STJ & STL

After living with a native for a year, I had to go see St. Joseph, Michigan myself. Mike and I were not prepared for the cool weather, so we borrowed sweatshirts that just happened to be identical for the weekend. We put MTR's mark on Lake Michigan.

We piled up the mini-van and road-tripped from St. Joe to Holland, home of Hope College. Holland is a very picturesque town and Mike found a few reminders of home at the Peanut Shop.

Campus is beautiful and it was really fun to connect stories with places.

Sunset on the Beach:

I broke the long drive up by spending the night in St. Louis with Mike both ways. Mike took me to see the Cathedral Basilica Saint Louis, which made me feel like I was in Europe again.