This summer, I have been working on a video to showcase the amazing youth that volunteer at Youth Central. I have been going to various Youth Volunteer Corps projects and asking youth what motivates them to volunteer with us. Here are their answers! [youtube eIyXdvxBAkI] I’ll be working on a slightly longer version that showcases…
Last weekend, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Calgary’s 2011 GlobalFest Multi-Cultural and Fireworks Festival Finale at Elliston Park. GlobalFest is a weeklong celebration showcasing vibrant cultures from around the world. Each country has a day where they complete their portion of the pyromusical competition (a.k.a. lots of fireworks). After China, Philippines, Canada and…
We all remember the good old days when we let our wild imaginations roam. We thought whatever was in our minds was real, like how we couldn’t touch the floor because there was lava flowing in so we had to crawl from couch to desk in attempt to survive. We had that innocence, when holding…
[youtube Ron17xFNBf0] You might be more familiar with the Inside the Sun remix, which was featured as the music for the Wii commercials when they first launched. Yoshida Brothers’ Website Kodo is available on their album, Hishou. The remix is available on their second album, Yoshida Brothers, Vol. 2.
It’s true! Well, almost true. At the beginning of August, Iceland’s new constitution was written by 25 ordinary citizens with help from social media. After their economic collapse in 2008, Iceland decided that their new constitution would not be written based upon their mother country of Denmark, but rather on the ideas stemming directly from…
Two years ago, I was afraid of public speaking. However; with my involvement with the Speech club in my school, I was able to step out of my comfort zone. How many of you believe your voice is powerful? Well it is.
[youtube ArfRdgi8BlE] Click here to go to the band’s website. The song Live Those Days Tonight and others are available on the British band’s newest studio album, Pala.
What happens when you take hundreds of glowsticks, a few blenders, and add in a dose of bass? You get Mundo Neon. The people at Bon Yurt incorporate lights and music into a display of art. I’m sorry I can’t give much info on Bon Yurt, other than the fact that they’re a Colombian yogourt…
My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. John Gilbert “Jack” Layton In his letter to Canada before his untimely death, Jack Layton keeps his spirit of hope and optimism and hopes that…
I’m struggling to deal with the fact that summer is indeed almost over. That doesn’t just mean the end to hours of indulgence, fun in the sun, and mindless relaxation – oh no. It also marks the beginning of the dreaded school year. School, where youth have to put up with the pressures of piles…
This year, I was really fortunate to be volunteering with the GlobalFest Fireworks and Multi-Cultural Festival. It was an amazing experience, and best of all, they had a breathtaking display of fireworks from the countries that attended the festival.
A phenomenal rendition of Toto’s Africa! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05ip-N0H1Ig
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to go on a boat tour of Maligne Lake, located in Jasper National Park. On this boat trip, I visited the world famous Spirit Island, debatably one of most photographed islands in the world. The day we went happened to be extremely cold and foggy. We experienced everything from…
Who knew that the BBC news theme was actually a rave? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEPcUWk8xEo
Here is a cool picture I found on StumbleUpon; have fun trying to find Wall-E, took me a while! 🙂