Happy October!!! As this week wraps up I thought I would write about the perks of living downtown during my Senior year. First of all, after living in dorms for two years and an apartment right on campus Junior year, I was ready for moving somewhere more off-campus yet still “on-campus.” A bunch of friends …
Category Archives: Holland
The Opportunities Holland Provides
Hey Everyone, This weekend I got to see my family and run my first half marathon. The half marathon was called the Park2Park. It was put on by Holland Hospital. Holland is a beautiful city, with multiple sites to see. This half marathon took you on a run throughout some of the most beautiful and …
Chi-der and Chi-town
Happy Fall, everyone! As you know (or as I figured out today), yesterday was the first day of Fall! WOWZA! You’ve been here a whole month, the leaves are changing colors, and now you get to experience Crane’s in the season it was meant to be in! Yet another glorious season at Hope is upon …
What’s Been Happening at Hope!
Hello, everyone! Hope you have been enjoying this week of beautiful weather. As I sat down to blog tonight, I considered my different topic options. While I could probably post something about success in college (or some helpful hints) I thought it might be nice just to share what I have been up to recently. …
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 …
As Fresh As It Gets
There are many, many things I love about Holland: The beach. The parks. The donuts. But I think there might be one thing I love most of all… The farmers’ market. My main purchases at the farmers’ market are usually flowers, but I have also purchased fruit and veggies there in the past and they’re …
Another Night in the Woods.
Hello All! Last blog post, I realized I jumped right into writing and didn’t even introduce myself. So…rewind…here we go: Hello, my name is John Luke Hawkins and I am a sophomore at Hope, but a first time blogger. Something unique about my name: It is John Luke: Two names. No hyphen. Just a space. …
It’s a Blast to be in a Cast
Alright, it’s been a couple weeks since my post about May Term, and enough is enough. I can’t say that everything about May term was absolutely fantastic. Or maybe I can. But I really can’t. But I kind of can. Here, let me explain… Two weeks into May Term, I went for a walk with …
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 …
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 …