Greetings, Hope College! With the New Year in full swing, I’ve noticed a lot of people trying to carry out their New Year’s resolution of exercising more at the gym. Not only are Hope students trying to be more active, other people in the Holland community are attempting to improve their overall health as well. …
Monthly Archives: January 2015
#thatcrutchlyfe
It was just another ordinary Sunday night. It just so happened that that night my friends and I choose to play some walleyball (volleyball in the racquetball rooms). It was game point in the opposing teams favor. They served the ball and one of my team members hit the ball. I could tell it wasn’t …
Day Trip to Versailles
It’s only been a little over one week since I arrived in Paris, yet I feel like I have seen and done so much! Last Saturday, some of the other students and I planned a day trip to visit Versailles. We all met up at one of the metro stops and from there, took a …
In Love With Winter Fantasia
Upon first meeting me, you probably wouldn’t think that I love to dance. Don’t be fooled by my quiet nature and calm attitude, I like to bring it to the dance floor. Which made Winter Fantasia the Night of nights for me. Do you need more reasons to love it? I have them: awesome food, …
Calling. What Is It?
As a college student you have to answer this all too familiar question a lot: “What are you majoring in?” Which can be followed up by, “What are you planning to do with that degree?” As an undecided college student I fend off that “What are you majoring in?” question more often than I like. “I do …
Tutors – They’re Actually Okay!
Hello, Hope community! I hope everyone is ready for the exciting weekend that lies ahead – residence hall events, the WONDERFUL Winter Fantasia (more to come on that this week!), and just hanging out with your friends! To kick off this great weekend, I just want to give you all a great piece of news …
Five Things to Think On
1. Get out. There’s a college beyond your dorm room door. Don’t keep it waiting; let it in for a chat, maybe an hour of Netflix. You’ll meet some of your best friends for the next three years in the first three weeks, so get out and get busy putting names to faces. 2. Get …
The Best Concert of My Life
Listen to this. Just listen to it. Ahhh, wasn’t that great? The first video is of The Brilliance and the second and third video is of Gungor. These videos are from the Hope Student Activities Committee (SAC) sponsored concert that happened last Saturday (01/10/15). They brought in Gungor and had The Brilliance with the Hope Chapel Worship Band open for …
Why You Should Come To Hope {A Student’s Perspective}
Over the past few days I’ve spent some time looking on the Hope on Facebook site for newly admitted students (if you haven’t joined you should) and I’ve noticed a few different things: all of you look really nice you’re all willing to share and get to know each other lots of you are trying to …
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Events to Look Forward To!!!
Hello everybody! I hope your week has been going well and I thank you for sitting down for a moment and reading my blog! With the new semester well underway, I figured it would be nice to outline some big events going on in the upcoming weeks. Since I live with a member of the …