Drift Assessment

1. Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during Drift 1. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)
The first situation that bothered me during my first drift was when I was walking around, people tried to talk to me. People would see the equipment and then try and get recorded by talking to me. This happened several time and ruined several sounds.
The second situation that aggravated me was that my microphone picked up too much. During my walk the microphones picked up several sounds that I did not want to pick up. These sounds were unavoidable but still, it was aggravating. 



2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative. 


The first situation during Drift 1 when I felt unusually peaceful was when I picked up the Russian dialect in the store. Up until that point I was worried that I didn’t get anything good but when I walked into the store and picked up the dialog, it was a stress relief, which made me peaceful.
The second time that I felt peaceful was when I was recording the sound of the tree in the wind. I herd that sound while I was walking by and I just so happened to hear that sound. Then it got even better when a few people ran by and kicked up some leaves.

3. Describe three surprises or unexpected situations you encountered on your Drift and in the days that followed. The surprise could stem from your expectations that conflicted with "on the ground" realities, cultural or social issues of which you were previously unaware, feelings and reactions that you did not expect to have, appearances and soundings of things you did not expect, good or bad outcomes of "on the spot" decisions you had to make, or the discovery of "deeper" realities in the materials you brought home. (Again, skip anything technology-related!)


The first surprise that happened was when I was starting on my walk. I had already created my strategy and as soon as I started walking I had to change my strategy at almost every stoplight.
The second surprise was where my strategy took me. I found myself by shops that I had never seen before and cultures I didn’t know existed in this area, such as the Russian shop.
The third thing was not a surprise but instead an unexpected situation that happened back in the studio. During the editing process I tried to edit my sound and everything seemed ok, until I tried to edit the sounds further only to find out that my sounds did not play. This problem was due to downloading the wrong software. Yet this situation was unexpected and unwelcomed.

4. Describe your favorite experience, situation, place, or recollection from your Drift. Be specific about what happened, how you felt, how you reacted, and why you think this particular experience affected you so much.
My favorite experience was once again being in he Russian store. In the store it was a cultural difference then the one that I was raised in. I walked into the store and looked around at the magazines, movies, and food from Russia. I then heard a costumer talking to the cashier. It made me feel curious about this culture and the people who lived in the area. I reacted excitedly and I think this experience affected me because it was something new that I hadn’t experienced before.