It's absolutely quiet at the moment. Our windows block out outside noises extremely well. My husband is in another room. The only major sound that gets through from outside is the occasional bus or car passing by, as the road is outside the window in my livingroom and bedroom. When the window is open, I hear birds, including the pheasant that dwells in the meadow and orchard across the street. Sometimes the village has announcements on loud speakers, which is common in Czech Republic.

What I miss most not being in New Jersey, are the sounds of frogs and meadow and forest insect choruses in the summer. Sometimes I play the meadow mode on my sound machine to hear copies of those sounds. It's intensely beautiful! Comparable to Beethoven.