This past Sunday, I attended my first concert ever and I must say that I was not disappointed. The show started off with FeFe Dobson, whose opening act got the audience on their feet. She was very energetic and played a new song that was about to be released. As never having heard her music…
On Tuesday evening, CYFC volunteers were treated to one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. Kids Up Front was gracious enough to donate a box suite to the volunteers of CYFC and YouthAreAwesome, and we cannot sing their praises enough. (Check out a previous post about the awesome work Kids Upfront does.) Kids Up…
If you’re looking for something to do this Saturday, consider dropping by the Community Garden Benefit Concert at the South Calgary Community Hall. For $10 you can enjoy performances by local artists, refreshments, and a silent auction, all in the name of locally-grown food and community building. For more local events promoting positive social change…
So the other day I went out and got some chips. Feeling somewhat healthy (yeah you can’t be that healthy from eating chips), I decided to pick up a bag of SunChips. To my surprise, the bag was ridiculously loud. And I mean ridiculously. There was no way you could have been subtle while eating…
I will start off this blog by simply telling you about a summer enrichment program in Canada that strives to inspire the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in the next generation of high-potential youth: this program is known as Shad Valley. Before your eyes start drifting away as you scan below at blocks and blocks…
Born in the small town, Clavering, Essex, of England, Jamie Oliver is a English chef with a vision to change the way we eat. For the past decade, Jamie has launched numerous campaigns in United Kingdom raising awareness about the importance of eating healthy food. Now, he has extended his vision to change people’s habit of…
Remember your childhood of folding paper airplanes and shooting them across the classroom, or maybe you still do now. That is origami. Origami comes from two Japanese words, ori and gami, and literally means ‘fold paper’. This is an art form that takes ordinary paper to a whole new level, but origami is not restricted…
Now that March is almost over, things are beginning to be wrap up. Places that I’ve been through, things that I’ve seen are all so memorable to me. These are the things that I see, yet so hard to recapture off the top of my head. I wanted to keep them. Some say, “there will always be…
I wrote a poem about the ongoing genocide in Darfur; let me know what you think in the comments section! If you want to learn more on what you can do to help or need more information, see 24 Hours for Darfur. Innocence taken, Righteousness faken, The G-word mentioned not the enemy will not be…
Last time, I showed you a dance called “sorry sorry_super junior” danced by the E.L.F at the Churchill’s Got Talent contest at Sir Winston Churchill High School. This time, I’ve got two very talented singers for you to take a look at, and, amazingly, they only practiced the morning before the contest! The connection that existed between them was…
During winter break, I had done a week of hot yoga classes and found them to be so relaxing, calming, and fun. I recommend a hot yoga class to everyone! Hot yoga gives you an amazing feeling after each class. It’s perfect for getting away from everything and having some ‘you’ time. If you ever…
Be More Chill is a novel by the author who wrote It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Ned Vizzini reminds me of John Green -another great author. I noticed a lot of similarities in their novels, but Ned Vizzini’s novels have a more original plot. This novel follow Jeremy, and – like most teen novels about guys –…
Cross Country by James Patterson is a recent novel of the “Alex Cross” series. I had never read a novel from this series until I came across this one, but have heard a lot of good things about the series and of all the novels written by James Patterson. The first thing I really appreciate about this novel…
Since September of 2008 the fantastic American public radio network, NPR, has been offering early listens to select upcoming records on their website. It’s called First Listen. For a period of time (up to the date the album is officially released) you can stream an entire album from NPR.com. It’s a pretty awesome service. Available…
I love taking photos and I love taking awkward family photos. Whenever I go through my families photo albums I laugh so hard when looking at a photo and asking “what’s happening” or “why is this happening”. Well I stumbled upon a new website titled Awkward Family Photos. It’s basically a website displaying peoples awkward…