It is the sound of my notebook keyboard, which is part of my daily life.

It makes me feel comfortable.

The ticking sound of the clock defines my personal space. It is always present in the background, even when I do not notice it.

The clock clicking makes me feel calm. It gives a steady rhythm that reminds me of time passing, but it is soft enough that it doesn’t distract me.

Q: What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

A: I commute to school by subway, so I often hear the sounds of subway rails, subway announcements, busy footsteps, and people talking every day.

Location/Time: Bathroom, morning

Q: Do these sounds make you feel comfortable, distracted, calm, or restless? Why?

Description: The sound of a steady stream of water, repetitive and rhythmic. The sound of a shower symbolizes the beginning and end of the day, so it calms me. The repetitive sound of water, like white noise, helps me concentrate.

Location/Time: My room, weekday evening

If only someone heard your room's sounds, what could they guess about your life or habits?

Description: The chirping of crickets outside the window. Instead of city noise, the sounds of nature dominate the environment. The sound of crickets seems to transform a city evening into a natural one. It's a sound that calms me and provides a sense of relaxation during a busy day. If someone only heard this sound, they might assume I live in a relatively quiet residential environment and enjoy close contact with nature.

Location/Time: Subway station gate, weekday afternoon

Q: Thinking of the challenges faced by visually impaired people; which sounds make you feel safe, and which ones feel stressful or overwhelming?

Description: The "beep" sound of tapping a transportation card and the sound of a gate opening. These are relatively short and clear sounds that signal the start of a journey. The "beep" sound of tapping a transportation card is clear and can be a helpful signal for visually impaired people to confirm safe travel. However, it has the limitation that when the gate is crowded, multiple sounds can overlap and cause confusion.

Location/Time: Street near home, weekday evening

Q: Thinking of the challenges faced by visually impaired people; which sounds make you feel safe, and which ones feel stressful or overwhelming?

Description: The sounds of passing motorcycles, footsteps, and occasional conversations. These represent the everyday urban atmosphere after a day's work. Evening street sounds symbolize the end of the day. While motorcycle noise can be perceived as a sudden threat to a visually impaired person, the steady sounds of footsteps or conversations can provide information that helps them perceive their surroundings.

Q: Do these sounds make you feel comfortable, distracted, calm, or restless? Why?

A: I feel so excited and refreshing! It is because I love having barbecue party with my family. Also, it gives me the strength to get through my hard everyday life.

Q: Are there “hidden sounds” you usually ignore but noticed when recording?

A: I usually ignore my family's shouting and clapping while watching the game. However, for this time, I asked my family to be really quiet, then I realize that our house is 'really' noisy when watching the sports game.

Q: Do these sounds make you feel comfortable, distracted, calm, or restless? Why?

A: I feel really comfortable. It is because the repeated chirping of the crickets soothes me and draws my attention only to that sound, helping me step away from my daily concerns and connect with nature.

Q: What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

A: I think that various urban noises—such as car sounds, the noise of people walking in groups, or conversations—are the sounds we most often encounter in daily life.

The sound of plants growing in Hanyang University. We can see a variety of plants but sound was impressive.

Repeat sound of plants shaken quietly made me feel comfortable. On the other hand, I heard a cool sound.

The sound of people playing tennis while passing by the street. It sound like an abbreviation of people’s sweat.

I heard people exercising in nice weather, so my complex emotions disappeared. I also wanted to exercise too.

The sound of soft fluff on the asphalt. The smooth touch of soft material on rough asphalt that we were not interested in.

It was unfamiliar because I heard something that I usually do not hear, but I felt better as I kept listening.

This recording captures the crisp, resulting sound of footsteps crushing dry fallen leaves on the ground.

Q. What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

A. I often hear the crunch of leaves mixed with distant wind, light chatter, or passing footsteps during my walk

This audio features loud engine noise of cars and motorcycles passing on a roadway.

Q. What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

A. Traffic sounds like engines, horns, tire friction frequently follow me when I rough the city.

Description: This recording includes ambient noise of people talking, utensils clinking and trays moving in university dining hall at dinner time.

Q. What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

A. In busy indoor spaces, I usually hear conversations, background chatter, and the sounds of dishes and movement around me. And Hanyang University restaurant 7floor is very delicious!

This recording captures the rhythmic clinking of keyboard keys being pressed during typing.

Q. What sounds usually accompany your daily journey?

I often hear the tapping of keyboards along with soft device noises or distant conversations while studying or working.

I don't have time to prepare a proper breakfast for myself, so these days I usually make 미숫가루 and drink it.

A typical night in Wangsimni

Sometimes people forget there are actual people living here, trying to get some sleep, and they shout, sing, or laugh loudly as a happy drunk person.

This sound is my opening of my daily journey.

This place make me feel tired.

Q. Which sounds define your personal space?

A. Sounds like the refrigerator running, the TV, the door creaking, the dog barking, and people outside the window define my personal place.

I enjoy playing computer games. It make me happy. Sometimes… mad