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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
By Karenso previously Dan wrote about his love for pickles. well. if there is one thing that you should know about me and pickles it is that i eat them when i am stressed. ok. so i ate them when i am stressed. ok. so ate them often when i was stressed during high school. if you think about it. pickles are probably the most perfect food to eat when you are stressed. they have a good crunch. a little bit of spice. and some pickles even have a little extra kick. so back in high school when i was stressed about coming to college or finishing up my senior year. i would open up the fridge door and reach for a jar of pickles. wow. if i would have known it then, there might have been a million other more beneficial ways i could have beat the stress than eating pickles. such as go for a run, take a long hot shower, or talk to one of my good friends. but now that i am in college and sometimes do get stressed. although eating pickles is a very beneficial way to beat stress. as i am in college i am learning that perhaps it is not just the pickle that helps me beat the stress. perhaps it is the quiet moment that i spend alone with the pickle that gives my mind a chance to breathe. perhaps i really like eating pickles because the same moment that i bite into the green, crunchy, and sometimes even salty pickle, my mind is at ease. perhaps it is not even about the pickle. perhaps in the middle of a crazy situation it is more important for me to have some time by myself. alone. so often it is being alone that scares us most. but why does it scare us?
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
ByPASSPORT One came and it went. Amazing. All day Sunday night I was so excited for early registration because all it was finally here. You, the Calvin College class of 2011 were really beginning to come to Calvin College. Let me tell you, you have a wonderful class. From the opening session videos to PASSPORT lounge to the For Students Only session to the Vespers worship session. It was wonderful. Wow. Now we are busy preparing for the next PASSPORT session. Number two. So if that is you, I look forward to seeing you next week! Get excited!
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
By KarenWell. I hope that the beginnings of your summers are going well. I just have this feeling that the summer is going to fly right on by. Things are busy here in the office. We are busy working on the passport programs. There is only two and a half more weeks until the first passport!
Here are some of the highlights from the office this past week. First, Amy and I created a new group game called Parachute Scuttle. I promise you it will change your life… or perhaps your college career… or perhaps your passport experience. Any ways it was pretty funny when Amy and I “scuttled” around the office. Also, right now I hear Disney songs in the background and I hear voices singing LOUDLY! But I think the highlight of my week so far was playing a three hour long game of uno. I do not think I have ever played UNO for that long. It was a new version of UNO called H2O Uno. Yup. Exciting.
Well. Enjoy your summers. I think fondly of the time we will share at Passports together. Perhaps we will have time for a short game of UNO?
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Thursday, May 31, 2007
By Karenwow. I cannot believe that summer is already here. For me, this summer involves a lot of orientation and showing you what Calvin College is really all about.
What is Calvin College all about? For me, a big part of Calvin was the dorms. I loved my dorm this year. This year I was the activities coordinator aka. AC on my floor. As an AC, I planned floor dates like apple picking, skating, making caramel apples and late night steak and shake runs for my floor and one other guys floor. I will never forget the thunderstorm during our apple picking floor date. It poured so much that the apple orchards were super muddy. Needless to say, we picked apples in the mud and got filthy. Oh well, at least it was good bonding. Other highlights from the year were our dorm retreat up at camp at the beginning of the year, our dorm service auction, and our year end BBQ. But the most memorable event was our dorm banquet. We dressed up, went to the Children’s Museum in downtown Grand Rapids, ate and danced the night away. I guess the best part of the whole year was getting to know the wonderful people in my dorm and making some sweet memories with them. Aside from the planned events, I will never forget the trips to 7/11 on Tuesday nights, the late night chats with girls on my floor in the coffee kitchen or the speed walking races down my hall. Oh the joys of dorm life…
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