Shaping Sounds

<p>Alex, my friend and Spanish tutor, was talking animatedly as we walked down Avenida Alvar&oacute; Obregon. &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t even like&nbsp;<em>Roma</em>&nbsp;very much&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;but it was a love letter to Mexico City. I could watch it with my eyes closed and know where it was set.&rdquo; A pick-up trundled by, broadcasting a familiar high-pitched recorded refrain.&nbsp;<em>Se compran &hellip; colchones &hellip; tambores &hellip; refrigeradores &hellip; estufas &hellip; lavadoras &hellip; microondas &hellip; o algo de fierro viejo que vendan!&nbsp;</em>I would learn later that this recording of a scrap collector&rsquo;s 10-year old daughter had gone viral in the scrap business, spreading all over Mexico and even other countries in Latin America. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the thing about this city&rdquo; Alex continued &ldquo;we&rsquo;re defined by our sounds.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@isaac.macdonald/shaping-sounds-7629c9dfbc34"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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