Journal Entry 1

1- 2/3/11 8:30 PM, my apartment’s front stoop
2- Car doors opening/closing, people coming and going from nursing home, Airplane overhead
3-Cars driving by on my street, People walking on snow-covered sidewalks
4- My roommates sitting next to me smoking cigarettes
5- Moderate traffic, but no particularly loud sounds. Medium
6-Busy
7- Cars driving by, peoples voices, The airplane overhead.

Sound Environment

1. February 3rd, 11PM, HUHC lounge.

2. Far: yelling outside, cars
3. Medium: Someone playing the guitar and singing, door slamming shut, footsteps, keys rattling, voices
4. Close: My own breath, my own swallowing, jeans against couch as I shift my legs

5. Overall, the sound level is fairly low the closer I get to myself. Immediately there is nothing going on audibly other than noises I make myself, and although as I move further from myself it gets busier, it is easier for me to ignore those noises.

6. Sound Environment: Soft