This time last year I was asking each of my high school teachers if they could sign my permission form to miss the following Thursday and Friday. Why? I was headed to Hope College for a Fly-In Weekend. At the time I had no clue if I would be choosing Hope, but I was excited …
Author Archives: Erin Hoolahan
In the Name of Tradition and Nykerk Love: Candlelight
This month I have been blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the Hope College Tradition of Nykerk. The fun, community, and experience of playing a small role in something as big as this 80 year long tradition are memories I will be able to recall forever. In addition, last night will be …
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Visiting Hope
It was a Monday morning in early September of 2013. A day marked by gloomy clouds threatening rain during the time of year when the warm hug of summer’s weather is beginning to pull back. My Dad and I drove to Holland from Ann Arbor while my Mom and sister were visiting the University of …
Nykerk!
With October comes changing leaves, apple cider, pumpkin spice everything, and another wonderful Hope Tradition: Nykerk! Nykerk, like the Pull, is a competition between the even and odd year classes. Hope women compete in one of three categories for their year (Oration, Play, or Song) with the goal of winning the Nykerk cup! Nykerk was started …
Experiencing The Pull From the Even Year Side
This past Saturday was not a typical day here at Hope College. Saturday was the 117th Pull competition between the classes of 2017 and 2018. As a freshman I knew what the Pull was about. I had read about it, experienced the hype, witnessed the intensity building as rally banners were hung, practices started and the rope …
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Sunday Beach Adventure
We have been blessed with some beautiful weather this past week and I wanted to take advantage of what might be our last opportunity to venture to the beach before fall’s chill sets in. So, my roommate promised that if I finished writing my papers she would take me to the beach this weekend. I …
Discovering Hope
A little fact about myself: I am indecisive and over think decisions–big or small. So, when it came to my college search, I was lost. I did not know what major I intended to study, how far I wanted to be from home or whether going to a Christian school even mattered to me. The …
Time to Serve
Today marks just over a month that I have lived in this beautiful place called Hope College. Reflecting, I amazed by all that has happened in such a short amount of time. One of the many wonderful happenings was on my second Saturday here – Time to Serve. During Orientation weekend our small group leaders passed around a …
Getting To Know Me–Orientation Weekend Style
Happy Friday Eve! I hope your week has been wonderful thus far. I have to apologize—as college life tends to require—I hit the ground running with this whole blogging experience and did not take the time to introduce myself! So, here’s a little information about me Orientation Weekend Style 🙂 Name?: Erin Hoolahan Year?: Freshman …
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Breaking out of the Bubble to Grow :)
I have been on Hope’s campus for about 21 days now and already I am in love with this bubble. The beautiful campus, the hammocks in the Pine Grove, the always present squirrels (oh so many squirrels)—everything about it is wonderful. In addition to that, I am always around the academic minded, a vastly Christian …