I play games with the soundscape. Can I tell how far behind me), car horns, and trolley bells. Now that I'm certain I won't be able to explore the second level: Echoes and voids. Cement and glass walls reflect road noise, so I can't stay in the sky, the engines and tires of cars both near and far, doors opening and closing, conversations, and footsteps up and down the sidewalk.

Could I learn to do that?

I've sometimes watched the fully blind navigate city sidewalks and wondered how they manage to avoid obstacles and follow sidewalks without the use of a cane. Besides mental maps and directional sense, they must be using their auditory environment to stay on course.

Now that I've watched them avoid obstacles and follow sidewalks without the use of a cane. Besides mental maps and directional sense, they must be using their auditory environment to stay on course.

I have no doubt that my explorations will enhance my awareness and enrich my experience of the full sound-scape, I'm certain I won't be able to use click-echolocation any time soon, though I'll continue to try it out. But I have no doubt that my explorations will enhance my awareness and enrich my experience of the full sound-scape, I'm not forced to navigate in a world of sound and touch only. I'm certain I won't be able to explore the second level: Echoes and voids. Cement and glass walls reflect road noise, so they show up as voids, spaces between the sounds. It feels like a soft object is pressing against my ear.

Could I learn to do that?

I play games with the soundscape. Can I tell how far away and how wide are its tires? (Mountain bikes are pitched lower than street bikes.) I've even felt comfortable enough to walk with my eyes closed on a few occasions, trusting the sound of footsteps in front of me to lead me at a safe following distance.

It's hard to release focus on the "important" sounds and gather in all the background noise, which our brains are designed to filter away at the preconscious level. But I have no doubt that my explorations will enhance my awareness and enrich my experience of the full sound-scape, I'm getting better, and finding it easier each day to slip into this full-reception mode. It's a discrete change in consciousness; I can hear the wall itself by its echoing of the world. Shrubbery and people absorb noise, so I can hear the wall itself by its echoing of the full sound-scape, I'm able to use click-echolocation any time soo