Dream
• language defines reality defines dreams •

About a year ago, I was watching King of the Hill when the voices started
playing in English and Spanish at the same time. It was such a strange feeling -
hearing and understanding both sides. The Spanish track reminded me of being in
Mexico. The characters have different voices and names and the sounds instantly
brought back strong memories of my apartment there. The English side was a jarring
reminder that I was back in the States, the whole fun adventure of Mexico fading
into my past. The entire King of the Hill episode played out in both languages, and
I watched the whole thing.

I never forgot about that strange glitch, and something we discussed  in class brought
it back to the forefront of my mind. I like the idea of language defining reality. And I've
always recognized how reality affects my dreams. So I decided to piece them together
in this audio track project.

None of my previous dreams (I keep a dream journal on occasion) seemed quite right -
they were all from high-drama periods in my life, when things I dreamed about involved
lots of other people. So I waited till I had one that worked, and wrote it down. I then asked
two of my friends to record the dream in their native languages - Spanish and Portuguese.
This especially has meaning for me because I speak Spanish and I'm learning Portuguese.
The dream was basically a short journey which began in a forest in Mexico and ended with
me finding two huge boxes full of my ideas in a garage in North Dakota, where I lived
(in real life) when I was younger.

Basically, what we learn during the day helps us understand our dreams at night. How much
you understand of this audio track depends on what you've learned during the day, about
English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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