The greatest casualty of your college career may take place within the first few days of your existence on campus. Yikes! It sounds scary – but it’s simpler than it seems. It can be avoided with this one easy step: be social. You see, it’s easy to be wrapped up in the change – there’s …
Category Archives: Campus Life
What to Bring: Dorm Room Edition
If you’ve been feeling similar to how I felt last summer, you’ve been anxiously awaiting the arrival of your housing email for months. Good news: that day is finally, finally here! You’ll be moving into the dorms in a month and a half — 46 days — and we are so, so, SO excited for …
It’s Partway into June… way too soon!
Yikes! Am I far behind or what? I’ve been meaning to update you on my summer thus far, and after review I realized that I have plenty of drafts and nothing published. I apologize for that. However, I was up to some pretty awesome shenanigans in May. I stayed on Hope’s campus to complete my …
More Than Just Textbooks: Freshman Year Recap
I am writing this post from my couch at home, where I finally arrived about two hours ago. It hasn’t really hit me yet that I have finished a whole year of college. I know a lot of this is probably going to sound cliché, but it’s all so true. It doesn’t seem like that …
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Spring Semester Highlights
Okay, friends. This is my last post for the semester 🙁 It’s crazy to think that at this time tomorrow, I will be unpacking my stuff at home and I’ll be getting ready for Vienna. My junior year just flew by, and in less than 24 hours, I’ll be officially a senior. Life, STOP! Well, …
Your Final Dear Abby Post
Hey friends! I know it’s been a while since I posted a “Dear Abby” post. Here is your last one. Many of you sent really interesting questions, and I had to think hard about these answers, but I know it’s enough to give you guidance. It’s unreal how tomorrow is the closing day of the …
Bountiful Blessings
Hey friends! It has totally been such a long time since I’ve posted. I guess that reflects how busy the last week of class and exam week is…? Anyways, what matters is that I’m posting now! I just want to share how my last week of class as a junior was, and how my exam …
Lots of “Lasts”
Well, this past month has been packed with so many fun events so I thought I would just show some of the highlights with pictures. Second semester senior year is filled with a lot of “lasts.” Last Spring fling, Chapel, Gathering, Classes, etc…. Even though it is sad to think that we will all be leaving …
Senior Wisdom and Insight
Wow one week from today I will be graduating from Hope College! I’m currently writing this post from JP’s Coffee downtown and thinking back on all of the memories I have had here. Hope College has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. I have met some incredible people and lifelong friends. I …
2013 – 2014 Highlights
We have one more day of classes! This school year has gone by so fast. I cannot believe that in a week I’ll be home! I asked some people what the highlight of this year has been for them and here’s what they had to say! “The highlight of this year has been meeting so …