Sarah Cody

Sarah Cody talks about growing up in Kinderhook and early impressions of Hudson as seen from the neighboring town. She explains how she left Columbia County, but returned to the area to care for her aging grandmother. She explores frustrations about ideological disagreements with her extended family, including her grandmother. She shares about the passing of her mother and father in her early adulthood, and the ways her girlfriends have become her chosen family. She discusses an abusive domestic relationship she got into in the period following her parents' death, and reconnecting with her sister after a period of estrangement. She reflects on her love of being an aunt to her niece and nephew. She reflects on her positive associations with the growth of the tourism industry in Hudson, and what she appreciates about her own career in hospitality, including how she relates to her work at Governor's Tavern. She talks about quitting smoking during the pandemic, and shares a story of visiting a psychic with a friend in Las Vegas. She talks about a friend she decided to break up with during the pandemic, and shares an anecdote about almost getting caught trespassing in the Hudson dug-out as a teenager.

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This interview may be of interest to people exploring grief and mourning, political or ideological divides within families, the relationship between Hudson and neighboring towns, and a perspective of Hudson's growth as a tourism hub from the perspective of someone who works in hospitality.