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- A weekend away
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
This weekend I went up with a couple different friends from Bethel to visit my brother in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He’s interning at a church up there in a pastoral position. I was actually born in Kalamazoo, so it was really cool to be able to go back again and see all the sights and [...]
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Tue, Mar 13, 2012
It’s not every day that you get to travel with 16 other Bethel students in 3 vehicles down to Winter Park, Florida. And… It’s not every day that one gets the opportunity to gather with 40 other leaders in an intimate setting to worship together, collaborate ideas, and develop close friendships. But… I had this incredible [...]
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Mon, Feb 27, 2012
It’s that exciting time of the school year–break! This is when you can take your mind off of everything school related for just a bit and refocus yourself. I must say that I’ve had some pretty great opportunities for my Spring Breaks while I’ve been in college. I have had the opportunity to go on a [...]
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Mon, Jan 23, 2012
I’m from the West Suburbs of Chicago–Geneva, Illinios to be exact. I have lived there my whole life. And you would think that after 21 years I would have experienced one of the most beautiful sights of all, one of the best parts of Christmas in the city–the Lincoln Park Zoo Lights. This year, everything [...]
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Mon, Jan 16, 2012
In mid-december, I arrived back in the United States after spending 3 1/2 months in the Dominican Republic. From the very beginning of our time there they warned us about reverse culture shock. They told us that returning home would be difficult, painful even. I didn’t doubt that some people would struggle upon their return, [...]
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Mon, Jan 16, 2012
Right at the end of my Christmas break, I had the opportunity to go to Atlanta, Georgia for the Passion 2012 conference with an eclectic group of about 30 poeple from Bethel, my church here, another church, Notre Dame, IWU, Indianapolis, etc. If you don’t know anything about Passion then I can sum it up [...]
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Mon, Dec 12, 2011
If you haven’t been able to tell from my previous posts, I love it here. I love everything about this place. I love the way it smells. I love the way the dogs follow me down the street. I love the way all the kids know my name, and the way their mothers smile at [...]
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Tue, Nov 29, 2011
As most of my bloggies know, I’m Canadian, which means that I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving the same time as Americans do. We actually celebrate it in October. Either way, if there is a break in the semester, I’ll take it. I tried buying a train ticket to go back home like I did the year [...]
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Mon, Oct 24, 2011
Finding a seat in chapel was a little difficult this morning but some of the girls on my floor and in my block waved me and my boyfriend over to sit next to them. I sat down next to my suite-mate and proceeded to enjoy worshiping God with the rest of the chapel as the [...]
Comments are closed • Read this post » - michigan city shopping!
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
The international students at Bethel, including myself, all went to Michigan City to go shopping at the Lighthouse Outlet Mall. We piled into two vans and away we went. When we arrived the typical, boys go with boys, and girls go with girls, situation happened. that was fine with me because I just wanted to [...]
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Tue, Oct 4, 2011
I was quite distracted this weekend. The soccer team had a game in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, so we drove hours past cornfield after cornfield. I knew I should have studied on the bus rides, but it is way too easy to get caught up in conversation with my teammates and I always end up loosing [...]
- First impressions of a new year
Mon, Sep 19, 2011
So the start of the school year has felt more or less like a landslide. It has been a fun landslide, though! The past seven days have included going with some Bethel friends to Erin’s grandparents’ apple orchard/lake, writing articles for the Bethel Beacon, and making dozens (if not hundreds?) of sandwiches while working at [...]
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Fri, Mar 25, 2011
This past weekend (so last Friday), two friends of mine and I journeyed to a camp in Wisconsin to speak with some youth from a church in Chicago. I was excited for an opportunity not only to represent Bethel, but also to share what the LORD is doing at Bethel, around me, and in my [...]
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Mon, Mar 7, 2011
We arrived safely back to Bethel early this morning after a wonderful week in Gulf Shores, Alabama! I could go on forever about the past week, but I’ll just give a few highlights… After carefully packing the trunk & attaching 4 bikes. Lambert’s Cafe We biked to Florida! It was about 20 miles. Two baby alligators [...]
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Sun, Feb 27, 2011
No cars in the parking lot, no students walking around campus. Where is everyone? Well, all of Bethel is on spring break while us student teachers are still in school. I have to say it is kind of depressing. While my roommates and all my friends are enjoying some time off and are vacationing, I [...]
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Thu, Feb 24, 2011
Spring Break has arrived! I had my maternity final yesterday morning and New Testament class last night and now I’m on Spring Break! The final went alright, but probably not as well as I hoped after studying for it all day Tuesday. Oh, and the women’s track team won Christian Nationals this weekend at Indiana [...]
Comments are closed • Read this post » - Behind the Scenes- PASSION 2011 (4)
Sun, Feb 20, 2011
I am not sure if I am cheating out on describing beautiful moments relating to Passion in more than one post, however, while in Atlanta I couldn’t get away from it. Ironically enough, I hadn’t felt anything to a deep enough level that made me want to go out and change the world. I saw [...]
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Thu, Feb 17, 2011
To start off the new year I had an amazing opportunity to head to Atlanta, Georgia with 12 other friends from church. What’s in Atlanta that’s so great you ask? THE PASSION CONFERENCE! (A 4 day gathering of 18-25 year olds united for His renown). Instead of using this space to explain exactly what the [...]
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Tue, Feb 15, 2011
Disappointed that I could not join in on most the action on the retreat, I learned a beautiful lesson: We can’t be afraid to fall. To fall is not to fail–you fail when you don’t try. You may be wondering what action I am referring to, let me tell you… The game is called broom ball. It’s like [...]
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Mon, Feb 14, 2011
There was something about being forced to sit with people that was very beautiful. I am not suggesting that the closeness in physical perspectives is rather enjoyable nor am I saying that it’s necessary; however, taking a bus ride and sitting next to new people with real stories was and always will be beautiful. I [...]
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