Blind/Deaf Experience

Imagine not being able to see or hear anything for a whole hour relying only on your other senses like smell and touch. It was extremely difficult to navigate and quite honestly I felt very helpless because, I was very reliant on my partner to guide me. I thought to myself "How on Earth would someone function like this and live their life like this?" Instantly, I thought of Helen Keller and how she was able to live a full, happy and successful life. Losing those two main senses takes away from your independence because there is no indication of what is around you and you start to second guess everything you do.

Personally, I was very careful of my actions because I was scared of what was around me. Not that I didn't trust my partner its just that I wasn't used to not being aware of my surroundings. Especially because its in a school with other kids including my friends like to play games and stood in front of me or tried to trip me so I was always worried of being attacked and there was nothing I could do about it. In a way the whole experience made me feel anxious.It was almost as if time slowed down because in my head I was counting the minutes I had left until I could take the blindfold off at least. Even when I was able to take it off, it was at the point where it felt weird to be able to see. It felt like even though I could in fact see, my eyes were still closed and I was actually trying to keep them open. People say that "You never know what you have until you lose it" when in reality, you knew what you had you just never thought that you would lose it. Relating to this I realize that we do take our vision and hearing for granted and we don't even know it.