During the time I was blindfolded, I realized that I could relate to John Hull, Mike May, and Sabriye Tenberken to some degree. I found that I used some of the techniques that they would in order to get around every day. Like John Hull, when he states “Lampposts, kerbs and stairways are the best teachers” (pg. 15), I felt that every time I bumped into something or tripped over something, the better I became at walking with a blindfold on. I could get a sense of where objects were after bumping into things a couple of times. When I was walking to the park I could feel the wind on my face, and hear the rustling of the leaves. I found it to be an enjoyable experience because without sight I could focus on those sensations more. Hull describes
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On the other hand I could relate to May in the sense that he needed to touch everything to understand what the object was. I used touch a lot during my exploration of the park. I felt the chain handles of the swing to determine that it was a swing, and I felt the cold plastic of the seat to determine where to sit down so that I would not fall off. He also used his previous knowledge to determine what an object was. For example, he knew the Raisin Bran box was purple, so he bought it because he could figure out what it was. I used my knowledge of the feel of something to know what it was. I knew that wood chips were supposed to crunch under my feet, and that the swings are usually located on the wood chips. Therefore, I knew to walk on the wood chips to locate the swing set. Kurson describes May’s experience at the first moment when he can see, and I could relate to that experience in a way. Mike May felt a rush of bright colors and light when the doctor opened his eye for the first time. In a similar way, when I removed my blindfold, everything appeared brighter than before I put the blindfold on. The brightness off all of the colors outside hurt my eyes at first, and it took me awhile to adjust. The excerpt does not talk about May’s eye hurting when it was first opened, but I imagined it would
On the other hand I could relate to May in the sense that he needed to touch everything to understand what the object was. I used touch a lot during my exploration of the park. I felt the chain handles of the swing to determine that it was a swing, and I felt the cold plastic of the seat to determine where to sit down so that I would not fall off. He also used his previous knowledge to determine what an object was. For example, he knew the Raisin Bran box was purple, so he bought it because he could figure out what it was. I used my knowledge of the feel of something to know what it was. I knew that wood chips were supposed to crunch under my feet, and that the swings are usually located on the wood chips. Therefore, I knew to walk on the wood chips to locate the swing set. Kurson describes May’s experience at the first moment when he can see, and I could relate to that experience in a way. Mike May felt a rush of bright colors and light when the doctor opened his eye for the first time. In a similar way, when I removed my blindfold, everything appeared brighter than before I put the blindfold on. The brightness off all of the colors outside hurt my eyes at first, and it took me awhile to adjust. The excerpt does not talk about May’s eye hurting when it was first opened, but I imagined it would