Connecting the Dots

I just got back from a perfect day with the environmental club, Green Up. The day is about connecting all the bizarre weather events to climate change. We started off the day by taking a photo on campus to show our support for the cause. We tried to form a giant dot and it kind of worked.
Taken by Jeff Clarke
Field of dandelions on the ride there
Some members of Green Up went to a rally in Waitsfield, Vt which is about an hour away. The ride there was quite scenic since everything is in bloom. We also listened to some great music which I hadn't heard before. When we got there it wasn't too crowded yet which gave us plenty of time to check out the venders. There was lots of local food and places to sign petitions in order to get legislation passed for various environmental causes. We met an extremely knowledgable women who told us all about the importance of local food. I also found out that even if food says it is organic, they can still use chemicals to preserve the freshness which I find a little upsetting. There were dogs everywhere which made the whole event even better. We met this one puppy that I really wanted to steal and bring back to school with me. She was seriously the cutest dog I have even seen and we were lucky enough to be able to play with her. This is a little off topic, but I don't know of much that makes college students happier than seeing a dog.

Of course since this is Vermont, the Ben & Jerry's truck was on hand to give out some free ice cream. He actually recognized Dan from Earthfest which I thought was pretty cool. The main event consisted of speeches from Bernie Sanders and Bill McKibben. Bernie  is a VT senator and Bill McKibben is a professor at Middlebury and founder of 350.org. Bill talked about all the crazy weather that has been occurring throughout the world. After the speeches we all went outside for another connect the dots picture. This one was quite a bit bigger and they even used a remote controlled helicopter to take it.
This was a fun, relaxing and educational day. I could not think of a better way to spend a Saturday!


Relaxing with some Ben & Jerry's
Learning all about local food 
My new best friend
There was a climate change game but it was too complex so we made our own!
Bernie Sanders! The only politician that I trust.
Bill McKibben with another dog.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The Milford Track!

Image
First day At 4:45 Sunday morning I started my journey back to the south island to hike the Milford Track . It is a four day hike through Fiordland National Park that ends at Milford Sound. I went there by myself since no one else really seemed by for the journey. By 2pm I was on the boat that takes the walkers to the start of the track. Only 40 people are allowed to hike independently per day. There is also a guided walk option but they stay at different lodges. Looking around the boat I noticed that most of the people hiking were couples. After taking some picture though I noticed that there were some people my age. There were two girls from Sweden that are taking a gap year between high school and college. I also met Tyler who is from St. Lewis. He graduated college and is traveling around for a year before settling down. We ended up hiking together the whole time and also hiked with the girls a lot of the time. The crew The first day was an easy 1 hour hike to the first hut...
Read more

Macklemore and Sam

Image
Last night was our spring concert. This year we had Macklemore which is the biggest act we have gotten in years. Needless to say everyone was really excited for the show and we've all been looking forward to it ever since it was announced. Sadly, my good friend and suit mate Sam was diagnosed with leukemia last week and has to stay in the hospital for a month for treatment. The doctors are fairly confident that he will pull though but it's still a really crappy situation. We all knew that Sam was looking forward to the concert so one of his best friends, Justin, said we should try and get Macklemore to visit Sam in the hospital. I thought it was a long shot but figured we could give it a try. I messaged my friend who is on the programming committee and in charge of the concert to explain the situation and he passed on the message to Macklemore and his people. On Monday we visited Sam and he mentioned the concert so another one of Sam's friends, Dana, decided to take the cam...
Read more

Firefly Spotlight: Top Five Most Anticipated

Image
There are tons of great bands playing Firefly this year covering a wide variety of genres. Every time I look at the lineup I seem to find an artist that I either forget was playing this year or didn't even know was on the lineup. I've been thinking a lot lately about who I'm most excited to see and I think I have narrowed it down to my top five (in no particular order since that was making it way too difficult). 1. The Weeknd- I've really been enjoying his Starboy album and he was on my list of people I wanted to try and get to see this year before the lineup was dropped. I think it's going to be a great high energy show. "False Alarm" is one of my favorite songs off his new album and I can't wait to dance like crazy when that song plays. 2. The Strumbellas - If you aren't familiar with The Strumbellas you should absolutely check them out. "Spirits" is a good place to start. They have a sound that is similar to The Lumineers and I th...
Read more