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Summer is the best time of year to fly off the rails a little. It’s so much less grounded than the other eight months of the year that the opportunity should not be lost. I started my summer in an airport. I was traveling home to Calgary. I love airports, unlike most people I tend…

Ashley Kirilow Hoax

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Back in November, one of our youth bloggers wrote about Ashley Kirilow, the 23-year-old founder of Change for a Cure. She claimed to have cancer and was soliciting money for her charity. It has recently come to our attention that Kirilow allegedly lied about having cancer and that her charity was a hoax. For more…

Weekend Preview

Arts & Culture

Welcome to my weekend preview! Look for this blog every Friday, when I’ll be posting a handful of events going on over the weekend. Without further ado, here are my picks. Starts Saturday Milky Way Nights Observe the Milky Way next to the University of Calgary’s research scientists at the Rothney Observatory from Saturday until…

Bored? Try having a bonfire!

Life

At camp, a couple of friends and I bought some marshmallows and graham crackers and had a bonfire. Not only are bonfires a fun way to hang out with your friends, but also require a minimum amount of preparation. Take a look below to see my steps to having a great bonfire! 1) Gather some…

WFW (GMH) Update!

Humour

I do quite enjoy acronyms, heh. But hey, do you remember WFW? Alice and I’s Warm Fuzzy Websites (short) saga? ; ) Awesome, now keep remembering…does GMH ring a bell? GivesMeHope was the first of four websites we introduced! Anyways, I have exciting news to pass along. This fall, you can physically hold some of…

Quotes: Robert Frost

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Yes, I kid you not, I like Robert Frost so much that I actually do have an entire page in my book filled with quotes from him… so here is an entire blog dedicated to those quotes. I’ve heard that he seemed to be a bit of a jerk while he was alive, however, I’m…

Free University!- Say What!?

Awesome Youth, Life

Coming up soon is the deadline for your last chance for a shot at getting a quality international education at an awesome price- FREE. University education in Sweden has always been free for Swedes and international students alike but changes are coming soon and a fee will be introduced for students from outside of Europe.…

A Reason to Sing the Blues

Arts & Culture

Feel like singing the blues? Head to Altitude Art Gallery in Okotoks, where Calgary artist Earl Klatzel’s paintings depict famous blues musicians from Jimi Hendrix to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Although Klatzel isn’t of African descent, he connects with African-American history and culture through blues music. His paintings provide insight into the changes that took place…

Blend Away!

Humour, Tech

Ever got fed up with someone constantly talking and bragging about their golf swing, their new iPhone or their newest toy? Maybe even to the extent of thinking to …blending them? Okay you can’t go and take someones belonging and turn it to pulp but you can see objects like a golf club and an…

Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud

Arts & Culture

I previously reviewed the novel “The Golem’s Eye,” part two of a series known as the Bartimaeus trilogy. This week I am reviewing Book 3 of the trilogy. Ptolemy’s Gate takes place three years after the end of Book 2, and well… things aren’t looking good. Bartimaeus is weak and dying from being stranded in the…