Sound

What is sound? What is listening?

Sound aides you in experiencing emotion. It reveals distance and indicates your surroundings. 

Listening is devoting your attention to the sounds around you. 

What is your earliest memory of sound? How do you feel about it now?

I think one of my earliest memories of sounds comes from around the age of four or five. At that time in my life, my dad used to travel throughout California to attend conferences and would often get home late at night/early in the morning. I remember trying to stay up throughout the night so I could be assured he would get home safely, listening to the creaks in the house and the cats moving around, waiting for the noise of the car pulling in the driveway, the keys in the lock, the door squealing open to let me know that he was home. 

Do you listen for sound in your dreams? What do you hear?

I can't recall ever hearing sound in my dream, or at least I can't recall it when I wake up. People talk a lot in my dreams, but I can't ever remember the sound of their voices, just the words they say. 

Can you describe a rhythm pattern in your daily life?

The sound of the AC sets the rhythm of my life in my dorm. on/off/on/off to beat the heat but spare energy.
My life back home it's easier to describe a pattern to. Here it's more spontaneous and set by the random noises of the people who happen to be near me. 

What sound fascinates you?

The sound of the wind, the sound of the oceans. Sounds that seem repetitive but really are not. The sound of the birds especially!!! The sound of the elevator because it constantly seems on the brink of destruction and it terrifies me.