My First Technology

My first memory of music is from when I was about four years old. I was living in Santa Fe with my mom and an older couple (her boyfriend's parents) who were from Sweden. I had just moved to Santa Fe from Portland, Oregon and my room was simple and uncluttered. I have no memory of any toys in the room except for my CD player that sat in the corner to the left of my bed.

My morning routine was always the same. I would wake up, put on my "Disney's Sebastian from the Little Mermaid" CD and jump up and down on the bed, my hands in the air, singing "Arise". The song was about waking up, and it's funny how as a little kid that's exactly what it helped me to do. This was, of course, before I was in school and needed to wake up at a certain time. I never dreaded waking up (like I sometimes do now) and instead I started the day out in the most positive way possible, by dancing and singing and smiling and not having a care in the world.

From that time on, music has always played an importnat role in my life. It's something that I always have on whether it be in the car, at home, or while walking around campus. Even 15 years after my Sebastian days, I still like to wake up to music, but I'm not as much as a champ about getting up and dancing. Maybe it's something I should try and see how it affects my day.