I’m full of joy and contentment right now. Our spring break just ended, and words cannot express the greatness of our trip to Juarez, Mexico. Our group consisted of 13 Hope students, 6 Moody Bible Institute students, and 8 adults from my home church in Springfield, IL. We all grew very close during our short …
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Spring Break P1.
Being off of school has been fantastic. It’s a short and sweet little taste of what is coming barely a month from now: Summer VACATION!. Although I will be working, volunteering, and still taking two classes, I like the change in pace and variation in activity. So what have I been up too? I arrived …
Dancin’ all Day!
Wowza. I’m writing to you from Hope’s Pine Grove (the open area of pine trees, I sure hope you knew that). It’s a beautiful day here in Holland with temps around 75 degrees and full sun. The campus is abuzz being that tomorrow is the start of spring break, it’s beautiful outside, and everyone is …
Jammin to Jazz
Hi Everyone! This past Monday evening I drove to Grand Rapids with three of my friends from Survey of Jazz class. Our jazz class requires us to attend five concerts throughout the semester, so we decided to attend the Hope College Musical Showcase in Grand Rapids. We left around 6 pm to eat dinner before …
Isolationist turned to Love <3
Sometimes I go through these phases where I think that I should go into isolation and focus only on what I want to learn/do/create/etc. In this life I would be secluded to my area of living, venturing out into the world only alone. I could still enjoy the day-to-day activities, but I wouldn’t need relationships, …
Quality Time with a Quality Person
I’m not afraid to admit that sometimes at college I do feel homesick and miss my parents. This past week I really felt like going home and visiting my parents. Unfortunately, I live six hours away so I cannot just hop in my car and drive home. I called my dad on Friday evening and …
Workout your Worries.
It’s midterm week once again, and I feel like I just said it was midterm week of last semester. Time is flying by so fast that most of the time I don’t know what day it is. How do we deal with the stress? I’m sure similar ways you do: biting nails, eating chocolate, cry, …
Valentines Day: Where Generations Embrace Celebration.
Since being in college I have learned to appreciate and cherish going out to eat. I now miss the days of going out to eat with my family and having my parents pay. Every now and then I get the chance to eat outside of Phelps dining hall and experience some of Holland’s excellent restaurants. …
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Sun, Fun, & Florida!
Life is good. As I sit here and reflect upon the past week, I feel so incredibly blessed with the opportunities God has blessed with at Hope College. First of all, thanks to the kindness of our parents, Grace and I were able to spend winter break in Marco Island, Florida. We left on Thursday …
Bustling through Break!
Winter break is over *sigh*. But, I have great news. Hope’s spring break is just a few days more than four weeks away. Looking for a school with great vacation time? Hope is it. Well, as long as you’re willing to work hard when you actually do have class. What did I spend my time …