So after last night, my Hope College experience is complete. I finally won an IM t-shirt. At the beginning of the year (last fall), I said that I couldn’t graduate without a shirt. Thank goodness I won one – I’m thinking my parents wouldn’t really want me to be coming back for a 6th year… …
Author Archives: Chelsea Barfield
Celebration of Research
Never in my wildest dreams would I have ever thought that Hope College would have research opportunities for Accounting majors, but then again, that’s the beauty of Hope. One of my accounting professors contacted me last spring asking if I would have a desire to apply for a Frost Research Grant to study the Affordable …
{Leaving College}
The past few weeks, my fellow blogger Marvin Solberg has done some awesome posts on being a senior in college. This week, I wanted to add on to his most recent post about being ready to graduate college. Hope College has been an amazing place to spend the past several years. I am constantly reminded that …
It’s All About the Shirt
There are many activities to be involved with on campus, but probably the most popular is to play an intramural sport (IM). Before this semester, I really hadn’t played in too many IM games. Growing up, I had always enjoyed watching sports, but really never played. But now, I’m on an ultimate frisbee team and …
New Adventures
As my senior year at Hope is coming to a close, I never thought that I would find new things to do at Hope. Basically, my thought process was that I would spend the last 40 days of college doing the same things over and over again. But, that’s not what’s happened! In the past …
Top 5 Things!
With Spring Break fast approaching, it’s starting to hit me that my college days are coming to an end. In fact, 59 days from now, I will be a graduate of Hope College. I just have so many mixed emotions about leaving this place. On one hand, I can’t wait to graduate and never take …
Hope College 101: Career Services
Hope College offers students several great resources to further their career, one of those being Career Services. I personally have used Career Services many times, and firmly believe that the staff there is part of the reason that I have a job waiting for me after graduation. Career Services offers many different options to help …
My Greatest College Experience
One of the greatest influences on where you attend college is hearing from other students currently attending college. Listening to their experiences and stories tells you about the culture of a place. Today, I want to share my greatest college experience with y’all: studying abroad. Now, I know you’re all thinking that you can study …
Looking Back {From the Eyes of a Senior}
I went to the library tonight with the intent to do homework. Well, the library turned into a small social gathering with friends. We started talking about how fast the year is going, and how we can’t believe that graduation is in 94 days. But in all the craziness of the final semester of college, …
Cooking in College {part two}
Last semester I posted several recipes that my friends and housemates enjoying cooking. Well, it’s a new semester, and we all still need to eat. So, I thought it would be fun to give y’all some more things to try cooking! Enjoy! Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili – Courtney J. 1 ½ Cups Broth (Veggie or Chicken) …