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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

Study and Go Abroad Fair – Why you should go

(Image Source - Study and Go Abroad) Have you ever wanted to study, work or volunteer abroad? This is your chance! A Study and Go Abroad Fair...

NYFW Fashion Edit: Calvin Klein SS16

{Source} For the last installment of YAA's NYFW Fashion Edit, I present to you a brand that has taken 2015 by storm. The definition of fashion...

What would you tell your younger self?

(Image Source) Every individual has their own journey, their own obstacles that they have had to overcome and their own share of successes too. While...

Life is a train ride

Life is a train ride.   Everything is so exciting when you first get on. You don’t understand why so many people complain. You’re determined to...

NYFW Fashion Edit: Ralph Lauren SS16

If I had to describe Ralph Lauren's collection in one word it would be: class. Ralph Lauren is the epitome of the combination between...

Altitude: An Original Poem

This poem was inspired by the desire to just write something after quite a long break from poetry. The process of applying for university...

A little word on homelessness

Homelessness is a prominent issue, even in very developed countries such as our own. In 2013, there were at least 30 000 homeless people...

NYFW Fashion Edit: Public School RTW SS16

This post is a part of Youth Are Awesome's coverage of New York Fashion Week 2015.  In just handful of years, Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne have...

NYFW Fashion Edit: BCBGMAXAZRIA SS16

Since its inception in 1989, BCBGMAXAZRIA has been sophisticated, yet accessible. I remember a few years ago when I found one of their shirts...

NYFW Fashion Edit: Alice + Olivia SS16

As more fashion lovers flocked to New York City, the bi-annual New York Fashion Week ended with a bang. Ending on the 17th, various fashion...

Wonders of the Telus Spark Brainasium

When I was younger, one of my favourite places to go was the Science Centre.  I found everything there entrancing, and I never wanted...

Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart

Source We Were Liars is a 2014 young-adult novel by E. Lockhart.  Centred around a rich family that owns their own private island and visits...

How this boy with cerebral palsy was able to drive himself to his first day of grade 12

This is Aaron Friesen. He lives in a rural town about an hour and a half east of Edmonton. Aaron's been in a wheelchair since...

Little Hippies: Yoga for Every Child… and Teen! + GIVEAWAY

I first heard about local organization Little Hippies Kids Yoga while reading the "giving back" section in issue 2 of Dote Magazine and the...

7 Life-Changing Quotes From The Alchemist

"When you want something all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it." On my sixteenth birthday, a close friend of mine gifted me The...

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