The Sledders

Now whether you refer to yourself as a Sledder or a Rabbit, June 30th to July 3rd you probably rolled up your jeans and dug out your best pair of converse to rock out to bands such as Why?, Girl Talk and a special performance by The Melvins on the Sled Island Mainstage. Olympic Plaza…

Bored? Get Up and Volunteer!

The summer is halfway over, and most people are looking for something to do. Why not go out and volunteer? It looks great on the resume, you get to meet new people, and there’s always food or t-shirts or something for volunteers! Click here and find all of the cool projects CYFC has for volunteers…

A Journey to South Korea: Day 7

On day 7 of my South Korea tour I went to the aquamarine center in Coex mall. Coex mall located in Samsung station in Gangnam area. You can go at exit 5 or 6 to arrive at Coex mall. Coex mall is very big as it contains many clothing stores, a movie theater and an…

Quotes: Friends and Friendship

I’ve been keeping a book of quotes for quite some time now…which means I’m next to always on the lookout for more quotes to add. They’re not particularly categorized in my book like I will be categorizing them here (and in my future posts), but I thought I’d share some of the ones I quite…

See The Fringe

Calgary Fringe Festival starts this Friday (July 30th) and runs until Saturday, August 7th. Fringe hosts a couple Patron Day Special’s such as Seniors Day on Tuesday, August 3rd, BFF at CFF on Wednesday, August 4th (aka Ladies Night Out!) and Date Night on Thursday, August 5th. If you are looking for a family friendly…

The Golem’s Eye by Jonathan Stroud

Last week I reviewed the novel “the amulet of Samarkand” part one of a series known as the Bartimaeus trilogy. This week I am reviewing book 2 of the trilogy. “The golem’s eye” takes place 2 years after the end of book one, and a lot has changed. Due to the events that occurred in…

Stressing about Uni- The Ups and Downs

Many of us, including me, are going off to university this year. Whether it be to Waterloo, Queens, Western, McGill, or any other fabulous school, we’re leaving the safe haven of Calgary, where most of us have grown up and lived our whole lives. We’re going to be living by ourselves, probably in residence, and…