I woke up at 8:00 AM this past Saturday, and I quickly realized I had nothing to do. I had homework, of course, but I have a personal rule of never doing homework on Saturdays, so I hopped in the shower and rode my bike down to the local Farmers Market. I expected the trip …
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For those reading this, you’ve come to the right blog. I know I already did an introduction of myself and whatnot, but now I want to share my summer with you. I know it seems kind of ridiculous, especially in September, but trust me, it’ll be worth it. Now that that’s out of the way, …
Well, the first month of this semester is about to end. For many high school seniors, the application season is coming. Perhaps you have a great plan and dream for your college life, then come to visit Hope College and try to sit in a class. This blog is called Life in Orange and Blue, …
Hello Everyone! Even though I already made my first post of the year, I wanted to talk a little bit about my summer! From early May to mid July, not much happened. I was at home in Iowa, where I watched sheep play behind my house and way too many shows on Netflix. But seriously, …
How in the world is it already senior year? I can remember my first day of classes from freshman year just like it was yesterday. It’s crazy to think about who I am now compared to who I was four years ago. I am very excited for this semester for some of the following reasons: …
Hello again everyone! The first few weeks at Hope have been really eventful and busy, but I’ve been trying to capture as many of these cool happenings around campus on camera as I can. Unfortunately, I’m not the best at doing that, but I thought it would be fun to share a few of the …
Welcome back to Hope! So glad you are with me again, for the third year in a row. We are certainly in the grind here on campus, getting into our new classes, labs, research, and projects. Everyone is finally settling into their schedules and learning how their time-management is best organized. It is now my …
Well hey, there! Thanks for checking out this post. My name is Jimmy Champane, and as you’ve probably already guessed, I’m one of Hope’s Student Bloggers this year. I’m a Junior here at Hope, and I started out as a Computer Science major, but it didn’t take me long to realize that my true calling in …
Hi everyone! I had a jam-packed amazing weekend that I have to tell you about! Friday 3pm-Went to a biology department sponsored lecture presented by a Hope grad about her PhD work in marine biology. It was so interesting! 5pm-Had a meeting at a local coffee shop, JP’s, with my Nykerk oration co-coach, the even …
The sunshine outside makes me forget that the fall had come. It is such a nice day to write my first post here. Hi folks, It is cool to join the Blogger team. I am Xavier, an international student from China. This is my second year here and I feel everything is still so awesome! …
