On Wednesday evening, after my last class for the day was over, I decided the easiest way to create a soundwalk was by heading west over to Central Park. Located just a few blocks away from Hunter College, I took this great opportunity to listen to the sounds of the huge green area we had planted in the middle of the big apple.

I began my walk in the E69th St entrance to the park. It was towards the late evening, so the park was not very crowded. I saw a few tourists walking in the path trail, I heard their strong foreign European dialects and could hear the digital clicks coming from their cameras. I began to feel envious because it was a very long time since I have felt like a “tourist”; just walking around a new city, taking pictures, and discovering an unfamiliar area.

I walked by a few empty sports fields, “if it was a few hours earlier, there be lots of people playing baseball or soccer” I thought to myself, however all I hear was a light wind howling in the air. In the distant background, I could hear the metal chain link fence hitting the pole that supported it. It felt like an isolated sport field, a difference sound that it was use to producing during the typical sports games during the day. It was barren and kinda lonesome.

When I approached the west side of the park, I began to slowly hear the noises of the city coming back. While I walked about Central Park, It definitely helped me escape the typical city noise. It’s a very different contrast when inside this busy loud city, one can take a simple walk in the park to escape it.

-Roberto Moreno
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