Hmmm... So I'm supposed to summarize myself in a couple sentences? What do they think I am?!?!?! Normal?!?!?! I'm Julia, and I like doing all I can to be unique and not to be a grain of sand on a mile long beach. You'll notice quickly that I'm quite an advocate for mental health and positivity. So yeah. Hope you enjoy my posts :)
Name of food – Idaho Taco (Baked potato with taco toppings) Where to get it – the stand is right where the Coca Cola Stage/Weadickville area hits the midway Cost – $8 I think… definitely somewhere around there (maybe 7?) What makes it worthwhile – First of all, I should make one thing clear: I…
Name of food – Run Fatboy Run (Deep-fried Mac and Cheese) Where to get it – Reel Mac & Cheese Cost – Either 6 or 8 dollars… I think… I can’t quite remember What makes it worthwhile – There’s something about deep-fried and comfort food that just goes together so well, comparable even to the…
Now that summer’s finally here, I’m sure many of you are heading off on vacations or at least small trips, such as camping. I am leaving for a trip and will be gone for lots of the summer, and since I don’t have an abundance of time to write a blog post at the moment, I thought…
Newspapers, social media, television, and every local radio station are tuned in to one topic in Calgary: the 2013 floods. In fact, the word “flood” is starting to look funny in my eyes after seeing it so much. Conversations on the street are overwhelmed with “flood” “flooding” “evacuation” and various other terms and phrases that…
The climax of the crazy teenage “YOLO” phase may have passed, but it hasn’t completely disappeared. At first I thought it was cool. Then I realized so many people just used it as an excuse to be insanely stupid. Then I decided I’d bring my own meaning to it. In case you are unaware, YOLO is…
A good chunk of the people reading this right now are probably around the age where the pressure to get a job is building. Or maybe you already have a job and so are keen to read more about the job world. Either way, I thought I’d share my opinions and experiences by comparing non-traditional…
Surrounded by the sound of rain and even hail, I’m not so sure I want to go outside for long right now. Luckily, I can just look back at my memories from last week. From Tuesday through to Friday, my class went on a camping trip to Jasper. We had amazing weather, a wonderful…
Many of you have probably heard of the tumblr “teenager posts”. Anyways, I was scrolling through it a little bit ago, and I found this one. At the time, it seemed cute and thoughtful and deep. The more I look at it and read it, the more I start thinking about it. I think this…
Mother’s Day is approaching quickly, and as cheesy as it sounds, I started thinking about all our moms do for us. I suggest you do the same. Take a second. Go through your day to day life, and the difference your mom, mother, or whatever you want to call her makes. In case you were…
I’m not sure if its spring or not. The weather can’t seem to make up its mind. Either way, when I’m feeling down about the cold and the fluffy white stuff, I look back to my memories from December and January. Why? Because I was nice and warm in Hawaii. Yesterday I took some time…
A lot of teenagers I know seem to be drained of creativity. I think the reason for this can be explained in one word: laziness. But what about when you’re actually trying to be creative? When you’re about to explode from the cacophony of thoughts and ideas, images and visions, and yet… nothing comes out.…
Do you love poetry? performance? Do you love talking? listening? Creatively expressing yourself out loud? If you like anything creative, expressive, and inspirational, than the Calgary Spoken Word Festival is for you! You’re probably wondering what the heck this festival is. My words couldn’t justify it, so check out the website here. I will, however, somewhat…
Guess how I spent my Saturday morning? At a time when I would normally be sleeping, I was at Market Mall. Why? I was having chocolate frozen yogurt, a smoothie, and a waffle for breakfast. This wasn’t just any frozen yogurt, smoothie, or waffle. I was at the grand opening of Qoola Frozen Yogurt Bar! In fact,…
I’m on spring break still, and that’s awesome, but after a while, staying at home gets, well, boring… especially when you just got your wisdom teeth out and can’t do much! However, I had to make a gift for someone, and that’s when I got un-bored. On a recent vacation, I had seen some frames…
As you may (or may not) know, Youth Week in Calgary is approaching!!! April 20th to 27th is Calgary’s Youth Week for 2013! Many of you have probably heard about it already. Others may be wondering what the heck I’m talking about. Youth Week is an initiative to get youth involved and engagement in the…