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February 8th, 2024. 9:25am J-Train.

The sounds that are closest to me is a child crying next to me and the train announcement.

The furthest sounds are the cars and trucks and music outside.

The medium distances, I would consider the shuffling and train itself, noises from peoples phones and high schoolers talking.

The sound level is loud and the amount of sounds being created is consistent until the High Schoolers got off.

Word Description: Light Cacophony

Important sounds are talking, train on the tracks, crying child, and the MTA Train Announcer!

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  1. 2/8, 6:26PM, my living room
  2. Farthest away from me: the sound of the refrigerator running, footsteps in the hallway
  3. Medium range: My housemate sniffling and pouring her drink
  4. Closest to me: The sound of the fan in my laptop, my keyboard as I type, and the sound of my own breathing
  5. It’s generally very quiet – everyone just got home from class and we’re passing around my phone putting in our Doordash orders so no one is really making much noise
  6. One word: comfortable
  7. 3 essential sounds: the sound of my breath, the footsteps, the refrigerator. These sounds together represent the idea of comfortable silence for me.

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February 8, 2024. 1:20. My Backyard.
The sounds that are furthest away from me: Truck beeping, distant cars, a plane.
The sounds that are a medium distance from me: Neighbors footsteps, squirrels shuffling in the trees, occasional car on my street.
The sounds that are closest to me: Birds, music coming from my computer (Sugar Magnolia- Grateful Dead).
The sound level of the space: Low. A lot of different quiet sounds.
One word description: Peaceful
Three sounds that are most important to the environment: Birds chirping, wind in the trees, hum of planes from nearby airport.