We have a number of really great coffeeshops in and around Holland. Since I am (supposed to be) on a caffeine hiatus for a little while, I want to compare and contrast a few of them through taste-testing not coffee, not cappuccino, but apple cider. There’s just something about apple cider in the fall! I …
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5K For The Kids
Happy Tuesday night, folks! I just want to post about my weekend. It really was mundane, I did a bunch of homework, cleaned my room, did some errands and just relaxed. Sometimes, I wish that there was more time in the weekend. We could all use some more time, right? Anyways, the highlight of my …
Attention Hope Students: It’s Tournament Time
Make sure to welkom (Dutch for welcome) back our Hope College Volleyball players this week. After traveling to Illinois over the weekend, they are back on our campus after winning three games in the NCAA tournament. By beating Elmhurst College, Hope Volleyball can now claim the title of Regional Champions. Next Thursday-Saturday, Hope will be …
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Location – It Really Does Matter
For those of you who are seniors in high school, it’s almost time for you to make one of the most important decisions in your life. You have spent the last year (or more) researching, traveling, and touring college campuses around the nation. Now, after an intense application process, you are ready to decide where …
Study Spaces
With exams, projects, and papers constantly filling my brain, the past few weeks have consisted of finding the fun, funky, and quiet study spots on and around campus. Although I tried out many different places, here are my top three spaces to work away: For the basic “I want to get out of my room” …
Project Ponytails
You know how advisors, your parents, and other people are always encouraging doing good deeds and volunteering? It certainly can be difficult in college since everybody is so busy. Assignments and other commitments fill up your plate already so it just doesn’t seem feasible to add another activity into the mix. Well, that was how …
Life as a CASA Tutor
Have you ever struggled with homework? Did you lack confidence at some point in your life? If you answered “yes” to either or both of these questions, you have an idea of what CASA students are feeling. Let me back up for a second. If you are unfamiliar with what CASA means, it is simply …
First Afternoon of Summer
Hey Everybody! So in my last blog I said that I wouldn’t be writing any more until next year, but I have one more for you. Yesterday was my last day of finals, so once the clock struck 2:30 PM, I was DONE! It’s so weird to think that I am officially a Junior in …
Final Days of Sophomore Year
Welp, we are just about done with this school year! Crazy, right? All we have now is finals week and then we’re done until late August. Before everybody gets too excited with summer, there are still some things going on at Hope that are worth mentioning. First of all, Friday was Spring Fling—aka probably one …
Summer Plans
Hey all! I hope you all were able to go to the Admitted Students Day last weekend and get a feel for some activities that go on at Hope! It was nice meeting some of you, so I hope you all come to Hope next year. Anyway, since this year is wrapping up, people are …