- Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during drift1. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)
- The number 1 thing that bothered me on my drift 1 walk was dealing with nature. I could never get a good day without a lot of wind or rain to get my recordings. The number 2 thing that bothered me was people coming up asking me questions about what I was doing while I was getting good sounds.
2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.
- The first situation was when I was riding the bus and I was recording the sounds and I got lost in my thoughts and came up with new ideas for films. I was so at peace with myself that I didn’t even pay attention to what I was recording anymore. The second situation was when I got a great day at the park to record sounds and kids were with there parents and they allowed me to record without them being weird out by it.
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 experience I realized was how extremely segregated Milwaukee is. It’s like walking into different color boundaries on my walk. I don’t like that feeling of lines keeping other cultures from mixing. The second was realizing that older citizens are the nicest people, while on my drift they talked to me about a lot of their own memories. The third thing that surprised me was hearing the different sounds in my surroundings. When I closed my eyes and just listened I got a more in depth view of my surroundings and I could see everything with my imagination.
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 sitting with a group of senior citizens and listening to their stories. One of them uses to be in film and television and was telling me about old shows he helped film. I would have never experienced that if I hadn’t gone on my drift that day. It made me appreciate film and art more when talking with the man.
