Parents and Dogs,

We are in Radio week, it’s a follow up of Audio week.

First we had to accomplish two daily creates. The first daily create I worked on was to record an “ambient” noise in the location I was sitting in. I was, at the time, in my room. I was playing music, talking to Kobe the dog, and typing away. This is what it sounds like…

The second daily create was to take a picture of something hidden in the image. In moms bathroom there is a window. For the first time in a long time I pulled up the curtain and behold was a empty birds nest. This birds nest was most likely there all Spring and into the early Summer but was hidden away because of the curtain. In the image itself it is pretty clear that there is an empty birds nest. But the point it is something small but amazing was hidden and kept a secret for so long.

Hidden Object © by katherinekd101

DS106 has formed into groups to create a radio show for the DS106 radio station! We have five minute segments and must create our own radio bumper. The group I’m in decided to do interesting places in general or that we have travelled to around the world. I thought it would be fun to talk about my travels to Vietnam and China. However since there are so many things to talk about when traveling to exotic places and stories to tell, I thought I would narrow down on a particular part of the trip.

Vietnam:

Mom sent me over there for the cultural experience to teach English and Photography to elementary school children. What an experience that was. With only a five minute segment I was a bit broad about Vietnam and what it was like. I focused on a few different things, the house I stayed in, getting sick, and the experience with the school children. I mixed in different noises such as a horn honking and rain pounding.

China:

There were so many stories to tell about this place. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and so hard to determine what to talk about. The food, interaction with locals, traveling to rural areas… it was endless. I decided to talk about my visit to the Great Wall of China. It was surreal and magical. It felt like you travelled back in time and maybe even to another planet. I would give anything to go back there. I included music and  noises within the story itself.

Next Week is Video Week, but as you know I will be in Lake Tahoe! Hopefully I catch up and learn all about the wonders of video.

I edited my sounds and story telling together by using Garage Band. It’s completely straight forward and I would suggest it to anyone who is new to audio editing!

Take Care,

Lots of Love,

Katie