Early Morning Cooking

  1. 3/17/17 8:20AM, Kitchen in 13th floor of Vander Poel Hall
  2. Farthest Sounds – Wind blowing outside, car horn, Opening and closing of doors on this floor, floor below, and floor above.
  3. Medium Range – Dishes clattering, vegetables being cut, people talking, music playing at a low volume.
  4. Closest – Eggs frying on a pan, Microwave hum, my voice singing along to the song
  5. Sound Level is moderately high and there is a moderate amount of Sound Activity
  6. Word – “familial”
  7. Essential Sounds – Dishes clattering, people talking, my voice singing along

Journal Entry

  1. 3/16/17, 7 PM, Basement of Library
  2. Farthest sound: Students talking/studying at farthest table from me (opposite corner of floor)
  3. Medium: More students talking, clicking of shoes on marble floors, swishing of shoes on carpet
  4. Closest: Music coming from earbuds of the person next to me, pencil smoothly writing on paper
  5. Low sound level
  6. Quiet but tense
  7. keyboards, faint music, shoes hitting floor,

New Suite Mate Moving In to My Dorm

  1. March 16th, 6:26pm, my dorm room in Hague
  2. Far Sounds: Balloons being popped in the hallway
  3. Medium Sounds: New suite mate walking while moving into his room
  4. Close Sounds: New suite mate dropping heavy boxes on the floor
  5. Sound Level: Extremely Loud
  6. Environment: Chaotic
  7. Essential Sounds: Balloons popping, conversation, dropped boxes

Leaving Estabrook

Date/Location: 03-16-17, 6:45pm, Estabrook elevator and lobby

Sounds heard: beeping of elevator going down, me sniffle, elevator door open, me walking, me going through turnstile, me opening the door to the outside

Spiegel Theatre Waiting for Class to Start

Date/Location: 3-16-17, 3:45pm, Spiegel Theatre

Far sounds: someone walking towards the Spiegel, Spiegel door open/close, someone walking in back of Spiegel

Medium sounds: heating vent, clicking of Tia’s laptop, Jack R. moving in his seat, squeaking chairs, Drew humming

Close sounds: Tia arguing about the annexation of Hawaii, Jack and Drew replying to Tia, Jack reading something out loud from Twitter

Level: medium

Descriptive word: debates

3 important noises: Tia, Jack, and Drew talking, heating vent, squeaking chairs