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Satira Lord '09
Like many an idealistic youth, senior Satira Lord says, “When I was a little kid I wanted to save the world.” As she has grown, traveled, and experienced life, the prospect of global salvation has slowly shown itself to be “very difficult”— an overwhelmingly entangled endeavor. Still, the impetus to help others is the motivating factor in Satira’s life, and farming has become her chosen medium for change. Born and raised in Burlington, Vt., Satira first went to Prescott College, GMC’s sister Eco-league school in the Arizona desert. The psychology major decided to transfer to Green Mountain College when she learned more about the farm program here. Arriving at the start of the spring 2008 semester, she says, “I was really intimidated at first. I went to a farm meeting and saw all these cool people in Carharrts...I showed up in a skirt and a t-shirt, trying to be the cute new girl.” She begins to laugh. “I’m like, I’ve got to be wearing boots and dirty jeans!” It didn’t take long for her connection to the farm to grow, and for her to get to know fellow crew members. “Then I started signing up for chores, and chores were awesome," she says. "Then I got the summer internship, and that was one of my best summers, farming in the sun all day with these great people.” Satira has been a part of Cerridwen Farm ever since, contributing to everything possible and learning more than she could have imagined. “This farm has changed my life,” she says. Finished with the major requirements for her degree, Satira is looking forward to having fun next semester. “I really like people. I really want to help. There is such a disconnect in our society. People are messed up because they don’t know how to work with their hands. Eco-psychology needs to be focused on. We need to reconnect with nature, get back to our roots, to realize what is important in life,” she says, her dark eyes glowing. “I want to show everyone what’s important. I want to show the world.” Front Page |
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WEEK AT A GLANCE MONDAY, APRIL 20 Energy Healing 2 - 5 p.m., Wellness Center Dr. William Bloom 4 p.m., Dickgiesser Room DEEP Film Fest: Blue Vinyl 7:30 p.m., YES Coffee House Kayak Pool Session 8:30 - 10 p.m., Waldron Pool TUESDAY, APRIL 21 Meditation 2:30 - 3 p.m., Chapel Lyda Pierce 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Chapel Open Swim 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool African Dance 7 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio DEEP Film Fest: Addicted to Plastic 7:30 p.m., YES Coffee House WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 Garlic Mustard Pull 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Poultney River Massage Therapy & Reflexology 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Earth Day Workshops 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Withey Hall & Moses Lawn Club Earth Day Fair 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Withey Hall Faculty Colloquium: Prof. Jen Powers 12 - 1:00 p.m., Terrace 124 Yoga 12 - 1 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio ABC's of Bicycle Maintenance with Pres. Paul Fonteyn 2:30 - 5 p.m., Poultney High School Poultney Earth Fair 2:30 - 6 p.m., Poultney High School Vinyassa Flow Yoga 4 - 5 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Karate Club 6 - 7 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Film Screening: Lost Boys of Sudan 7 p.m., InterCultural Center Tribal Belly Dance 7 - 8:15 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Contra Dancing 7:30 p.m., The Gorge THURSDAY, APRIL 23 Garlic Mustard Pull 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Poultney River Faculty Exhibit 9 a.m. - 7 p.m., East Room Morning Yoga 9 - 10 a.m., Bogue Movement Studio Massage Therapy & Reflexology 11 a.m. - 8 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Thomas L. Benson Lecture: Dr. Carlos Sanchez 2:30 p.m., Ackley Auditorium Opening Reception: "From the Forest" 3:30 p.m., Feick Fine Arts Center Open Swim 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool Mixed Martial Arts 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Dedication & Inaugural Concert 8 p.m., Ackley Hall FRIDAY, APRIL 24 Climate Action Plan Presentation 9:30 a.m., Dickgiesser Room Farm Work Day & Activity 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Cerridwen Farm Faculty Exhibit 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., East Room Inaugural Brunch 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., Withey Dining Hall Inauguration Ceremony 2 p.m., Waldron Athletic Center Inaugural Reception 3:30 - 5 p.m., Withey Lobby Open Swim 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool Senior Art Exhibit: Chris Paris 6 - 8 p.m., Surdam Art Gallery Alumni Band Performance: Three Tall Pines 6:30 p.m., The Gorge SATURDAY, APRIL 25 Ultimate Frisbee Tournament 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., backfields Oxen Driving Demonstration 9 a.m., Cerridwen Farm Sustainability Tours 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Meeting Place: Withey Lobby Student Green-Up 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., Meeting Place: Ames Circle Running of the Bulls Parade 11:30 a.m., Ames Circle Vinyassa Flow Yoga 12 - 1 p.m., Bogue Movement Studio Performance: Sandra Wright 1 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn Alumni/Student Rugby Game 1 p.m., backfields Djembe Performance 2 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn Belly Dancing Performance 2:30 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn Techno by Brian 3 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn Concert: The Bad Assets 4:30 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn Spring Concert: Del the Funky Homosapien 6:30 p.m., Moses Hall Lawn SUNDAY, APRIL 26 Honors Tea 2 - 4 p.m., Withey Dining Hall Open Swim 6 - 8 p.m., Waldron Pool  If you have news, announcements, or events to publicize in the GMC Journal, please e-mail materials to gmcjournal@greenmtn.edu or send through campus mail to the Communications Office, Richardson House. All materials subject to editorial approval by the College Communications Office. |
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