will now see it with a new pair of eyes and take in the beauty of Liberty Station the park as I walk almost daily during my lunchtime. I discovered shops I never knew existed. I want to spend a day and take my time walking through the art museums. Thank you, Professor Smith, for having us do the project and helping us to learn about ethnography, and how to gather information and write about it. And also learn to appreciate the field site that we did.  

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When I first learned about the project, I was excited to learn as much as possible about La Mesa's farmers market. When I found out that it would be about 10 pages, I completely doubted myself. I didn't think it would be possible to write about a small street market. Thankfully, I didn't let all of my doubts get the best of me. With Professor Wendy's supportive words and suggestions, I was able to complete my paper. I probably could have gotten a couple of more pages complete. This project has opened my eyes to things that I never really noticed before. I always thought that I was observant, but doing field notes opened my eyes to even more things around me. Thank you so much professor for everything!

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Man, this seemed like a long time coming! ha! I finally turned in my paper and I appreciated that we were able to do many parts of this project in pieces to be able to have all these pieces mesh together and reflect on our experiences. I feel like not only did we work on the writing this semester, I got to dig a little deeper into something I was already passionate about and really get to literally sit and observe and reflect! Thank you to professor Wendy for your help and guidance this semester!

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I spent a few hours observing what happens in a couple of airports and it was a great experience! First Lindbergh Field, most know as San Diego International, then Brown Field Municipal Airport. Both with different operations but with a big and interesting community. The day I went it wasn't very busy, so it was hard to observe and respond to what people were doing since there was not that many people there, which is unusual. I'm very happy with the outcome though, I always had a hard time writing and thanks to professor Wendy Smith I was able to improve my writing skills and write a 8 page paper. Thank you for everything and I hope you guys enjoy the reading.

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My ethnography is actually on my job, DD's Discounts in Spring Valley. It's a fairly new store targeted mainly for working class families, with cheaper prices than its sister store, Ross, and is mainly found in cultural diverse communities. I focused mainly on the ways good customer and associate interactions help to make a happier, cleaner, and overall better store. I also highlighted the importance of discount chain stores in diverse communities as a place for people from all backgrounds to come together and shop safely, locally, and affordably. In conclusion, I feel a lot of stores ,like DD's, have the opportunity to become safe places for diversity and culture if they really tried.

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Finally got to finish my ethnography paper! imposter syndrome, mind blocking, and running dry of creativity are for sure part of it but I got to finish my final paper and believe in myself. Special thanks to Professor Wendy Smith for a really fun class throughout the semester.

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My ethnography research paper was based on the community of the Spring Valley Swap Meet. Since I grew up going to swap meets, I knew what the experience was like as a shopper but never had I experienced what it was like being a vendor. I enjoyed doing this project because it helped me discover the lifestyle of vendors working in the swap meet and learn more about the people of my race. However, I enjoyed doing this project step by step and doing a single bit each week until we reached the final result. In the end, I got a good sense of feeling looking at my final draft, and it was almost unbelievable that I had completed this research.

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My ethnography paper was based on the senior homes of Mount Miguel. I had a lot of fun diving into and immersing myself in the senior lifestyle. I learned all about the community and what it has to offer. I found it interesting to see what people did with their retirement. I spent a couple of weeks at the dining hall and a few other places on the grounds. it was really great getting to know individuals and spending time finding out about the perks of living in a senior community.

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I did my ethnography paper on my local gym, EoS Fitness in Oceanside, CA. I've been going to this gym for a few years now since they moved all their equipment outside due to COVID-19. I knew how the people kind of operated at this gym. Everyones so young and young people usually aren't the most respectful to other people. It was interesting to me to see the multitude of different kinds of people who work out there though. I thought going in that the people there were kind of rude, but to my surprise I found some interesting characters. After speaking to some of the regulars, I've come to find that some of my best friends at the gym are popular influencers, ex-NFL players and even college athletes. Being around those people was contagious mentally and this assignment has only given me more time with those people.
Daniel McMahon

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In order to understand the Vietnamese community, it is necessary to take field notes on different location. Therefore, I did my ethnography paper on badminton stadium. This is one of three sites I chose to observe because the place is one of the most common place for the Vietnamese- American teenagers to do sport. As I observed the high school scholars, in their sight was a reflection of determination and passion while practicing. That was when I realized that competitiveness was a part of their growing process. Their ambition to win is not totally a bad thing as it helps drive them to become a better version of themselves. I infer that from the youth, there is an endless energy and hope for the future Indies them. They are always energetic and motivated towards their goals. Despite the fact that I'm still at a young age, those teenagers really lit the positivity and optimism inside me. Besides that, I also saw how they interacted with each other during break. They seemed really friendly to each other, and took care of each individual member among themselves. They were like an outside small family.

