Katy Smith

Hope College '23 // Communications Major // Writing and Theatre Minor // **Created for a college class**

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

If #Covid19 has taught me anything, it's that my physical health is just as important as my mental health. Today's @cityofholland bright and beautiful sun is helping me keep BOTH in check! #almostfriday #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

What do you do when the #PandemicBlues got you down? I journal! I've kept this one since April and it's really helped me be thankful for and mindful within the little things. #Mindfulness #journal #journaling #stickerpage #Media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Our country is going through so many strange transitions right now. One of my favorite poems, "America" by Allen Ginsberg gives me some clarity throughout it all.

#AllenGinsberg #poetrylovers #media255
https://t.co/ebKh1GQvHM

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Have you received your absentee ballot yet?

Make sure you read the directions clearly! This is my first big election, and I was petrified when I got my ballot. So petrified...I didn't follow all of the instructions 😅

I'll be seeing you on election day, Indiana! #vote #Media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Nothing like a good fantasy novel to let your mind relax. Anne Rice is extremely prolific––she makes even the most mundane tasks sound like poetry. #Media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

The show must go on! Rehearsals for @HopeTheatreDept 's "The Thanksgiving Play" are in full swing! So glad I can keep acting with these very talented actors! #Media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Last week's 40 degree weather made doing my online classes really difficult. Luckily, this week gets to see the 60's! I'm grateful for running trails close to campus like Window on the Waterfront where I can get some #VitaminD #Media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

We are officially over the mid-semester hump! Being a Hope College student during COVID hasn't been easy. The mid-semester blues have hit hard this semester! #Media255

For more on my own personal experiences as an artist during this time, read my article: https://t.co/VgNX9Rcvmv

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

“No one has ever offered [Chavez] silence and deep reflection as a way to be powerful,” says Rivera. Her message is more than one of inclusivity and intersectionality. It is, at its core, a story of identity and living softer and stronger. #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

“Being vulnerable is good for us,” says Rivera. Her words ring throughout the room as she begins to tell the story of her and fictional superhero Chavez. #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Today we are watching Gabby Rivera’s “The story of Marvel’s first queer Latina superhero” TedTalk on her experience writing Marvel’s Latina lesbian superhero, America Chavez.

#media255 #americachavez

[Catherine Spray @clspray]

Great discussion with ⁦@jmeacham⁩ and ⁦@FrankBuckleyTV⁩ about ⁦@repjohnlewis⁩ hosted by ⁦@LiveTalksLA⁩ #histruthismarchingon ⁦@HMCWells⁩

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

@FrankBuckleyTV @LiveTalksLA You are very welcome Frank.

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

It is clear @FrankBuckleyTV did his research! Each question is carefully and expertly crafted, both with thoughtfulness and specificity.

#JohnLewis @LiveTalksLA #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

After watching @LiveTalksLA’s livestream tonight, where to next?

@dawnporterm’s John Lewis centered documentary #GoodTrouble is out now!

The piece has, “an urgent message,” says @nytimes reporter @benkenigsberg.

#media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

The live YouTube chat tonight is especially infatuated with the magical shelves! “Did they plan it?” they wonder.

#media255

[Live Talks LA @LiveTalksLA]

.@ratemyskyperoom how about these shelves lining up? @FrankBuckleyTV interviewing @jmeacham at Live Talks LA

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

@jmeacham, who was asked by @JoeBiden to participate in the #DNC, does not regret his decision to participate. “I spoke as a historian and a citizen. I’m not a reporter. I’m not a journalist. [...] Every once in a while you do what you think is right,” said Meacham.

#media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

When asked how Lewis might have felt about the current Black Lives Matter movement, “I think he was unsurprised. He would want people in the streets—nonviolently—bearing witness in the way his generation bore witness,” said Meacham.

#JohnLewis #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

@jmeacham reignites the flame of #JohnLewis’ words and influence tonight on @LiveTalksLA, reminding us how his wisdom continues to translate today.

“The radical nature of his message is that we must seek justice again and again and again,” says Meacham. #media255

[Katy Smith @katyesmith24]

Debate topic: Would you consider John Lewis a modern day saint? @jmeacham does. “[Lewis is] a canonical figure who’s in our midst,” said Meacham.

What do you think? Should we beatify #JohnLewis?

#media255