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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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Yearly Archives: 2015

Youth of YYC: Michael, 17

"For me, dance is communication, every kind of dance is like a language. I express myself through my body movements. Because when I first...

Are CDs and DVDs dead?

Did you ever use VHS tapes as a kid? I still remember popping one into the VCR and never ceasing to be amazed that...

Life sucks, but then it doesn’t

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...

Too Faced Chocolate Bar: Review

Hi everybody! I recently bought the Chocolate Bar from Too Faced and I am loving it! The Chocolate Bar comes with 14 eyeshadows -...

The Hobbit: a theatre production

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...

Blogger of the month, March 2015: Gayathri Menon

Ever since joining last August, Gayathri Menon has been a constant and unwavering presence here at Youth Are Awesome. From casual blogs about food...

Youth of YYC: Tawndunn Quintet, 13-16

"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...

Is the Samsung S6 worth it?

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...

Go Your Own Whey #3: Muffins, A Reprise

Week 3: Muffins, again After the failures of my last two recipes, I had a new idea: instead of using recipes which used whey as...

Weekly Pinterest Top 10 (#7)

{Original Image} This weekly post has started to turn into the occasional bi-weekly post, but I'm sure that none of you would have noticed if...

The youth perspective on assisted suicide

As you all must be aware of, the Supreme Court of Canada has decided to allow assisted suicide in Canada under certain circumstances. Those...

3D Printing, Food?

Many of us have heard about the new phenomenon of 3D printing, which extends to plastics, guns, and even human organs. But NASA has...

It’s about more than wearing pink

For some people, Pink Shirt Day is a day of the year where everybody is supposed to wear pink. Simply that. Most people participating in...

Guilty pleasures

This week, I'll be talking about guilty pleasures. We all have one, or in my case, a couple of them. I will be talking about...

What to see in YYC: Weekend Preview February 27 – March 1, 2015

It's another fun weekend in Calgary and whoa, the month of February coming to an end. If you are in the mood for a...

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