Reading 7: Reading: Doing autoethnography

1. Find an important personal story/history/event that you can share with us

Once upon a time, around 2014, I married my high school sweetheart. I was young and in love, and wanting to move far, far away. Fast forward to two years later, I am living in San Diego with my husband, where some of the worst and best experiences of my life occurred. The only real photos I took were either me pretending I was having fun, or a genuinely good experience (which was rare). Eventually my ex cheated on me and I left him, moved back home and started school. One day I really want to move back to San Diego and make some genuinely good memories.

2. What "snapshots" can you find to describe this personal story/history/event? (Please find images to support this story or sketch them)

3. What "artifacts" can you find to fill out the gaps left by the snapshots in this personal story/history/event? (Please find images to support this story or sketch them)

I still have my wedding ring and band unfortunately, I haven't had luck in selling the sucker. Part of me thinks it bad luck for a couple to have it, because of all the bad vibes associated with it, but it feels like a burden to keep.

4. How would you associate this personal story/history/event with other people or even society/culture?

I think this is a tale as old as time unfortunately, girl falls in love, follows boy across country, boy cheats on girl, girls heart breaks, and then she moves on.