I’ve been 28 hours into Fall Break so far, and I can say, it’s been an awesome 28 hours. Although my hometown is actually Manchester, Iowa, a small town in the Northeastern part of the state, I’ve recently taken to calling Hope my home. Someone around campus might say, “Hey Sophie, what are you up …
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My Birthday Weekend
So, it’s that time of year when housing is on everybody’s minds, everyone is taking midterms, and people are just in need of Spring Break. Well I was certainly feeling pretty drained from all of the stress that surrounded me, but you know what? That went away this past weekend because one of my best …
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 …
Hanging out in SoCal
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 …
Christmas Morning
Hey there! So now that the much-anticipated Christmas day is over, I’d like to share with you what happened this holiday at the Kempers’ home! First of all, each year it seems like Christmas morning gets less exciting. It could be that we aren’t looking forward to those presents as much or we have other …
Feelin’ a Little Homesick?
It’s that time of year when the first round of tests are on the brink. NO!!!!!! I STILL WANT SUMMER!!! Stress, the feeling of being overwhelmed and pressured to get an “A” consumes everybody’s minds accompanied by a lack of sleep, lack of a social life, and a lack of a proper diet. This is …
California vs. Michigan
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