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YOUTH ARE AWESOME

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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Yearly Archives: 2015

Why Embarrassment is Your Greatest Mentor

Being embarrassed is not fun. It’s a nightmare! It is not the present moment of being embarrassed that haunts us, but rather the incident....

What to See in YYC: Weekend Preview August 21 – 23, 2015

    Forecast   Sadly, the summer's coming to an end. It may seem like everything is dying down but that's definitely not the case. Are you scrambling...

YAA Accepts: The Blindfolded Makeup Challenge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GY59ty-Ad4&feature=youtu.be The Whisper Challenge, the Bean Boozled Challenge, the Cottonball Challenge, the Blindfolded Drawing Challenge, and pretty much every other challenge you can think of,...

How to Make Tough Decisions and Save Money

{Source} Don’t you hate dilemmas and making tough decisions? The other day, I went to my favourite clothing store. My wardrobe was already full, but...

Taste of Calgary 2015: Bringing worldly flavours to YYC streets

Over the summer, I made a goal to hit as many festivals and events downtown as possible. Some, I was able to volunteer at (Reggaefest,...

Back to School 2015 Playlist

It’s that time of the year again. No, it’s not quite Christmas yet.. It’s back to school time! By now your mom might be...

8 Things You Should Stop Saying

There has always been a controversy surrounding movements like feminism, body image, racism and now cultural appropriation.  The reason for this is because of...

What is homelessness? Part 1 – The Drop-In Center

Homelessness. My perspective on this social issue continues to change and broaden as time goes on. I feel like for a long time, I've been close-minded...

Soweto: Seeing Differently

Soweto, the name of the South West Township that borders Johannesburg, the city where I was born. Merely thirty kilometers from where I was...

Top 5 Well-Dressed Male Celebrities at the Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards was a night of celebration for many and a party for all the teens who attend! It is a night...

3 must have school supplies for effective studying + my strategies

It is no secret that organization is a very important thing, especially in school. Personally, I am organized for the first couple weeks of...

How Befriending Myself Changed My Life

I am my biggest enemy. This is a simple truth that applies to every man or women, girl or boy, senior or youth, who has...

PostSecret – Confessions from an International Community

Warning: there is graphic language in this post which may be triggering to some readers. "You are invited to anonymously contribute a secret to a...

The Update on Google and Alphabet, Plus 5 Hidden Tricks

All about Alphabet  Google.  It's been a window to the world for what seems like ages, to this generation at the very least. We know...

Introducing YAA’s News Editor: Kandace Peroramas

With great pleasure and extreme excitement I've received the fortunate opportunity of introducing to all of you the newest edition to our Junior Editor...

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