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I did my ethnography on my local gym. I decided to do it here because 1. it was convenient because it is somewhere I go often 2. I never really paid any attention to anything outside of myself at the gym. It was interesting to see what type of people went and what time and other small things like clothing, age, body type, etc. I always avoided anything outside myself because I'm too nervous to approach people and make observations about them. But I tried to do it as respectfully as possible and I learned a lot about who goes to the gym.

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My ethnography was about an African food vendor at Ocean Beach farmers market. I have visited farmers markets before but I never really paid attention to what how the vendors operate their days so I focused on one vendor - Flavors of East Africa. At first, I was a little hesitant to observe because I didn't want to look like a weirdo but after I talked to the employees it made feel comfortable to hang around. They were very kind. I was most impressed with their teamwork and I was actually inspired by them. Their food is very popular and I would recommend it to everyone.

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I wrote my ethnographic paper on the Dole Pineapple Plantation in Wahiawa, Hawaii. I visited Oahu during spring break for a few days. The Dole Plantation in Hawaii is where the company Dole was first started. I decided to choose this site because I have never been to a plantation before and I was curious about how they look and what the experience is like for tourists. While at the plantation I learned so much about Hawaii and its culture, and how pineapples are grown at the plantation. The picture I included is of pineapples that are still in an early growing stage. The pineapple industry is one of the biggest and most important businesses in Hawaii. I enjoyed doing this assignment and learning about the Dole Plantation.
-Jadyn Lizalde

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My ethnography paper is about what I observed inside the gym where I have a membership which is the planet fitness that is located in Sorrento Valley, near Mira Mesa. At first, I was thinking if it's a good idea to observe this place for my project since I do not really go to the gym, but good thing I did because I have noticed and learned a lot. I talked about how many of the people in the gym were minding their own businesses like people were looking straight while doing their own preps. In the gym where I go to, most of them are young adults probably in their late 20's, but there are also few who are in their 40's and 50's.  Many of them are either doing cardio in the treadmill or lifting weights. I only saw couple of people who are in the bicycle area. All of the people in the gym are wiping the equipment they used before moving on the other ones and I only saw around 2 or 3 people who are wearing face mask because the gym is mask free if you are vaccinated. I also noticed that all of the people in the gym were wearing airpods, headphones, or earphones. I also saw few people bringing their own water bottles and take them wherever they go.

-Princess Aquino

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I did my ethnography paper on my sister's recovery process after she was in a car accident. I talked about how she was feeling both physically and mentally. I monitored her process from the beginning of when she was first released into my care and up until she moved out( which was around two or three weeks ago). I talked about the little things she did that really helped her mentally and really helped her recover from her accident. I wrote from how she felt from the beginning and now. I also talked about how this experience changed her life for the better and worse.

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I did my ethnographic paper on the  Youth Band of my church- the San Diego Living Water Church. While doing my field notes, I observed things that I'd never considered before. It is important for youth leaders to be able to see symptoms of tiredness, boredom, and more. Furthermore, I learned that it's important to create a sense of community too. I find myself struggling a lot to find the right secondary research on this topic. Liturgical music is not at all a popular topic. I'd love to think that my project is like "How Men and Women Use Language Differently in Their Lives and in the Classroom". But on second thought, I still have a lot of distance to cover to be anywhere close to that. Though there are shortcomings, I do appreciate the "look at your fish" aspect of the assignments a lot. I hope that I can carry this mentality onwards as I'm not as observant as I'd like to be.- Tri Tam Nguyen

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I did my ethnographic paper on a local coffee shop. I really wanted to explore the environment and see how it compares to other coffee shops I have been to in the past. I observed customers and baristas in the coffee shop and wrote about what kind of clientele the shop gets. I also wrote about what experiences I witnessed while observing. What I enjoyed the most about this is that overall, Intazza is a very serene environment where people keep to themselves and focus on their own productivity. -Brookelyn McMahon

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I did my ethnographic paper on Benihana and why there is such a high turnover rate in the food service industry. I thought this would be an easy task since I've been working in the food industry for almost my whole adult life. Turns out it was quite difficult for me. I struggled to figure out exactly what I should be paying attention to while taking my fieldnotes. I really struggled with the details, especially. I feel like my paper is more like "Subsistent Fishing". I have more of how things work and how people feel about it working that way. I hope my paper reads well and isn't boring. I struggle with telling stories, even when talking about things I experienced.

