追隨反省性的知識論理念，重檢民族誌的尋繹基礎，本文將以自述方式把筆者的民族誌研究經歷變成研究主題來加以探討。透過自我省思，本文嘗試穿過昔日實證主義的客觀迷思和當今後現代主義的虛無轉向，指出自我可以成為切要的研究主動力(agency)，田野研究實屬研究者得以跨越「我－他」差異的有效途徑，既以心省思，也以四肢五官，進行有真實體會的社會探尋。

This article offers a self-reflection upon a field research in order to advance epistemological and methodological insights for ethnographic practice. Beginning with a critical review of the positivist legacy and postmodern turn, the discussion points to the making of ethnographic self into a pertinent agent in conducting social inquiry. This article at the end demonstrates that field research is of a unique strength for researcher to transcend the self-other dichotomy in understanding culture not only by dialogical communication, but also vicariously empathy from mind and body experience.