I left this trip with some of the most amazing memories. It has been such an honor to go to Easter Island and Santiago for Spring Break of 2025, and while I surely cannot bring every single moment onto this post, I can certainly name a few! Cuties This is a dog I saw on […]
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Ira Glass on Audio Storytelling I started off the unit listening to Ira Glass and what he has to say about his work, afterwords writing a summary of his teachings you can find here. A Radio Story About a Radio Station – Spooked Edition The next part of this unit was to listen to a […]
Read More »For the final sound assignment bank post, I turned away from nature and towards technology. More specifically, transportation. Santiago Chile holds many different forms of public transportation, and this track compiles a few of them for you! We start off as though entering a bus, as we begin a drive through town. You can hear […]
Read More »Sound assignment bank — Nature travelogue For this second assignment, I decided to focus even more on the sounds of nature than the previous post (especially since that’s the prompt of this one). To do this, I pulled audios of a couple animals we frequently encountered on our trip to Easter Island. The first animal […]
Read More »Sound assignment bank — A Trip Through Sound For this assignment, I tried to focus in on some of the most memorable sounds of Easter Island, at least from what I remember. I wanted this track to illustrate the outdoors and being in the open air. This is why I began this audio with the […]
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Episode Summary The Haunting of Radio Centro, of Season 5 Episode 13 of the Spooked Podcast, tells the tale of an employee named Guillermo and his encounter with a spirit at the radio station he works for. If being haunted by an angry spirit wasn’t enough, he discovers that he has psychic powers that augment […]
Read More »Teachings of Ira Glass Ira Glass is an award-winning public radio host, most known for his work in This American Life and Morning Edition, All Things Considered. For this unit, I watched his 4-part YouTube series, “Ira Glass on Storytelling“, and here are the main points he made. The Anecdote and the Reflection In the […]
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As the plane touched down on the remote shores of Easter Island, Emily felt a rush of excitement. This was no ordinary study abroad trip; it was an adventure into a world shrouded in mystery, where ancient cultures thrived against the backdrop of a vast, shimmering Pacific Ocean. The sun dipped low in the sky, […]
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Hello hello! My name is Ryan, and somehow you have found your way to my blog. This spring of 2025, I will be going on a school trip to Santiago Chile and Easter Island! Allow me to share a few things I am excited for this trip: We’re starting off our trip at Easter Island, […]
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