The Big Taste 2015: Food Festival image source When: March 6-15 Where: 76 restaurants around downtown Calgary (For more specific locations look here) What: Big Taste is back to downtown Calgary for ten days! Look forwards to 76 restaurants that will have discounted prices on their menus. Some restaurants that I will be looking forward to…
YouTube is undeniably a great source of entertainment, but it is also equally packed with all sorts of educational materials. As a student and as an insatiably curious person in general, I spend a lot of time doing research and attempting to find resources that allow me to better understand my work and the world…
The scary truth is… these days, seeing someone in class or in the hallway with scars on their arm is no longer a rare thing. Each individual that I see with self-harm scars hits my heart, because I know they must be struggling deeply inside. Everyone experiences struggles in different ways, and everyone acts upon…
Calgary Culture is a website that was created by the Calgary Arts development to provide information about Calgary’s expanding arts and culture scene. Follow their Twitter to get frequent updates on theatre in Calgary, musical performances, and more! Follow this Twitter to get updates on art events and galleries! This is another great Twitter account promoting…
I was given the privilege of participating in a three day camping adventure at Mosquito Creek this week. The trip was done with my outdoor education class, so we were all able to learn new things together. Mosquito Creek is located 29 km north of Lake Louise, and is about 2 hours away from Calgary. There…
Are you having troubles sleeping at night? For whatever reason you just keep tossing and turning? Well I’m here to help that problem! I have constructed a list of 10 things that could help before falling asleep! 1. Having a hot bath or hot shower. Having a hot bath or a hot shower will relax…
Industrial designer and graduate student from Hadassah College, Naomi Kizhner has done something I find very interesting. She has designed jewelry that is theoretically supposed to extract energy from the wearer’s own body. The jewelry is supposedly embedded into the person’s veins and uses their blood to turn small wheels inside the device. When I…
“For me, dance is communication, every kind of dance is like a language. I express myself through my body movements. Because when I first came back to Canada, my English was so ESL. In order to communicate with other people, I thought I should use something else to express myself. So, I chose to use…
Did you ever use VHS tapes as a kid? I still remember popping one into the VCR and never ceasing to be amazed that an entire movie could be contained within a little black plastic box. They were crucial to my consumption of media — until one day they weren’t. VHS came and went, and now it just…
You know what sucks? Breakups suck, endings suck, life sometimes just sucks, a lot. But you know what’s awesome? Realizing you’re going to be okay when it’s all over. Heartbreak and the my-life-is-over-I’m-going-to-die-alone type feeling really messes with your emotions, but at the same time, here’s a few things to do and learn how to be…
Hi everybody! I recently bought the Chocolate Bar from Too Faced and I am loving it! The Chocolate Bar comes with 14 eyeshadows – 2 of the highlight shades are larger (quite nice, since a highlight is what I usually do with any eye look) and a heavenly cocoa powder scent. Have a look! …
The play production of The Hobbit was presented at The Storybook Theatre on February 19, 2015. The story is set in Middle-Earth, an imaginary place where elves, trolls, goblins, dwarves, wizards, dragons, and hobbits, people who are half of the size of normal men, live. An evil dragon by the name of Smaug had taken…
Ever since joining last August, Gayathri Menon has been a constant and unwavering presence here at Youth Are Awesome. From casual blogs about food and movies to opinion pieces that deals with important issues like gender equality, it’s safe to say that Gayathri has dabbled in all forms of youth blogging. Being the March Blogger of…
“Music brings people together in a way that nothing else can.” – Tawndunn Quintet – Solana (13), Keilin (15), Mo (16), Joan (13), Haena (15) Shot backstage at the Conservatory and Bella Hall open house with members of the Advanced Performance Program
Yesterday was the launch of Samsung’s highly anticipated Galaxy S6, accompanied by its curved companion, the Galaxy S6 Edge. The devices are equipped with an astounding battery life and the most expeditious charging time with only 10 minutes required for a full battery life. Furthermore, Samsung presents to us a more efficient camera with one…