Coffee Shop Literacy Dig...

While I sat there for thirty minutes in the coffee shop I felt uneasy. I wondered if anyone knew that I was watching them. I do not believe I have ever just sat in a public place and deliberatly listened to someones conversation. Seeing that it was the first week of school, there were many college kids inside the coffee shop just talking. Very few were actually studying, with the exception of a few people on the outside. The noise level inside the facility was a lot louder than normal I thought. The time of day was later in the afternoon, which is one of the factors of the noise level I believed. Also, the fact that many students have almost none of very few studying to accomplish. The coffee shop atmosphere made you relax. There were giant, plush couches for one to sit upon. Which is where most of the people there that were talking about miscellanious topics, such as one girls wedding, professors, and class schedules, were sitting. However, there were actual tables with chairs spread throughout the coffee shop as well. Which allowed for a more formal meeting type setting or single tables with one chair that would allow for a studying or reading type setting. I feel that the coffee shop was set up this was to allow a place for everyone and their interests. However, I have not and still probably will not go their if I ever needed to study, due to the loud noises by the coffee shop's machienes and the closeness of the couches, tables, and chairs. Which for me personally would not allow me concentrate fully on my task at hand.