Summary & Experiences
• For the first part of the new module I worked collaboratively in a group to meet new peers on my course and explore the city a little bit more. The heavy rain made it very difficult with having a dog that doesn't like puddles and getting wet!
• For the first part of the new module I worked collaboratively in a group to meet new peers on my course and explore the city a little bit more. The heavy rain made it very difficult with having a dog that doesn't like puddles and getting wet!
• Our first stop was to a Caffé Nero, which to our disappointment was full, so we headed to the Leeds Museum - which was closed on a Monday! After a slow start we finally hit the jackpot with the German market and carousel. This was my favourite part of our journey as I felt so festive, nostalgic, reflective and childlike. I really love being on a carousel as someone with low vision, as the gentle moving up and down in tune to jolly songs really adds for a multi-sensory experience where sight is not needed to have fun! My group visited shopping centres, Leeds Market and ended with Colours May Vary which had a retro gaming station featuring Space Invaders. It had such a quaint and clean vibe about the shop and this seemed a bit out of place.
• Sightings such as a discarded banana in a lift, a half-eaten bag of blueberries in the Victoria Quarter, fallen paper cups and a giant ladybug seat provided much amusement to our day out.
• The day ended with a very awkward taxi ride back to university, as the driver was absolutely terrified of my Guide Dog. While he tried his best to be hospitable, I felt like I made his day unnecessarily stressful and felt like I was a huge hinderance. The younger peers in my group found it all hilarious, much to my displeasure, as a man was genuinely terrified that my dog was going to bite him and I felt 'less-than' and marginalised, as usual, in a social setting.
Photos
Sketches
Sensory Table
Sensory Table
Sound Map
Group Chat
• I created a group chat so that the members of my group could easily share photographs, audio recordings,
videos, notes and sketches from the day to inspire us collectively when creating the map itself tomorrow.
Reflection
• In under 5 hours, I feel my group and I exceeded my initial expectations and really tackled this project head on. We tried a variety of different ways of collecting information which created a broad portfolio to dip back into when needed.
• I enjoyed getting to know some of my group better and found the project a good vehicle to be able to do that. The weather wasn't the best but the elements added to the experience and being on a carousel at 11 o'clock on a November morning, surrounded by a sea of concrete and puddles, isn't something I will be forgetting any time soon!
• I didn't get the opportunity to illustrate as much as I would have liked to, with trying to keep track of where we were going and logging it down, to taking note of the sounds, smells and feelings. This is something to consider when I undertake my own trip as the module progresses.
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