Written by Siri Carpenter, “Everyday fantasia: The world of synesthesia” gives me some background knowledge into past studies of synesthesia. Carpenter gave a translation of synesthesia, stating that it derives from the greek language with the meaning “to perceive together.” She also gave some ratios declaring that almost 1 in 2000 are synesthetes and that as many as 1 in 300 have a variation of it. This article also starts by giving some wonderful examples on how synesthesia impacts individuals. One of the examples was of a women’s perception of music, a violin caresses her face, and trumpets send chills down her spine, whereas another of the examples says that he can taste steak as a rich blue, and that "Mango sherbet appears as a wall
