Wow! Can you believe it almost time for school to start? Where did the summer go? Well, I will be returning back home on Saturday for a week before I come back to Hope. During my week home I will be job shadowing, hanging out with friends, getting my wisdom teeth pulled, and packing! Quite …
Author Archives: Colleen Quick
Surprise visit home!
Hey Everyone! On Monday afternoon I made the spur of the moment decision to go home and surprise everyone. It took me an extra hour and a half to arrive at my house because of road construction. I walked into my house and mom was sitting in on the couch, she saw me from the …
Juarez, Mexico Round 2
Hello! I returned from Mexico late Saturday night. My friend Amelia picked me up from the Grand Rapids airport at 11:55 PM. On the way home, we had a fun midnight IHOP run. I missed pancakes while down there! This past trip truly was a blessing. A group of 10 other people from my church …
Reunited with Hope Friends!
Yet again, I was reunited with some more Hope friends this past weekend. Three of my friends who are working at Spring Hill Camp this summer came to visit. Also, two of my friends drove from Indiana. We were all reunited. We walked the streets of downtown Holland Saturday morning. Following a visit to Lemonjello’s …
Holidays in Michigan
Hey! This past Monday I spent the fourth of July with some of my friends from Hope at my friend’s house in Kalamazoo. I also spent Memorial Day with the same people. We are starting to grow very close and really enjoy spending time together. On the fourth of July, I met up with some …
Hope Grows is now growing in Mexico!
Hola a todos! I hope everyone is enjoying summer. Can you believe July has arrived? Crazy how fast time flies in the summer. I just returned from Juarez, Mexico where I was working on my project for HEI (Hope Entrepreneur Initiative). While in Mexico, I helped start a garden at an orphanage. We planted tomatoes, …
Hope Friends. Nothing Better.
Hello Everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying summer! Life in Holland has been excellent. I would like to tell you a little bit about my friends from Hope and the people here. Some of you may be incoming freshmen who are nervous about making friends right away. I definitely was nervous about making new friends …
Hope Grows
Hello Everyone! I hope you all are enjoying your summers! For all of you high school seniors, CONGRATULATIONS! I have been very busy in Holland so far this summer. My May term has ended, and I am now apart of HEI (Hope Entrepreneurship Initiative). This means there are eight Hope students who are working on …
Best May Term Class!
Hello everyone! I am currently in JPs Coffee House prepping for my presentation that I give in about an hour. The entrepreneurship class has been great! We have heard from several different speakers and are learning about developing our ideas. We have talked about idea generation, idea assessment, idea protection, branding, human resources, financial resources, …
New Crib in Holland
Hey everyone! I hope you all are doing well. Life in Holland is great. I am now finally moved into my summer house. It is located on 13th street, which is still close to campus, and I am living here with four other girls from Hope. I now officially feel like an independent college student: …