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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I cannot believe that Thanksgiving Break is already over, and I’ve been back at school from almost a week now! In fact, the only thing that stands between me and Christmas break are four lovely final exams (maybe they aren’t so lovely). Even though Thanksgiving was a week ago, I still thought it would be …
It’s 11:53pm on Sunday night. Only seven more minutes till Monday morning. I sit in my bed knowing that my alarm will be going off in exactly six hours and fifty-six minutes. Questions swirling around me head like, “how is the weekend over?” “is Thanksgiving almost here?” and “how am I going to survive the …
Eating, it’s activity! But cooking in college can seem a little stressful. So, whether you’re currently in college, or you’re a high school student, I thought it would be fun to share some recipes from a few of my goods friends. (If you’re not in college yet, you can practice you’re cooking skills…. because one …
Hope College Homecoming was last weekend, and it was tons of fun! As a super senior, homecoming was a little more important to me than what it’s been in previous years. It was great to see so many people that I started college with back on campus. Homecoming started off with a great volleyball game …
Last weekend, some of my friends and I headed over to downtown Grand Rapids for ArtPrize. ArtPrize is a citywide display of art pieces, ranging from classical paintings to contemporary collages. After visiting ArtPrize, spectators can go online and vote for their favorite works of art. After several weekends, winners are announced. One of the …
Hope College is such a great place! But, no matter how great a place is, there’s just something about going home. And that’s why I love Fall Break. It [fall break] comes at just the perfect time. Classes have become more challenging, homework/assignments have become longer and longer, and there’s a test to study for …
Hello, everyone! Hope you have been enjoying this week of beautiful weather. As I sat down to blog tonight, I considered my different topic options. While I could probably post something about success in college (or some helpful hints) I thought it might be nice just to share what I have been up to recently. …
Before getting too far into this post I just need to say one thing about school and a particular piece of technology. And, here it is: when you’re in class, put your phone AWAY! While I believe that technology can be beneficial in the classroom, I know that texting your roommate about dinner plans is …
The first three weeks of a semester in college go by, and the class material doesn’t seem too difficult. And then at the end of class one Monday morning, your professor just mentions that the first exam is Wednesday. The immediate thought that comes to your mind is “great, no homework for the week!” On …
