Music has been a big part of my life since I was born. Before I
could speak, I was already humming songs because my aunt is a famous salsa singer and I
supposed I copied her all the time. Since then, music has become a really
important aspect of my life and I wouldn’t be the person that I am today if it
wasn’t for music. Music to me is life; it is the rhythm of our hearts and
without out it we would all be numb. When I am mad or sad I use music to
reflect and try to fix the problem that I have and if I am happy I use it to
celebrate my happiness.
I was about 7 years old when I got my first CD player. I can
still remember how excited I was, because it had better audio quality than audiocassettes.
I even remember my dad got a CD burner in order to give my family copies of the
CDs we bought. You might not know, but
back in Panama coping music and sharing it is not big deal as it is in the US.
When I was 12, I got my first IPod and I was jumping all over the place,
because I could download 1,000 songs in it. Besides that I couldn’t believe it
could contain 1,000 songs and still be so small, I was just too excited. Now
days, I use an IPod touch, which is an MP3 player and it is the most amazing
thing ever. Besides importing music, you can also import photos and even
videos. I also have games and it is amazing how you can play and listen to your
music at the same time. The only thing I could agree with is that it takes away
your interpersonal communications skills away, because you are in a bubble just
listening to your music.
As I said before music is always present in my life, so you can
imagine how much time I spend listening to music. Since the moment I wake up, I
turn on my IPod and speakers and start listening to music. Even when I am
taking a bath I am listening to music and of course before to go to sleep I
have to listen to music if not I can’t go to sleep. So I would say that I spend
like 10 hours listening to music, because even when I do my homework I have to
listen to music.
Since I am Panamanian I listen to Latin music, such as salsa, merengue
and conga. I also like techno, pop and other types of music, but my preference
is Latin music. It is funny because the first day that I went to class, I was
walking on 3rd street and I started dancing and people looked at me
like I was crazy. Back in my country you will see that I mean not everyone, but
you will see people in their cars dancing, it is funny!
To finalize, music is everything to me. As I said before, I grew
up listening to music all day long and it is something I will never stop doing.
Sometimes I listen to music to just relax or to express what I am feeling at
that moment. Music to me is what keeps me going in the world with a smile
everyday.
Here is a video of the type of music I love! --- I hope you like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMjqh3fIXWc
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