On my soundwalk, I walked to my yoga studio on E86th Street and 3rd Avenue from Hunter College and back. It was a busy rush hour; there were a lot of footsteps on the ground and sounds of people's feet shuffling. When I left Hunter I heard a group of students laughing hysterically outside by the West Building. It was the sound of relief after a long day at school. I heard a blind man' stick against the floor as he looked for the entrance to school. There was a sound of the 6 train under ground which I never actually heard before or paid any attention to. It was the "stand clear of the closing doors" announcement. As I walked up Lexington Avenue, I heard the sound of commuters and traffic. Cars honked every 5 minutes because the light would turn red every couple seconds. Once in a while a huge bus would pass and make a huffing sound as if it was tired. A desperate clipboard guy kept trying to stop every person on the sidewalk by asking them questions. This was a very direct sound signal as he tried very hard to get people's attention but was not succeeding very well.
On my walk back, I was crossing 86th and Lexington, a small intersection where people grunted with frustration as they tried to avoid collision while crossing the street into the subway entrance. I heard a lot of clicking of the tongue against teeth from women who almost walked into one another. There was the sound of commuters leaving work; clicking of heels against the ground, traffic noise, and exhausted sighs. I heard a baby crying and children yelling. A loud fire siren passed by and people got annoyed. A barista was handing out free samples of yogurt by asking "would you guys like a free sample?"
On my walk I mostly heard keynotes; it was mainly city sounds and people's everyday chatter. After my walk, I felt a sense of peace and quietness in my mind.
