After a delicious breakfast of my homemade blueberry pancakes and scrambled eggs, we hopped in the car for our 5 and a half hour trip to Nashville. I am proud to say our longest drive without stopping for a restroom break was an hour and a half. I now know how my dad feels every …
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On the road again…Days 1 & 2
After a spontaneous run 2 months ago, my friend Grace Theisen and I decided to run a half marathon. Of course, if we were going to actually do it, we needed to run it in a place that would be exciting and scenic to take our minds away from the fact that we would be …
Phun with my Phage Phamily!
GUESS WHAT? Today we got our first snow in Holland. It not only blizzarded for a while, but also hailed. I don’t think it’s going to stick though, as the ground is fairly warm still. We’ll see! Anyways, this week I’m going to tell you a bit more about a research program I …
Fall-Utopia
Friday!!!! Finally it came! After what felt like a never-ending week, the weekend has officially arrived. I feel so much better today knowing I get to chill and relax some with my family and enjoy the nice fall weather. I saw the most beautiful sunset last night and this morning’s sunrise was also gorgeous. Sometimes …
Pancakes; comfort for the stressed
Hey everyone! This week kept me very busy and I felt weighed down by classes. Spanish dominated my life this week with a test, literary analysis paper, readings, and an oral exam. The most I slept this week was 5.5 hours. I definitely feel tired, but as always coffee has pulled through for me. This …
Hello Hope College Student.
I broke out of the Hope Bubble last night and attended a prayer service at a nearby church. I had the time of my life. Hope is fairly centrally located in Holland and is surrounded by hundreds of churches of all denominations. This comes in handy for me particularly now that I am taking a …
dANCE pROjECt wAS aWESOME
On Saturday night I went with two of my clustermates to see Hope College’s dANCE pROjECt (that’s really how the title is with alternating uppercase and lowercase). It was definitely not what I expected AT ALL. It was very modern and all of the pieces were very interesting. dANCE pROjECt’s mission is to enteratain and …
Help me! I’m just a freshman!
The ever-familiar words to me this year are “Help me! I’m just a freshman!” as I have used some variation of them many times. Although Hope’s campus isn’t very difficult to get around on and classes aren’t always super demanding, there are some things that enevitably Freshman won’t know about or how to do. For …
Happy Bob!
Today I would like to tell you about my friend Bob. He is one of the nicest men I have ever met. He is 89 years old and lives at the Warm Friend in downtown Holland. My friend Grace introduced me to him last year, and she met him through her developmental psychology class. I …
FALLing into Fall
Hi everyone! Life has been crazy these past couple of weeks. Extra curricular activities and classes are taking over right now. My sleep hours are slowly dwindling, and I am drinking more and more coffee to stay awake. In the midst of all this, I am loving the fall season. Here are some of my …