The Amazing Journey

Here's a brief overview assessment on the startling heroic adventures of my drift 1 starring me! Andrew Megow!

1. Describe two situations that aggravated, bothered, shocked or otherwise stressed you during Drift 1. (Please note that the situation CANNOT be technology-related.)

- One of the biggest struggles with a drift like mine that was basically animal noises, was the art of getting the damn animals to cooperate. I recorded at a really bad time which was after lunch for the animals in the zoo, so naturally most were taking their afternoon naps. So I was lucky to get what I had. Another issue which is probably apparent in my sounds is rain. It really started to pour on us for a good 20 minutes during the soundwalk and I was scared most of my sounds would be fixed with rain. Luckily though, the rain let up and it was business as usual. I usually tend to have an aura of luck surrounding me when I do my projects.

2. Describe, with details, two situations during Drift 1 in which you felt unusually peaceful, at ease, or contemplative.

- Anytime an animal cooperated and let me record it was awesome. It made me feel good inside and I felt very productive. The peace part was using the soundwalk as an excuse to go on a walk with my girlfriend. It was a very relaxing experience before and after the actual recordings.

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!)

- 3!? hoo boy... let's see:The hard thing about this is that the technology bit was the real surprising moments. Unexpected was definitely a porcupine recording, I was not expecting that scenario at all. I was not expecting to have this project done a class before it was due, I literally thought it would run til the day of. Lastly, I'd say was the idea that there were so many kids having problems with their equipment. When I had my first few days I was intimidated by some students, but it was through this first drift that I learned we're all human.

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.

- It was definitely recording two porcupines fighting over a piece of lettuce. We had just finished failed recording of a badger and we tried the porcupines because they were eating lettuce very loudly. At most I was hoping for some munching sounds but instead I got a story between two porcupines. They began to fight and push one another and we had to restrain ourselves from laughing or we would ruin the recording. My girlfriend in fact left for a while to regain her breathing. We had a good four minutes where they fought and one climbed a tree in their pen and yelled at the other from above. It was a classic memory that I'll keep in my memory bank for the remainder of my filming career.