1. Sounds I heard while listening during our Sound Walk:
In the Stairwell:
- Doors creaking, opening fast and closing heavily
- A couple of people walking up the stairs and away from us
- The pouring of feet down the stairway and the trickling down to just a couple of feet to the bottom.
- The hum of pipes within the walls
- cars inside the garage outside, squeaky brakes
- A truck backing up (*beeep. beeep. beeep.)
Garage:
- Outside traffic echoing inside garage
Outside:
- Birds chirping
- Crosswalk dings
- People talking to eachother, and on the phone
- Wind
- Tree leaves rustling
- Bus notices "por favor, no cruce en frente del autobus"
- Moped buzzing by
- Trucks diesel engines when accelerating
- doors opening and closing
- the rubbing of jeans as people walk
Construction
- Elevator buzz
- pipes hitting against eachother
- Gravel falling to the ground
- Men talking to eachother
- Various drills/equipment
Patio
- Outdoor music
- More birds
- More people talking
- The sound of feet walking on wooden boards
- wind
Littlefield Cafe
- Pots and pans and plates landing on eachother
- Utensils on plates
- People eating
- Cashier buttons beeping
- customers talking to cashiers
- TVs in the background
- Music in the background
Courtyard
- Ms. Dixon on her cellphone
- Several people chatting
2 Bonus: My Sound Walk
Go on 29th and Guadelupe around the later evening. Walk into Toy Joy from the Cafe entrance. Walk from Hello Kitty section into Toy Joy and go into each separate room. Leave, stand by the bus stop, Go into Buffalo Exchange. Walk in and turn to the right, go counter-clockwise around store. Come out of store.
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