With the recent snow storm in Calgary on the first day of spring, I decided to investigate if Canada really did have the coldest weather around. Here are the top five coldest countries in the world. 5. United States of America When you think of America, you probably imagine the warm sunny beaches and the…
You use it for tea, soup, cakes, toast, and even as medicine, but honey might not be as sweet as it seems anymore. Since 2006, researchers have noted a significant decrease in the population size of bees in North America. An estimated 10 million beehives have been wiped out, a tragedy worth $2 billion. But…
I don’t know about you, but my lips get very dry and I am always on the hunt for a new and better lip balm. That is, until my mom suggested making them myself. For this recipe to make a sugar scrub for your lips, you will need: 1 teaspoon of olive oil 1…
On Nov. 7, 2013, the latest member of the “I’ll just kill some time and play this game – oh dear I’ve been playing for an hour now I should stop, but after this round – actually, um one more -oh gosh it’s been three hours I should probably put this down,” franchise was released.…
While scrolling through the internet, I found this set of intriguing pictures of countries made with various foods. Created by photographer Henry Hargreaves and New-York based food stylist Caitlin Levin, the culinary photographers call the food maps project “a playful representation of out interpretation of food from around the world.” The foods used in each…
UBELONG I would love to travel Africa or Latin America one day. What UBELONG does is that it provides a great opportunity for you to go abroad and try something new! Especially someone who is a budget travelers I can for sure say that UBELONG program is well worth it; from what I have read.…
I’m still fascinated with the Northern Lights, so why not put a local spin to it? Here’s an amazing timelapse of an aurora sighting just over pretty much the top of our roofs: Find my timelapse archive here. 🙂
THE ONE DIRECTION BOYS The boys of One Direction definitely are tattoo-obsessed! The only exception would be Niall. They are always getting new tattoos. Some of them are matching ones while others are random ones, and much more. I would have to say that Harry and Zayn have the most tattoos. However, Liam and Louis…
People often inquire about developing a ‘voice’ in writing. Whether it’s an essay or a step by step cooking tutorial, everybody has their own hint of personality that shines through in their compositions, making it their unique style of writing, however, how do we develop or recognize this voice? Finding a voice for writing can be a…
I know this video has been viral for a while, but yet I don’t think enough people have seen it yet. At first, the concept may be a bit weird, but the video is very compelling, fascinating and quite beautiful really. You get to see the reactions of each “couple;” some awkward, some passionate, some…
LIP BALM Something can really ruin your day is applying lipstick and noticing your flaky lips showing through, and making it look very bad. On that note, lip balm is great for any season. Lip balm inhibits skin cell reproduction on your lips. It’s so easy and a layer or two of lip balm will…
What is the value of youth? It’s a lively and productive period in our lives. What do people miss about this period? What advice do older people have for youth? Through this collection of blog posts, I hope to build a unique bond between people living through two very different yet special seasons of life.…
Do you ever wonder about how to make this world a better place to live? What needs to be done? How things need to change? But the answer to your question is really those simple acts of kindness that make this world a better place to live. These do not require a lot of time…
The ConocoPhillips Youth of Distinction Awards (YODA) committee received over 270 nominations this year! Schools across the city participated in an annual competition called Race to Nominate where the top three schools that nominated the most students will win cash prizes. Here are the winners for 2014: Discovering Choices, $1,000: 110 nominations Crescent Heights, $750:…
Seeming I already did a mini review/advertisement for the Nerdblock company, which you can read here, I decided I would show you what I got this month. This is everything that was in the box for the month of March, and they even partnered up with Ubisoft for one of the cool surprises inside! Now…