April, 2016

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What I’ve Learned on Worship Team

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As you may know if you’ve read my blog before, I have the privilege of being on the worship team at Hope. I get to help lead music at Hope’s worship services multiple times a week. It is my favorite thing that I do at Hope. When I look back on my time in college, I am pretty positive that this will be the thing that I think of, even though I was only on the team for one year.

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The Presidential Campaign – Another Tool in higher education’s marketing toolkit

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3 Reasons Why I Loved My Study Abroad Program

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I’ve been back in Michigan for a little over a week now, and I’m still processing the fact that I’ve been in Ireland for four months. It’s just crazy to think I’ve been there and experienced so much all within such a short amount of time. There were so many things that made my time in Ireland memorable, but one aspect that was a huge part of my experience was the program that I went through – IES.

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An Ode to Phelps 204

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Oh, if these walls could talk… right? Phelps 204 welcomed my roommate and me in with open arms back in August. Since then, there have been joy-filled moments, tear-filled moments, and many, many, many stress-filled moments. Through it all, room 204 has been there. So here’s to you, Phelps 204, we couldn’t have made it without you. It started in August, soccer preseason was upon us.

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How I Stay Organized

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Hello, everyone! One thing I have learned to do well this year is staying organized with my assignments, being aware of when big papers and tests are coming up (which is a big, recent development) and taking better care to write down when I have meetings, work, and rehearsals to make sure that I don’t miss anything. I have figured out a pretty good system that works well for me, so I thought I would share it!

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A Trip to the Festival of Faith and Writing at Calvin

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The greenhouse at the Downtown Market This past Saturday night, I went down to Calvin College with one of our chaplains, Lauren Taylor, some other girls from Hope and a faculty member and his family. Calvin hosts the Festival of Faith and Writing every year, which is probably its most redeeming quality. (They’re our big rival, in case you missed that one).

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Hope College Athletics: 2015-16

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The school year, including our varsity athletic seasons, is slowly but surely coming to the end. In recognition of athletic events, Ben Lemmen, 2014 Hope College graduate, directed and produced a highlight video called Hope College Athletics 2015-16. In the other words, here is what it means to be a Flying Dutchman! Credit to Ben Lemmen. The post Hope College Athletics: 2015-16 appeared first on Life at Hope College.

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Countdown Until Graduation!

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I feel like the past four months have truly flown by. Time will never slow down when you need it to the most. There have been moments lately when all I wanted was time to hurry up, go faster so class could end and I can take nap during my busy day, or so I can have more time to finish my essay. And yet there have plenty more moments when I wanted time to slow down so I can enjoy the little things, whether it’s walking downtown eating a waffle cone from Kilwin’s , catching up with a friend in the

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Roommate and Housing Selection

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I think everyone knows a person who is very competitive. Luckily for me, I roomed with one person the second semester of my first year, who is extremely competitive. It is very unfortunate because I am highly competitive and we both hate to lose. It was on Tuesday during the Spring Break, when I, my roommate and another two friends from Hope College went to visit St.

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Study Abroad: After-Acceptance Checklist

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how long it takes to apply for study abroad at Hope College. Last, week I got accepted to study abroad in Santiago, Chile, business and culture program. So this is the steps which I will have to do after the acceptance. I have 4 things to do and 10 things to read. Firstly , I have to 300 USD fee to the organization, which was CIEE in my case.

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My Chicago Semester 2016

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You may have caught from another one of my posts that this is my last semester on campus at Hope. Next semester I will be participating in the Chicago Semester program, and then I graduate! I am so, so excited about the program that I am doing in the fall, but a lot of people do not know that much about it, so I thought I would offer a quick overview of why I am looking so forward to this fall.

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Five Spring Must-Dos at Hope College

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The Pine Grove in the sun Never mind the fact that the ground on Hope’s campus is lightly dusted with snow right now, we’re going to talk about spring at Hope College. There’s so much you can do when the weather starts heating up a bit. I don’t mean summer heat, I mean that nice spring warmth where the sun is shying out of its winter position and warming the earth while a light breeze brushes up against your ankles as you walk to classes.