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I studied females out in the lineup, or female surfers. My studies were a somewhat depressing sight but i can tell the future of surfing is heading towards the right direction. I discovered through taking field notes and interviews the women are still treated as less then while in the ocean. Women seem to be watched heavily and held to a higher standard than any guy out in the water. I witness first hand a female being intentionally harassed and cut off by another surfer. It isn’t all looking down though 2022 has been a very inclusive and momentous year in the sport of surfing. This year is the first year that men and women are surfing all the same events and have equal spotlight. Not only that the first trans women has been allowed to compete professionally, not only that but she managed to win her first competition about a week ago. While we a quite far from true equality within the surf community, I hope that by the time my daughter hits the water true equality will exist.

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Class after a seminar with Tainan Dalpra

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I did my ethnographic paper on the jiu jitsu community here in San Diego. I think that it is one of the most diverse communities in the area, and I set out to try and show just how diverse the community is. I didn't end up going in to any specific stories, but I did really enjoy the process. There is no shortage of inequality in the world right now, and I have no idea how to fix that. But I believe that the jiu jitsu community is one of the most welcoming. You can't "fake it till you make it" in jiu jitsu you have to work hard to learn and be able to apply the techniques. There isn't an amount of money that you can throw at it to make yourself better, you just have to train. I think that's what makes this community special in that it's an extremely level playing field. Anyone can join and train, it doesn't matter what you've done in the past or what you plan to do in the future and I think that helps create a setting where the only inequality is the difference in time spent on the mats instead of what your family name is, or your ethnic background.

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I did my ethnography paper on the people who regularly play basketball at the gym on base. I was timid at first and nervous to be observing this group. They turned out to be very kind and taught me a lot about the babasketballulture and how it affected their lives throughout the years. There were so many differences between everyone, yet we were all in the same place for the same reason, a basketball game. It was a great experience and helped me realize that we are all the same in many ways.

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My Ethnographic papers' field site is the Rose Canyon Bike Path. I wanted to observe the people and animals that travel along and around the path. My paper explains the different interactions with nature I stumble across, as well as the few people I was lucky enough to have pass by me. The main take away from my observations was about the people and the research I did was helpful in understanding the bias that people have when taking the segment of path I observed. I realized later researching online about the path that the reason I was seeing so many more bikers than hikers was because many trails connect to this main path. Certain parts are paved so it's more enticing for people to walk along smooth ground rather than roll their ankle on a rock I guess.

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During this ethnographic research paper I obtained a deeper understanding of exploring and adventuring through hiking. I described the cultural and demographic  differences between cowles and iron mountain. I really enjoyed this assignment I found it to be more interactive then I thought. I also enjoyed looking at all the research revolves around hiking. I was a pleasure to take this class with you all.

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My ethnographic paper was on the sociodemographic differences between Cowles Mountain and Stonewall Peak. I come to the realization that there are true differences between the communities found at each site. Even though these trails are in the same county, the hour drive between them changes the experiences you'll have. Cowles is well known and almost always packed on the weekends because it's most people's workout. Stonewall is more secluded and serene with fewer crowds. Both trails have incredible views and kind people. -Xochitl Castellanos

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Angelberto Robles Jr. - English 101 - 81673

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I wrote my ethnography paper observing the crowd at the Hillcrest Farmers Market. I spent a few weekends there and noticed a trend of people going to enjoy their mornings there with a nice beverage or food item all while walking around the small businesses. I chose to focus on the types of people that attended and what they were more interested in. Not so much the vendors experience of the market. Maybe next time ill observe the vendors and see what its like for them instead. The thing I enjoyed about this program is that it gave me a new view of the market i would never really pay attention to the people attending it until now.

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I did my Ethnographic paper on the working season of wild land fire fighters. Using the field notes and auto ethnography style I learned about during this class I wrote about the events leading up to and during the season of a wild land fire fighter. It goes into detail of the beginning of the season and the training that goes along with it. My paper then explains things like traveling from location to location while working on different fires and even notes how this had effect on life at home. I enjoyed the opportunity to do this assignment and getting the chance to work with you all during this class. Thank you.

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I wrote my ethnography detailing my experience working as a detention officer in detention center. After taking my field notes and really looking at them, it helped me draw conclusions that were unnoticed by me just working there. When I first started working there I was confused why everybody was gossiping like they were back in high school. After my research, I concluded that officers are constantly trying to gauge who they are able to trust and who they can't which leads to office gossip being very high. Anyways, it was a fun project to do and I wish I had the time available to explore a culture that was more foreign to me.

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Daniel Gutierrez Escalante - English 101- 81673

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I did my ethnographic paper on Club Campestre de Tijuana. A regional icon just across the border down in Tijuana Mexico. The country club is much more than just a course but a whole community. It's rich history from the 1920's all the way until now is amazing and very interesting. I interview members, nonmembers, workers and leave a personal touch. My experience doing this research was fun and intellectually stimulating. It truly is a very interesting and amazing story that surprised me all the way.

