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Youth Are Awesome, commonly referred to as YAA, is a blog written by youth for youth. YAA provides the youth of Calgary a place to amplify their voices and perspectives on what is happening around them. Youth Are Awesome is a program of Youth Central.

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Monthly Archives: June, 2015

What To See In YYC: Weekend Preview June 12-14

1. Propylene Glycol, Maltodextrin, Retinol Palmitate and Other Words I Don't Understand Like Love What: Edmonton group Toy Guns Dance are bringing an innovative show to Calgary; including 300...

The Generation of Body Diversity

As a girl growing up in a society where being beautiful is often defined as being tall and thin, I have often found it hard...

Week 4 of… 5 Happy Things!

See this post for an introduction to this series, this post for the second week, and this post for the third week of 5 Happy Things! Our beautiful provincial flower Seeing...

Dinosaurs are making a comeback

From the highly anticipated Jurassic World to a live stream of a T-rex autopsy, dinosaurs are rising from extinction--as much as possible, at least.This...

The True Meaning of Fighting

Fight. What does this ensemble of five letters mean to you? What memories -  but more importantly emotions - are evoked when somebody mentions FIGHTING,...

Let’s Dance!

Dancing is like taking the beats of a song and using them as your shoes. A friend recently introduced me to this YouTuber that choreographs his...

The Music Festival – a short story

The Music Festival Ever since I was a little girl I knew that I had a gift for music. Playing was my passion. While most...

H.A.G.S.: 5 Tips for Writing Yearbook Comments that don’t, Ahem, Suck

So, it's almost the end of the semester; for school-lovers and youtube-preferrers alike, this time of year is accompanied by a low-key nostalgia, a feeling...

Summer Job Tips & Opportunities!

{Source} It's no secret that it's difficult to do or buy most of the things you want when you don't have the money. Plus, with...

Two Worlds of Beauty Meet

Beauty is something that heavily dominates our media, industry and daily lives. Yet, there's such a huge divide between the way perceive and define...

June 8-14: National Blood Donor Week

It's in you to give https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4FVXFniIps   In the gift of blood you give a person in need one of the most important things - a fighting chance....

Mariell’s Summer Lookbook 2015

Summer is well on it's way. Everywhere you look, everyone is is flaunting their sun kissed tan and effortless beach hair, exposing a carefree...

Playlist of the Week: Hopeful Thinking

As a general rule, you can probably find me listening to music about 70% of the time. Over the years, I have amassed a...

Summer Reading List 2015

Summer is nearly upon us and it's that time of year again where I compile a complete list of all of the books that...

What to see in YYC: Weekend Preview, June 5-7, 2015

Who's glad that the weekend is finally here? (Me, of course!) I absolutely cannot wait for summer vacation - it's almost here guys! While...

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