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Galway Girls

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This past weekend was one of the best trips I’ve taken in Ireland so far. It was bittersweet because it was the last weekend trip I’ll be taking while here, but it was the perfect trip to end with regardless. A couple of friends and I went to Galway, on the western coast of Ireland and it was beautiful! Let me tell you about it. Friday We left the bus station in Dublin bright and early around 8:30 a.m. and arrived in Galway at 11 a.m.

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Poverty, Inc.

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This Saturday night at the Knickerbocker Theatre on 8th Street, the documentary Poverty, Inc. was shown for any Hope students, faculty, or Holland community members who were interested in attending. Sure enough, there I found myself, on Saturday night, with some friends of mine watching a film on worldwide poverty. Over the past few years, as my love for the nation of Haiti has grown, so too has my love for seeking articles, video clips, and books addressing the social issues (specifically pover

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Hope College Study Spots

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My final project in my Writing for Media class was to create a website with a group focused on one topic. Our topic: Surviving Finals Week. The following is my post for the blog on some of the most popular places for Hope students to study. Ten Hope College Study Spots Every college student has his or her ideal study environment. Some like background noise, while others prefer silence.

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How Then Should We Work?

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This Saturday I spent most of my day, 8:30a.m.–3:00p.m., at 14th Street Christian Reformed Church. On a whim maybe a month ago I decided to register for this retreat hosted my a group on campus, Klesis. Klesis is the Greek word for calling which is what this group focuses on. It’s peer/faculty mentorship program considering whether grad school is for you, and exploring vocation and calling from a Christian perspective.

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Finally Home

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I am back to my sweet Michigan home! Four months was a long time to be away, but I’m finally back in my house, my room, and my life. It was missed. The journey on Saturday was long, as my six-hour flight into Toronto, Canada, was followed up by a three-hour drive back to Detroit, Michigan, but it was worth it, as a couple best friends were there to surprise me upon my return.

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Taking the “Under” out of “Undergraduate”

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The letter came in early March to my mailbox in the mailroom: the letterhead of a college that is different from Hope. It’s red and white (thank goodness, not maroon and gold… sorry to all of you Calvin fans) and it’s 229.5 miles from my cozy apartment east of campus. And what it had inside of it was a yes. I remember what it was like to stand on campus as a freshman three years ago, feeling as if there was a lifetime ahead of me.

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How Do You Make Summer Internship a Reality as an International Student at Hope College?

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Internships are part of the college experience for many students. A lot of students do not start to think about it until later in their college careers, so it is unique for me, since I am only a freshman. At least that’s what the Career Development Center said when entered their office in October 2015. Nevertheless, here is what does it take to make a summer internship a reality from the international student standpoint.

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The Seven Wonders of Someone Halfway Done With College

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I often find myself wishing that time would stop, or at the very least that things would shift into slow motion for at least a week or maybe five minutes. When they say that your time in college flies by fast, they aren’t lying. It’s scary yet exciting to know that in the same amount of time that I have already spent at Hope, I will be leaving and venturing off into the real world.

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Learning Something New Everyday

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Sure, college is a place you go to learn. You go into it with an idea of what you want to do or a plan of figuring out what you want to do and then focusing your studies to reach your goals. If you go to a liberal arts college, like Hope, you have the opportunity to be exposed to areas outside of your chosen discipline within your four years of classes.

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The final countdown

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The Final Countdown

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It is my last few days in Ireland and I can hardly believe it. I come home Saturday and will get to see my family and friends for the first time in four long months. There are so many emotions and feelings swirling around in my head that I’m going to take some time to sort through them if you don’t mind. I want to stay here… These past four months have been incredible!

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Cesar Chavez Lecture Given by Hope College Dean Alfredo Gonzalez

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On March 31, I went to the Cesar Chavez Lecture given by the Dean Alfredo Gonzales in the Maas Auditorium. The lecture was about 1 hour long and Dean Gonzalez made a very interesting point. I did not write down every single word of what he said, but here is a paraphrase of one of his major points: “You have to learn what people have done before you to understand how much did it take to be in your position”.

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