Everyday I get a little more excited about my adventure next semester – studying abroad in Rome, Italy, through IES Abroad. Last week was the Study Abroad Orientation here at Hope where, in addition to a lot of helpful information, I got to hear where across the globe my peers are headed this spring. Everyone …
Author Archives: Erin Hoolahan
Pumpkin Carving Contest
Tonight is the first annual Cottage and Apartments Pumpkin Carving Contest. I’m pretty excited about it. Pumpkin carving is one of those weird holiday traditions that most people do every year with their family. But then you go to college and a lot of little traditions like that get disrupted. This year, though, my little …
Playing Favorites: Fall Fun
There are eighteen days until Halloween. Therefore, I am sure you are looking for some autumnal activities to make you feel warm and fuzzy on the inside as the temperature gets chilly outside. In no particular order, here are five of my favorite things to do in the fall as a Hope student. 1. Apple Picking …
Time to Rest
Five weeks into the semester and the number on everyone’s mind is three: Three days stand between Hope students and a long awaited Fall Break. It’s that time of the school year when papers are due, group projects are in progress, and work is piling up. I know I find it too easy to get off …
Playing Favorites: Downtown Holland
Holland is a small town with a lot of cool things. From windmills and wooden shoes to independent restaurants and small businesses, anyone can find something they enjoy. I’m going to play favorites and pick a few of the things Holland has to offer that I enjoy. Parks Holland has a lot of parks, 22 to …
New Year, New Home, Same Hope.
Gone are my days of boiling pierogies, listening to my Belarusian manager give advice on boys, make up and marriage, and summertime adventures with friends and family. Classes are in full swing and I still find it hard to believe that I am starting my junior year. This year I am an RA in a cottage which …
Hope College Study Spots
My final project in my Writing for Media class was to create a website with a group focused on one topic. Our topic: Surviving Finals Week. The following is my post for the blog on some of the most popular places for Hope students to study. Ten Hope College Study Spots Every college student has his …
How Then Should We Work?
This Saturday I spent most of my day, 8:30a.m.–3:00p.m., at 14th Street Christian Reformed Church. On a whim maybe a month ago I decided to register for this retreat hosted my a group on campus, Klesis. Klesis is the Greek word for calling which is what this group focuses on. It’s peer/faculty mentorship program considering whether …
Learning Something New Everyday
Sure, college is a place you go to learn. You go into it with an idea of what you want to do or a plan of figuring out what you want to do and then focusing your studies to reach your goals. If you go to a liberal arts college, like Hope, you have the …
Finding Hope in Florida
Over Spring Break I had the chance to go to Ft. Myers, Florida, with my parents and my friend Heather who is studying to be an ASL interpreter at RIT in New York. It was so nice to get away, soak up some sunshine, and relax with only some guilt at not making any progress on my school …