1- March 15, 2013, 1:07 am, just outside Hofstra USA
2- Identify and list the sounds farthest away from you. –  Cars (very few of them, as it’s late) some people talking

3- Identify and list the sounds at a medium range from you. – people talking and walking, the base from the music playing in Hofstra USA the door to dutch treats opening and closing, the rustling of a paper bag caught in a tree and wind.

4- Identify and list the sounds closest to you (You can include internal sounds if noticed or relevant). – Keyboard keys, my breathing indicating that I’m shivering, the doors to Hofstra USA opening and closing, my friend Petra talking to me, and my phone receiving a text.

5- Describe the general sound level and amount of sound activity. – Very quiet, serene, and peaceful. It’s as if i’m in my own bubble and the noises and stress of the outside world are barely touching me. Except for the fact that I’m still cold.

6- Assign a one word description to the “sound environment”. –  Peaceful

7- Select and list 3 sounds which are essential to the sound environment. Note: you need to try to figure out what sounds make up this environment and which of those sounds need to be there for the feeling of the environment to stay intact. – Wind, the dull base, and the plastic bag. Perhaps the cars in the distance as well.