100 posts with Youth Are Awesome

It’s one small step for Youth Are Awesome and one giant leap for a youth blogger- I’m the first Youth Are Awesome blogger to reach one hundred blogs! Yay!

Youth Are Awesome has opened unimaginable opportunities in my life and experience what a vibrant and wonderful city Calgary is. I believe it was just last summer that the I remember doing only two things: volunteering and blogging! I’ve discovered much about myself by blogging- going out into the community with a critical eye, on the lookout for the wondrous gems of Calgary.

I’m definitely one of the different Youth Are Awesome bloggers. With so many bloggers, different spices are the key! I’m not a blogger of typical youth activity- music, books, television shows, bands, school- but I loved the space and opportunity that Youth Are Awesome has provided, expressing my youth creativity in my own, unconventional way.

I am a dedicated arts and culture blogger that loves to showcase the artistic and spectacular gems of the arts community in Calgary – a fellow blogger has once wrote about me was that “I almost lived in the EPCOR Centre!” – and for the last 2two years and so, it’s been true. I’ve witness astounding plays, contemporary circus and dance at the Theatre Junction Grand, “Johnny Clegg” in the Jack Singer concert Hall, Calgary Opera performance of “Aida” (which lead to the Calgary Opera inviting me to review their performance of “Moby Dick”) and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra has kindly hosted me to many of their  awe-inspiring and exciting performance, such as “Alberta Ballet delivers a dazzling performance of Tchaikovsky greatest hits “ and “Beethoven and Ehnes.” I’m very privileged to be able to attend these cultural performances and bring a youth perspective and excitement to these incredible events!

Youth Are Awesome is a kind and welcoming environment that has given me a chance to let blossom my writing skills and pursue my passion of the arts and volunteerism. My favourite blogs are often of the heart warming and terrific experiences volunteering with Youth Central at the Drop In Centre, Inn from the Cold, Camp Bonaventure, Globalfest, Bow River Flow Festival, and many more that illustrate the volunteering spirit of Calgary’s youth!

I’ve had many incredible success stories associated with blogging for Youth Are Awesome: one article I’ve written, “The Magic, the Mind and the Mystery of Joshua Jay”– showcasing the wonderful biography of Joshua Jay-my favourite magician- actually received a comment by Joshua Jay himself, thanking me for writing the article! (You can imagine my freaking out episode!), but also the thankful and commending comment of Yvette Rasmussen, the Executive Director of Inn from the Cold of my article of experience, “Volunteering at: Inn from the Cold.” Finally, the provincial office of the Canadian Red Cross noticed positively the article, “The World Needs Leaders- Facilitation Skills Training from the Canadian Red Cross” (and I’m very sure that this was the snowball that allowed me the opportunity to become a speaker of “what volunteering meant” to me at the Canadian Red Cross Annual General Meeting!) Youth Are Awesome has allowed me to express my deep passion as a Canadian Red Cross advocate, which I never knew existed within me before!

You can expect me to keep blogging about Youth Are Awesome for some time– until I lose my password and username, but even then, I’ll find a way to inform the masses!

Join the Youth Are Awesome team to discover your passion- whatever it may be- by thinking about it, writing about it, and then sharing it with other youth!