Last weekend, my roommate REALLY wanted to go home. It was her small town’s harvest festival in the middle of Wisconsin. She was nice enough to invite student blogger, Marv, and I along. As lovers of all things fried and cheesy, we had to accept the invitation. As we move into the second month of …
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Learning about being a Sushi.
This year I have a fabulous opportunity to be a teacher’s assistant for one of my good friends, Professor Linda Strouf. Her First-Year Seminar class is entitled: “Who am I? and Who are the others?”. The focus of the course is for first-year students to think about finding the “other” within themselves and to wrestle …
Weekends in the Fall
Hey Everyone! I cannot believe it is already October and the semester is now in full swing. This past weekend was packed with fun events. On Friday evening I ate with some friends on the patio at the City Vu restaurant in downtown Holland. We watched the sunset and chatted for hours. After dinner I …
A Weekend to Remember + MY FIRST PULL!
It has been quite the weekend here at Hope (in the best way)! Friday started off for me with a trip to Grand Rapids Community College to attend a voice master class featuring John Wustman. Going into it, I had no idea what to expect, but it was an awesome experience! Seven extremely talented college …
We Want Mike!
Although there are three Mikes that live on the second floor of Kollen 2 East, us girls of Kollen 1 West aren’t looking for any of them. Our real search is for a three foot tall, green, one-eyed Mike — Mike Wazowski. It all begins about a week and a half ago when we celebrated …
An Apple-Picking Adventure!
Hi all! Last weekend, I had the opportunity to reunite with some of my Assistant Director friends from Orientation (I talked about them here). On Friday night, I went to a bonfire hosted by two ADs, Jess and Alexis, who live off-campus. We roasted marshmallows while we listened to the iTunes Radio country station; Jess …
Applying to Hope
As I’m sure all high school seniors are aware, college application season is fully upon us. For many seniors, this is accompanied by more stress than seems humanly possible, but it doesn’t have to be that way! While applying to schools is nerve-wracking for everyone, planning ahead a little bit can alleviate a good amount …
Typical Week at Hope College
For those of you who might be wondering what a typical day at Hope College is like, this blog post is for you. One of the most frequently asked questions from students visiting colleges is “what is a typical day like here?” So, here’s a schedule of a typical week: Classes: At Hope, classes are …
Learning About Different Traditions
Okay, so I know I posted earlier this week, but I told you all that I’d be back! I just wanted to share my experiences with you from last weekend. On Saturday, September 21st, I went to the Islamic Center with my best friend, Amanda, and the FYS class she TAs for in Dearborn, Michigan. But before …
Birthday in Review
My birthday started off great with my phone ringing at 12:00 AM on September 23. I answered to Ali and Steph and listened to them play “22” by Taylor Swift. I stayed up till 2:00 AM that night having a great conversation with Amy. In the morning she took me out to my favorite restaurant, …