Stacy Pigg’s Transient Literacies in Action Chapter 2 talks about mobile surround. The mobile surround is simply people working in the same environment. My mobile surrounding is are Starbucks. I like to buy a drink after my studies or work session is done, a “reward.” Lighting also plays a big role for me to get my work done. The lighting at Starbucks is always so bright from the glass walls letting natural light in. In my room, it just isn’t that bright even with lights on. Since it’s not that bright it causes me to get sleepy and lose focus, it doesn’t help that my bed is only a couple of feet from my desk. The energy at Starbucks is unbeatable from the delicious smell of coffee and teas brewing, it sets the perfect vibe. Working at Starbucks causes me to be productive from seeing everyone working. It makes me feel ashamed to procrastinate, it forces me to work. Starbucks has the perfect amount of background noise. It isn’t too loud or too quiet. Silence is distracting for me even when I have my headphones on. I’m more focused on everything around me rather than the work in front of me. I have the mindset that I went out of my way to go out and carry all my things to go study. I made time out of my day, so I might as well not slack off. In my house it’s never quiet, it’s always so loud. My mom is always calling me to go do something. At Starbucks I can’t be sidetracked to do something else.

Photo Credit : Oh, Rachel, and Veena Vinod. “How to Solve the Perennial Problem of Seat-Hogging?” The Straits Times, 1 June 2016, www.straitstimes.com/singapore/manpower/how-to-solve-the-perennial-problem-of-seat-hogging.