![Ominous storm clouds hover over an early evening desert landscape with patches of sunlight in the foreground and lightning striking a mountain range in the distance](https://globalfutures.asu.edu/soundsofbelonging/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/home-Taina.jpg)
Taína Diaz-Reyes
Taína Diaz-Reyes’ sound of belonging is the thunderous symphony of a monsoon in the Sonoran Desert. (7:55)
![A kitchen scene - eggs frying in a black pan with an open egg carton and charcuterie board with sliced meat and cheese to the left and a person sitting on the counter mostly out of frame](https://globalfutures.asu.edu/soundsofbelonging/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/home-Carmen.jpg)
Carmen Lucich
Carmen Lucich’s sound of belonging is the familiar bustle of cooking and conversation in the community kitchen at Heron Shadow Farm in Graton, California. (2:06)
![A great horned owl looks directly at the camera, perched on a tree stump with an out of focus green forest in the background](https://globalfutures.asu.edu/soundsofbelonging/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/home-Nelson.jpg)
Melissa Nelson
Melissa Nelson’s sound of belonging is the chorus of great horned owls in northern California. (3:04)
![A cicada perches on a dark brown tree branch surrounded by vibrant green leaves in the foreground and background](https://globalfutures.asu.edu/soundsofbelonging/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/04/home-Eddie.jpg)
Eddie Madril
Eddie’s sound of belonging is the chirp of cicadas during the summer in Arizona. (6:49)
![](https://globalfutures.asu.edu/soundsofbelonging/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/03/cranes_1920-512.jpg)
Alma Telibecirevic
Alma Telibecirevic’s sound of belonging is the spectacle of tens of thousands of cranes descending upon southern Arizona, gracing the land and sky with their presence.(3:02)