Sound Activity

Eyes Open
Sandals
exterior A/C unit buzzing-constant
Girl talking
Zippers clanging on a backpack
Door freak
Keys
Girl saying "Exaaaaactly"
Door without creak-closes slowly so it doesn't slam shut
birds
Girl's canvas bag shuffling against her clothing
Person climbing stairs
Paper moving
Laughter
Bee buzzing
Bike chains whirring
Mandals (Man sandals)- has a heavier/thicker sound than other sandals
Crickets
Police siren
Bike
Brakes squeaking
Horn

Eyes Closed
The police siren continues!
More bikes
More horns
More squeaky brakes
A/C unit
Man's voice-he had an accent
Dragging steps of some kind-person with a limp, or something scraping ground?
Girly steps-
Screaming
Running/rustling
Girl: "What?!"
Leaves crunching and skidding across ground
Skateboard?
Muffled conversation
Branches cracking under footsteps
Gum pop!
Guy singing
Really excited girl interrupting singing guy (She said "heeeeeeyyyy," and it literally lasted about 5 seconds)
Bird call-sounded like it was really close
Honk
Squeaky bus brakes in the distance
Car door slam
Various unidentifiable sounds that happened once
Someone suppressing a cough
Construction beeps
Plane
Critter footsteps
Something grinding against something metal
Keys
High heels (x2)
Dog bark?
Something cracking/dropping-nuts?  Never got closer, too constant to be caused by 1 person
Girl talking about chicken and brownies
Door opening in distant hallway-huge echo!

    Time passed more slowly when I had my eyes open.  Everything was too clear, too identifiable, and I was too sure of myself and what I was hearing.  Towards the end of the 15 minutes, I started relying on my sight for new sounds.  I looked around as if to will the sound of things- like the squirrel scampering across the overhang, even the butterfly's wings on the bush next to me.  Although my eyes were open, there were still sounds I couldn't see that were unavoidable, like the birds chirping.  Because I was focused, I found myself gradually becoming more aware of the less noticeable sounds.  This was heightened even further once I closed my eyes.  I didn't just hear the footsteps when my eyes were closed, I heard the leaves crunching underneath the footsteps.  However, this heightened awareness comes at a price: without my eyes to aid me, although my list was longer, I couldn't identify all the sounds I heard.  Also, once I closed my eyes, the repetitive sounds- like the A/C, the footsteps and the voices-became less repetitive.  I became aware of the oscillations in the A/C's buzzing, the differences in people's strides, and what the people were actually saying.