At the beginning of this week, Holland hosted the Parade of Lights! It was a small parade that processed down 8th Street in downtown Holland. They had reindeer and floats, lots of lights, and all spoke of a curious man that looked like Santa Claus, but most certainly was not. Who were they talking about? …
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Miracle Mile Light Celebration in the City!
These past couple weeks have been pretty stressful due to exams and crunch time for Thanksgiving and the end of the term. My cluster girls and I were getting pretty high-strung and we decided we needed a VACATION! What a great idea, right?! One of my roommates lives in Bolingbrook, IL, which is fairly close …
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Yes Man & Danse Macabre!
Have you ever seen the movie Yes Man starring Jim Carrey? It’s fairly comical and leaves you thinking after the main character decides to answer every opportunity with, “Yes!” Well, here’s the thing: I have a problem with saying Yes. Ok, so the first step is admitting you have a problem, right? At Hope there …
Phun with my Phage Phamily!
GUESS WHAT? Today we got our first snow in Holland. It not only blizzarded for a while, but also hailed. I don’t think it’s going to stick though, as the ground is fairly warm still. We’ll see! Anyways, this week I’m going to tell you a bit more about a research program I …
Hello Hope College Student.
I broke out of the Hope Bubble last night and attended a prayer service at a nearby church. I had the time of my life. Hope is fairly centrally located in Holland and is surrounded by hundreds of churches of all denominations. This comes in handy for me particularly now that I am taking a …
dANCE pROjECt wAS aWESOME
On Saturday night I went with two of my clustermates to see Hope College’s dANCE pROjECt (that’s really how the title is with alternating uppercase and lowercase). It was definitely not what I expected AT ALL. It was very modern and all of the pieces were very interesting. dANCE pROjECt’s mission is to enteratain and …
Help me! I’m just a freshman!
The ever-familiar words to me this year are “Help me! I’m just a freshman!” as I have used some variation of them many times. Although Hope’s campus isn’t very difficult to get around on and classes aren’t always super demanding, there are some things that enevitably Freshman won’t know about or how to do. For …
Are we TOO close?
Well, exciting news. Today, my roommates and I rearranged and reorganized our room! Odds are, if you’re a female freshman, you’ll be placed in Dykstra Hall, which houses around 400 freshman girls. That may sound like a lot, but it’s actually very well organized. There are three floors that each have 6 “clusters” plus …
Laughter in the Face of Defeat
Feeling stressed about school? Midterms have come upon us at Hope and students are running around frantically to get in the last 5 minutes of studying that will set them apart from the rest of the class (not really, though). As I write papers, study for exams, and read chapter after chapter of Chemistry, I …
Fall Fever!
Hi everyone! We got FIVE DAYS off, from Friday through Tuesday. Fall Break was a great time to relax and get ready for the next month of midterms and exams. I was able to go back home to Traverse City and enjoy the 70-80 degree days (no that’s not normal in Michigan). On the farm …