{Source} Late last month, President Barack Obama visited Nairobi as part of his historic trip to Africa. His family’s longstanding ties to Kenya brought cheers upon the 4,500 students, government officials, and civil society leaders who gathered at Safaricom Indoor Arena. Part state address, part commencement speech, Obama’s 40-minute talk started with a personal reminiscence of…
What better way to beat the summer heat than an ice-cold glass of homemade iced tea? No, not that powdered stuff you get at the grocery store, but real steeped tea. Through much trial and error, I have developed a really easy way to make your own iced tea at home without having to buy…
Chances are, none of you are big fans of sharks. But maybe you can see through my point-of-view of just how important these beasts are. Sharks are frightening creatures that apparently lurk in shallow waters of the oceans waiting for us to walk right into their territory and take a bite out of our limbs. The…
With summer quickly coming to an end, check out these local events taking place this weekend to help make the most of the remaining weeks before school begins! Taste of Calgary What: Taste of Calgary is the city’s most appetizing festival, giving visitors the chance to sample the city’s food, beverages, music and…
As any avid reader knows, summer is the perfect time to lounge around on the couch and tuck in to read a nice, thick book. With August already upon us and summer break beginning to draw to a close, it’s important to relish in those remaining hours of freedom by fully taking advantage of the…
Calgary has been home to a growing arts and culture scene over the past few years and many aspects of it can go unnoticed for the speed at which new ideas are popping up. With summer half over (how did that happen?), now is the perfect time to take advantage of the remaining month before school…
Picture this: the vibrant, atmospheric, pulse of the Jack Singer Concert Hall, buzzing in the way that it always does in the final minutes before the musicians walk onstage. Now, as the orchestra members file in and the chairs begin to fill, imagine that same feeling quadrupled. That was the aura when Canada’s National Youth Orchestra settled into…
Source If you haven’t heard of Roosh V yet, you will today. Daryush Valizadeh is an American blogger and self proclaimed pick-up artist. He’s made waves around the world for his derogatory blog posts where he’s advocated that rape should be made legal inside a private home and he currently edits a website that published an article…
On March 26, 2014, a post appeared on the Youth Are Awesome homepage titled ‘Why do we need writers?’. Being a writer myself, I was naturally drawn to the article. After being blown away by an insight I had not yet seen before, I began to await eagerly for the weekly blog posts from the…
Have you ever wondered why mosquitoes are sometimes more attracted to some individuals more than others? The common belief behind why mosquitoes like certain people more is that some blood types are more attractive to mosquitoes, however, this theory is actually false. Mosquitoes are, in actuality, allured by a person’s body heat, sweat production…
What Does Privilege Mean To You? As defined by Google, privilege is “a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group of people.” To me, it means being able to go to school every day, to live in a democratic country with freedom of speech, to have money in…
I have never been a fan of weight goals and standards set by the society we live in, I believe in being healthy and happy with our bodies. On a day to day basis, I make choices to keep my body healthy by putting good food in it that gives me energy and protein.…
Sometimes, I need to slap myself hard because I cannot seem to be capable of reminding myself of such simple things. Listed below are 3 things I wish I could remember to remind myself. 1. Always save my work after typing something out, whether it’s relevant at the moment or not. I remember times when I…
I’m a baker and lover of pies all year round, but there’s something so exciting about the abundance of fresh, sweet fruits in the summertime. My personal favourite are berries– the usually pricey varieties can be bargained at local farmer’s markets or, if you’re lucky enough, picked in your own backyard. And let’s be real, a woody…
Procrastination. The bane of all humankind. It is the tendency to put off important tasks until just before they’re due, but why do we do it? I mean it doesn’t actually make any sense if you think about it. Why would we put something off we know is important? What do we get out of it?…