Kelsey Hoekstra

Today is my last day*, so naturally I am looking back on the summer. My first day feels like yesterday but also like forever ago. So much has happened over these past months. I’ve trained for a marathon, visited the Ben & Jerry’s factory, found many new swimming holes, and went to prom. I met […]

Last weekend, the Woodchuck Cidery had their second annual music festival, Ciderstock. Four bands performed all day. There was also food, drinks (for those over 21), and lawn games! My friends and I had a great time. We got up close for New Politics and Cage the Elephant. I hate being squished. So I enjoyed […]

I wish I was artistic. I admire those who can draw, paint, sculpt, whatever. I can’t. When my friends and i were in Two Bros a few weeks ago for a birthday, we saw an advertisement for a painting event there in September. I looked it up. It is $40. We decided to instead have […]

The dining halls are closed. Until August 30th or 31st. I enjoy cooking but have never actually had to fend for myself when it comes to food. So naturally, I went wild in the grocery store. And by wild I mean I made an excel spreadsheet of what I will eat and when. Then I […]

The other day, on my run, I had a lot of time to think about my summer. It’s sorta drawing to close, and I have to start emotionally preparing myself for more school (this means I need to open the math textbook I bought to review calculus. ehhhh). In my reflections, I realized that working […]

This past Thursday, I left work at lunch to surprise my mom over in New Hampshire. (I would like to formally apologize to all the interns for asking why I wasn’t credited with a tour on Friday. I got my days of the week mixed up. Not my finest moment) My family was 2.5 hours […]

GUESS WHO IS EXCITED ABOUT ORIENTATION?!?!?! hint: it’s me I love the way we do orientation here at Midd because everyone goes on trips. There’s no culture of who goes and who doesn’t, and you’re not worried about missing anything on campus because no one is here. I also just love to backpack. It’s not […]

My weekend started off with a birthday party for two of my friends at the organic garden. We ate tons of food and lit sparklers and had a fabulous time. (Celebrations will continue tonight with a dinner @ Two Bros) Then, on Saturday, basically the same group of people (many of our friends went to […]

If anything deserves an emotional response, I cry. If I’m happy, there are tears. Sad? tears. Cold? crying. Did I see a dog? practically sobbing. I told my dean that my goal was to not cry during finals and he said that that might not be a good goal as I seem to be a […]

This weekend I fell asleep in a car twice. Which means 1)I went on some pretty fun adventures  and 2)  I need to sleep more The adventures started Thursday when a friend and I hiked sunset ledge. It was an easy 2 mile hike on part of the Long Trail, and the views were unbelievable. […]