Songs Against Slavery

Last Thursday night, Songs Against Slavery hosted a concert with Judah & the Lion and Andrew Ripp! It was so cool and such a blessing to experience the whole evening. In between the two musical acts, they had a woman who is a survivor of sex trafficking share her story. It was super powerful and …

My Birthday Week

It’s March! You know what that means, right? Spring is almost here and maybe Mother Nature will realize that it should start warming up and start melting all of this snow. Also, March means that my birthday is here! Usually birthdays aren’t a huge deal for me, but it was my 21st birthday this past …

Dear Abby #2

Hey Hope 2018! As I promised, here is my second Dear Abby post. I hope that I answered your questions well! And remember, if you have any more, shoot me a direct message on Twitter at @HopeMarvin15. What was the transition like from high school to college? Well, I remember after high school graduation, I …

It’s Been A Long Week

Hey Friends! I’m so happy I’m finally posting. It’s been a long week to say the least. But now that “humpday” is over, I can truly recuperate from the busy-ness and the stress. I just want to share with you al what happened last weekend and this week! WEEKEND: My weekend wasn’t really eventful until …

How to Make Good Food in an Apartment/Cottage

This past week was actually relaxing for me. I did not have a Materials lab report due. This meant a lot for an engineering guy! Usually I always spend 10+ hours on this kind of report every week. Also, there was no exam around the corner during this week. I joked with my friend, “Without …

College Myths: Fact or Fiction?

We’ve all heard a lot of myths and rumors about college… But which ones are really true and which ones would it serve us better to ignore? Here’s my list of facts and fakes about college! FACT: Every assignment matters. I think a lot of students come into college with the idea that the only …

Total Trek Quest

It’s finally the last week of February, everyone! This semester seems to be dragging along but also is going super fast at the same time. How is that even possible? Anyway, with the semester being halfway over, a program called Total Trek Quest is just beginning. What is Total Trek Quest? Well, let me tell …

College 101: How to be a Good Roommate

Going away to college is an exciting time! New people to meet, classes to start, and independence to develop. However, while all those things are wonderful, there’s one new thing that not everyone is as natural at: being a roommate. So, because all of you reading this either currently have a roommate or will soon …

How To Deal With The Snow

We should’ve known we’d be in it for the long haul after that gosh danged polar vortex swept through. I’m going to drop some honesty here – I hate snow to begin with. That being said, I’ve had to get creative to keep myself busy this winter. I’m going to share this valuable info with …

Why I WL

If you follow me on Twitter (@hopekathryn17!), you might have periodically noticed me tweeting about something called WyldLife. I lead at Black River Public School and it is such a joy! In case you aren’t familiar with it, WyldLife is the junior high version of Young Life, which is an awesome ministry that I was …