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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

Youth of YYC: Julie, 17

"I feel content reading. It opens your soul to comprehend the world in ways you weren't aware of before." - Julie, 17

Weekly Pinterest Top 10 (#6)

{Original Image} Just as every other week, this week I present to you some amazing finds on Pinterest. The selection process is never easy, and...

Top 5 benefits of Valentine’s Day (Dean’s playlist)

Ah Valentine's Day. The dreaded day for singles everywhere. The time where your couple friends are away with their beloved ones and then there's...

Post High School Security Blanket

As teenagers growing up, we’re beginning to face daily struggles and pressures revolving around one question; what are we going to do with our...

What to see in YYC: Weekend Preview February 14-16, 2015

After one exhausting week, it is finally time to relax and detox the brain from all the stress that has been clogging it. Yes,...

My top 3 favourite sci-fi shows

O R P H A N  B L A C K  I will never regret picking this show up. I was skeptical (I always am) but the...

Sleep: How Much is Enough?

Sleep can be a tricky thing for many people. Students, especially, may feel the burden of having to balance school and other social obligations on...

5 makeup tips for glasses gals

I am an occasional glasses gal. For me, glasses are necessary to be able to see distances - without them I am fairly blind....

Introducing myself: 18 over 18

Hello, my name is Courtney. I am new to Youth Are Awesome, as my first blog I thought I would introduce myself and do "18...

A history lesson: Why Valentine’s Day is more morbid than romantic

Everyone knows that February 14th is Valentine's Day; the day where movie theatres, restaurants and virtually every other thinkable "date location" are filled to...

8 Tips to Ace University Life

There are only a few more months of high school left to go. How prepared are you to enter into university life? I knew...

Clair Obscur with Pallade Musica + an interview with Elinor Frey

It's classical music like you've never heard before. Featuring instruments such as the theorbo, harpsichord, 5-string cello, and baroque violin, Montreal's Pallade Musica is one of...

Online treasures for book lovers

{Original Image} Reading is becoming more and more under appreciated as we plough full-steam ahead on our technological road, filled with video billboards and holographic...

For the singletons: Alternatives for Valentine’s Day

  Ah, a day about love. For the fortunate people who have a significant other to share the day, congratulations. But let's celebrate the rest...

Youth of YYC: Mikaela, 17

"It definitely isn't the easiest thing to talk about. There is so much stigma regarding mental health (especially since mental illness isn't always visible),...

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