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I did my ethnographic paper on St. Patrick’s church in North Park. I chose to do my project on this church because I was already familiar with this field site. Over the course of this project, I got to know my community a lot better, and I paid attention to things I would normally not notice. For example, I actually took the time to observe how other people would act during mass when I would normally just stare straight ahead during the sermons. I also spoke with a couple of people about my project.
After the project, I realized how important my community at St. Patrick’s is to me. I have known a lot of those people for almost 10 years, but I had never taken the time to talk to them about what religion means to them. I wouldn’t say I’ve always had the best relationship with religion, so it was nice to see other people’s perspectives.
-Jennifer Cantabrana

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I did my ethnography on my local gym, 24 Hour Fitness. I observed and took note on other gym-goers at different times of the day to see if there was a difference in the environment, and I honestly did see a difference. As I took my field notes, I tried to focus my observations around what people were wearing, how they interacted with others, and whether or not they seemed confident while working out. I did some research on how certain factors, such as physical appearance, can cause people to fear being judged at the gym, and how people really don't judge others as much as we think they do. Overall, I found that completing this assignment helped me feel less fearful that people are judging me as I'm working out.

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Daniela Espinoza Sanchez - ENGLISH 101 - 81673

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I did my ethnography on Lindo Lake a community park in Lakeside. It is one of the few natural lakes in California and as you can imagine there is a lot of history behind it to get where it is today. The picture above is the lake today but imagine it hundreds of years ago with just the trees, grass, and hillsides surrounding it. The park itself is beautiful and unlike any other in the city. It's surrounded by nature and wild animals. Every time I went everyone was friendly and seemed at peace surrounded by life. If any haven't visited the area I definitely recommend going with family or on your own. There's something for everyone!

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MD Care & Associates (Internal Medicine)

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MD Care & Associates (Internal Medicine)

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While returning back to work part- time after my maternity leave, I was able to observe my coworkers and patients on the daily basis. Patients have come here for about 25+ years  and tell the history of the building. I really enjoyed getting to know the patients point of view, the front office, back office and billing and coding work flow. Getting to see the work flow helped me better understand and prepare myself in my postpartum stage mentally and physically.  That way I can be ready to go back to working full-time after being out for 4 months.
Thank you Professor Smith, really enjoyed and learned a lot from this project.

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Where I grew up, you either got with it or you got out of the way. But, from what I was able to observe, there was a great deal of unspoken respect for each other at the skatepark. I think I saw a lot of tolerance among the older skateboarders who had a better feel for the flow of the park, something I never really felt myself at the parks I frequented when I was a kid. Being in California and experiencing the skateboarding scene here has been such a refreshing experience. I'm very excited for the next couple of years!

Stephen Killingsworth

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While writing about my experience at the market, I realized how much I like working there and that I'm glad to be spending another summer working there. I am truly grateful for this paper to help me come to this realization. Writing, in general, is a challenge for me because I tend to repeat the same words or I can't find the right words, and this project has helped keep me on the path to becoming a better writer. I've always felt akin to Lexi from Euphoria and while I was observing my environment during my shifts, it kind of reminded me why I really feel akin to her. This experience was really fun and I will definitely be more observant of my surroundings from here on out.

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(Crescent City and La Mesa together) |Kaleo Abasolo | English 101 | 81673|

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For my ethnography, I simply made a comparison between Crescent City (where I originally lived) and La Mesa (where I live now) to see which one I prefer more, spoilers, La Mesa by a mile. But while I was comparing the two I put different factors in mind such as having nostalgia blind me from the truth of my hometown and the experience of seeing new here in La Mesa. Thankfully to my knowledge the nostalgia I had for Crescent City was mostly realistic for the most part, and was more of a relief that I managed to leave as soon as I could, and had a wonderful time seeing more La Mesa, since I might be here for a while. Hopefully I'll manage to make great new memories here in La Mesa so I can have that nostalgic since when I revisit this place in the future.

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Aiden Trudeau- English 101 81673

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Ethnographic Project | English 101 | 81673

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When thinking about what location I wanted to do my field notes at, I was planning on a cafe or beach. But, I thought why not do it at a concert I was attending. I knew that this was something I would enjoy writing and I would find it challenging but fun. In the end, I decided to write about this subject because of my amazing experience at my first BTS concert in December of last year in Los Angeles. I met so many kind and unique people there, so I thought it would be an interesting ethnography essay to write about this community. BTS held four concerts in Las Vegas, Nevada on back to back weekends, all of which sold out in a few hours during presale. I took two of my field notes at the main merchandise booth outside the stadium. My last field note entry was an hour before the concert at my seats. The environment is so inspiring and I can see the joy in everyones eyes.

Kayla D'Acquisto