Monday, October 11, 2010
Sarah's Sound Walk
This walk was different then I pictured it to be. Starting off outside the fac there was a ton of students walking by or sitting down talking which I expected. As I made my way to the alleyway I didn't really notice anything unusual, people walk/talking, birds chirping, the wind blowing the trees and dropping of leaves. As I got to the alley however, it was utter silence. I don't know if its because I was there at 10 am or if this is how it usually is walking from that alley to the tiny street, there was absolutely no noise. As I walked up the street I could hear a truck's ringing system as it was backing up. Also an oncoming car came blaring music as it was trying to get away from campus as quick as possible. Surprisingly, no one's car alarm went off which is what usually happens when I walk on that street. As I made my way to the stairs, I stopped, I could hear numerous students in that lawn area talking, eating and sleeping. It reminded me of when I had time to do that. Suddenly the tower bells erupted telling me it was 10:15. Every time I hear these it sets me back to when I first got here. Hard to believe time has passed by so quick. Making my towards the main building, I realized that I have never been inside the building my entire time at UT. Surprised by this, I didn't know what to expect. As I got under the building itself, it was as if the outside noise just vanished. All I could hear were the footsteps from people in front of me up the stairs. After I was inside, again no noise except the steps of going up the stairs to get to the science library. It was extremely quiet, nothing like I have seen before. The expression "you could hear a pen drop" definitely applied in this case. I sat down at one of the tables and just looking at people and the room. Pages turning from a book. Bags zippers opening and closing. I could even hear a girls keypad as she texted from her blackberry. I decided this is too quiet for me and left. After I was back in the courtyard area in front of the Main Building, I felt like I was back in the real world. Away from the awkward quietness.
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