Last month, YouTube sensation Caspar Lee decided to prank his roommate. When he was visiting the U.S., he called his roommate, Joe Sugg, using Skype and told him that he no longer wanted to live with him in the U.K. and that he was staying in the U.S. forever. To get back at Lee, Sugg…
(Original Image) The Color Run, also known as the Happiest 5k on the Planet, is a unique paint race that celebrates healthiness, happiness and individuality. Now the single largest event series in the United States, The Color Run has exploded since their debut event. They have more than tripled their growth, hosting more than 170 events in 30+…
My first impressions on this Marvel movie was that it would be heavily focused on comedy rather than the action. But I was wrong. I will be rating this movie based on three things: comedy, story and CGI. First of all the comedy was great in this movie because they made it funny without taking…
For many of us, Robin Williams was a significant part of our childhood. He made us laugh, cry, dance, jump, goof off and everything else in between. This man inspired true joy. Today, I want to honour the soul that taught me anything and everything about life, by looking back at some of the films that…
There is a lot to see this summer at the Calgary Zoo. The Calgary Zoo features many animals around the globe both locally and foreign. Even if you have visited the zoo before, it’s definitely worth it to go back again. In this blog, I will show you one of the special features the zoo…
Do you appreciate being alive? My answer should be yes, but I would be lying to myself if I said I truly appreciated being alive. I was born and raised in Canada, a place where I have access to many luxuries that other people are deprived of. It is a place where I can walk…
Okay guys, let’s talk about the elephant in the room; September ( aka the beginning of school). To some, it is a wondrous month filled with new beginnings and friends, but for others, it’s the most dreaded time of year. Even after going to school for what seems like countless years, this time can unnerve…
I recently went through a breakup with my boyfriend of 5 months. If you are experiencing a breakup, you would understand how hard it is to be happy. But despair no longer, for I am here to give you some tips that helped me through my breakup. Think it through Think thoroughly, but not obsessively. Although…
Sadly we are not going to live forever, I mean nothing is bound to exist forever and neither are we. Humans have a limited time in this world and that my friend is our existence’s bitter truth. And in that limited time we have in this world we get to decide how we spend it.…
Sometimes, I just want really good food. Yes, I can go to a chain restaurant and have an enjoyable meal. And yes, my mom isn’t a terrible cook. But I think nearly all of us would not be fulfilled without the occasional culinary splurge. Even though my latest outing to LeVilla was only my second time…
On August 3rd, the Nerdfighter community celebrates Esther Day. Now you may be thinking, what are “Nerdfighters” and who is Esther and why has she been given a special day? Well have no fear, I will address these questions throughout the blog post. John Green, the genius behind many novels including The Fault in Ours…
Ever since World War II ended, tensions between the Jewish-majority state of Israel and it’s surrounding Arab neighbors, most namely Palestine, have been high. With both states in a perpetual struggle for land and recognition, the Israeli-Palestinian situation has often been described as the world’s “most intractable conflict”. Now, as ongoing fighting intensifies and the…
Earlier this month, one of my fellow bloggers, Ailin Li, wrote a post on Esther Honig’s “Before and After” project. I was very intrigued by Ailin’s post, so I decided to do a-bit more research on the “Before and After” project. I learned that Esther Honig is a human interest reporter who set out to find…
Let’s face it, August sucks. It is the month that hosts the arrival of back-to-school commercials and just reminds us that the effervescent of rays of summer are about to come to an end. To those more fortunate, August also tends to be the dreaded month of heat waves and unbearable weather. But here are…