Hey everyone! So it’s our first week back from Spring Break, so I thought I would share what I did for the past week. First of all, I was able to fly home to Southern California and escape the cold for a few days, which was super nice! When I got home, all I did …
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Surprise!!!
Oh boy do I have a good blog for you today! First of all, Spring Break just started today, which makes me SO HAPPY!!!! Besides that, I need to let you all know about my past weekend because it was one of the most exciting weekends of my life. Let me just let you know …
Science Night
Today, I was lucky enough to be part of Science Night at Great Lakes Elementary School and teach children about the importance of exercise and how fun it can actually be. Many people find exercise as mundane and boring, but it was our job to show how fun it can be! A bunch of students …
Fun Past and Future Events
Being college students and all, taking breaks is necessary in order to stay sane from all the homework and assignments thrown our way. Well, last weekend, as well as this week, I got a fair share of entertainment both from fellow Hope students and others. Last Friday, I really needed to unwind and fortunately, the …
Getting Off Campus for a Few Days
in:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} –> Maybe it’s just me, but I had never had a mid-winter break until I went to Hope. It seems as though high schools in the area always have one, which surprises me, but this break we just had was definitely needed. Since we just had this past Monday and …
Some Pretty Inspirational Women
On campus today as part of the National Girls and Women in Sports Day, two visitors graced Hope’s campus. You’re probably wondering whom I’m talking about. Well, Doris Cook and Rosemary Stevenson visited Maas Auditorium today at 11 AM to talk about their experience playing baseball in the All-American Girls Baseball League in the 40s …
Time to be an Adult
Remember those times when you could turn to your parents for answers to everything, they scheduled appointments for you, and they could tell you when you had to do certain things? Basically, they were able to schedule all of the things that you didn’t want to do yourself. Whelp, that time is over. It’s sad …
What to Do…
Winter in the Midwest usually consists of snow… apparently not this year. Holland has received the most pathetic amount of snow this season… it’s unbelievable. Some people may love it, but others are downright upset about it. There’s no opportunity to go sledding, play hockey, or make snow angels! Sooner or later, it will snow …
Hope vs. Calvin—A New Level of Rivalry
When Hope students hear that our men’s basketball team is playing Calvin, people rush to DeVos to get a ticket for the big game. This rivalry is unlike any other. It’s been going on for the past 93 years and 182 games in which each game against our rival is the biggest event of the …
Second Semester…Here We Come!
Welcome back! It’s officially 2013 and we made it past the “end of the world” according to the Mayan calendar. During this Christmas break, I was able to truly relax from the stresses of school and brace myself for yet another challenging semester. Even though classes are a bummer, it’s always good to be back …