NYKERK!!!

I can barely contain my excitement. After almost a year of waiting (I started counting down the days the day after it occurred last year), my favorite time of the year is upon us. NYKERK TIME. Nykerk is a competition between the freshman and sophomore women in three categories: song, play and oration. It was …

Presidential Inauguration!

Last week, I had the great honor of attending the inauguration of the twelfth president of Hope College, John Knapp. The service was held in Dimnent Chapel, and it was by far one of the coolest experiences I’ve had at Hope so far. All of the professors were there, along with representatives from colleges and …

Fun Ahead

Fall Break is finally here!!!!! I wasn’t sure if this week was ever going to end. I completed one group paper, two exams, and three papers, but I finally finished! This was definitely an exhausting week, but thank goodness fall break is here! I’m leaving tomorrow morning with six other girls to go camping near …

Fall Break in 3, 2, 1…

It’s almost fall break! I am so excited, you guys. Seriously. This is how excited I am: That girl on the right is my best friend Katelin and in 36 hours I will be on my way to see her! I even get to go watch her run cross country at one of my favorite …

The Final Stretch Until Fall Break! (part 2)

Good morning to you all! Here’s my mid-week/almost end of the week update! It truly has been one of those hectic weeks you have in college. Papers are due, presentations are due, and there are a plethora of exams you need to take. But hey, Fall Break is TOMORROW, so I should just stop complaining, right? …

The Final Stretch Until Fall Break!

We are entering another week! It sounds crazy right? Time has been FLYING, and that’s a understatement. Here’s my theory: the days are so long, but the weeks are incredibly short! I just want to let you all know what I did this past weekend, and I want to give you an update of what …

The Broke College Student’s Guide to Good Food

Look, we’ve all been there. We all have those days where nothing in Phelps or Cook looks appetizing, and the Kletz is closed. Luckily, there’s an abundance of great places to eat out around Hope’s campus, but one thing that college students always seem to be short on is cold hard cash, so I figured …

As Told By Instagram (Part 2)

Hi everyone! I hope you’ve all had a lovely week so far! I am leaving to go to Indiana for my brother’s wedding tomorrow and I am so excited! I love being in Holland but I can’t wait to see my family and celebrate such a great day! In the meantime, I wanted to share …

Cheesin’

So, many of you have probably read Amanda’s blog. How exciting, right? Anyway, I just wanted to blog about our trek to America’s Dairyland. We were cordially invited by Amanda’s roomie, and one of my good friends, Hannah. Our destination: Green Lake, WI. It was a small, pretty community. Great place to vacation in the …