I went out on Friday night to do this task with the group of other dudes who've already submitted this task. Sorry I'm a little late uploading it.

Being blind was interesting. At first it was sort of scary and I didn't want to let go of Ian's arm, but once I was by myself, nothing really scared me too much. I decided that I could walk at my normal pace if I just held onto the buildings/fences along the side of the sidewalk and cross the street when people told me to. It was pretty jarring when there was a gap in the building wall (i.e. a window, an indented doorway, etc.), and my hand started to feel dirty somewhat quickly. I wasn't really afraid of running into people or things because I figured people should just get out of my way (as per usual in city walking situations anyway), and running into things doesn't hurt too much. Again, my problem was when there wasn't anything in my way...I almost fell off a 20-foot (or so I was told) drop in Dolores Park onto the MUNI tracks because I was busy assuming there was going to be ground below the large "curb" I was standing on.

Re: other sensory experience: I was much, much better able to pay attention to other conversations going on around me; I'm not normally much of an eavesdropper, but being blind made the voices fill my mental space much more. Touch was obviously super important; that's how I was getting around. In the park, when there weren't buildings to hang onto, I quickly realized I could follow the path if I just felt with my foot where the border between the concrete and grass was. It was really fun, and made me feel like I was able to use my other senses in ways I hadn't before (getting around effectively was my main goal). When I took off the blindfold the night-lit city seemed incredibly bright.