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Time/Place: 3.27.2026, 1:15PM.  H&R Block, Selden, NY

Furthest: Phone ringing, receptionist talking at the front desk

Medium: Music coming from a small speaker that an employee had set up on top of their cubicle

Closest: Typing on the computer from the nice lady doing my taxes, the printer printing out my forms.

Sound Level & Activity: The sound level overall wasn’t quiet but I wouldn’t consider it to be at a medium volume either, more somewhere in between

Description: Overall the sound was generally normal, it wasn’t overstimulating as most public settings tend to be. I felt almost relaxed

Essential Sounds: Music from speaker, printer, typing from computer, phone ringing, talking from the other employees

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  1. 3/11/26, 12:50pm, Bits n Bytes
  2. Farthest: The sound of utensils/food being cooked in the dining hall. Beeping of students getting rung up at the cash register
  3. Medium: Chatter in the dining hall during common hour. The creaking of the door opening and closing everytime someone walks in/out, the sound of chairs scraping on the floor.
  4. Closest: Kids lining up to go back to the daycare/school (?) that is here on campus.
  5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level was pretty high, it was during common hour so it was pretty crowded, the kids were pretty rowdy despite them being on their way out the door, and all around it was pretty overstimulating.
  6. Description: Dining hall, common hour, high sound activity
  7. Essential Sounds: Beeping from the register, cooking in the kitchen area, talking from other students, chairs scraping on the floor

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  1. 3/17/26, 1:20pm, Train heading towards Penn Station
  2. Farthest: Chatter from the other people on the other side of the train car
  3. Medium: Sound of the train moving/wheels running along the train track. Every now and then the horn (?) of the train goes off.
  4. Closest: At each stop the intercom system goes off announcing each stop and the destination of the train. My boyfriend listening to videos on his phone despite me telling him to put in headphones
  5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level was moderate. Not too loud, but not quiet either, a comfortable sound level that wasn’t too overstimulating
  6. Description: Train car, normal activity
  7. Essential Sounds: Train moving, people talking, intercom system announcements, video from phone speaker

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  1. 3/6/26, 12:30pm, Lidl, Lake Grove
  2. Farthest: Chatter from customers waiting on line
  3. Medium: Shuffling of customers placing their groceries on the belt/music from the speakers (side note: we are pretty sure the music that is played from the speakers is generated from AI)
  4. Closest: The beeping every time I scan an item
  5. Sound Level/Activity: The sound level was pretty high, due to it being midday on a Friday and at that time we generally get pretty busy, so with all the people, and several registers open it can get loud and pretty overstimulating
  6. Description: Grocery store, normal activity
  7. Essential Sounds: Beeping from the register, pushing of the carts, the speaker system announcing which registers are open/closed, music from the speakers