Last week I reviewed a novel called “I am the messenger” by Markus Zusak. I decided that since that book was so awesome, I would read and review another one of his novels. So this week I’m reviewing “the book thief” by Markus Zusak. This novel is narrated by “death”, I found that quite interesting.…
I am so excited for the Youth Week events starting this weekend! I hope you guys have been checking out all the cool events that are coming up pretty soon. If you’re into basketball and the NBA or WNBA, make sure you go check out Hoops Extreme! which starts TODAY (6-10pm) and continues on Saturday April…
Last Friday (April 16th to be exact), Hopeless Romantic Jel released his CD, “Angel’s Touch” and celebrated with a CD release at The House Coffee Sanctuary. I was fortunate to be able to be part of the large crowd that had packed themselves into the very warm coffee shop for a night of local talent;…
Spending your nights bored? Can’t think of anything to do? Here’s some awesome activites that you could take part in to fill some of your spare time! 🙂 1. Learn a new instrument— whether it is at school with band or with an instructor, learning a new instrument is an awesome way to spend your…
Often, the authors of youth novels write stories that are relatively depressing and lacking in any conclusion. This is done to add a realistic edge to their story. They often do this by exploring the ugly side of people and society; this results in a de-motivational but realistic story. It is rare to find a…
The Multicultural Youth Health and Well-Being Conference is only weeks away! You may have seen my earlier post for this event and thought to yourself “I’ll sign up next week”. But somehow, next week was about a month ago (oops). 😉 It’s not too late to still register! If you are interested in attending this…
Why not start off your weekend with something fun and for a cause? Rock the Change, presented by Freshflow Event Management and World Vision, is a free concert that is ‘celebrating Calgary students’ battle against global hunger’ through through 30 Hour Famine. Not only will there be live music but also intense break dancing battles to see…
I just got back from a trip to Italy which was absolutely amazing! And if you’ve been to Italy you know what I mean! My four favourite things about the vacation were the original statue of David, the original Last Supper painting, the ruin city of Pompeii and the medieval city of San Gimignano. Michelangelo’s…
Well you would not believe who called the other day on their drive to St. John’s, Newfoundland! Lead singer, Tyler Bancroft, from Vancouver based band, Said The Whale talked to Youth Are Awesome about what life is like being a musician; everything from making a music video, to how comfortable naps in the tour van…
This week I’m reviewing a novel for a younger audience. Here’s a novel that raises an interesting question. Is it possible to create a perfect society and what should be sacrificed if this was to be accomplished? The story follows a protagonist named Jonas he lives in a world of sameness and obliviousness, a world…
Hey YAA-Universe, this is Phung-Bot and I’m currently in Washington, DC. I’ve traveled here as part of a cross cultural exchange titled – Volunteerism: United We Stand. There are 100 countries being represented and yours truly is representing Canada. Washington, DC is fantastic! It’s so clean and there is so much to do. I arrived…
To welcome our new page layout, I thought I’d share a lovely song to get the NeRd in you flowing 😉 Please enjoy the song entitled “The Elements”. [youtube r7hO-1ItqXw]
We’re back again with another Everything You Need To Know From… Youth Are Awesome recently stumbled across Vancouver based band, Timothy, who claim to being “dedicated seekers of honest, singable, and gutsy rock, performing paragraphs of clean rock melody, sweeping the audience along in ambient sound and taut, searching vocals.” Some of the bands answers…
*Spoiler Alert* When people watch the trailer of this movie most would think this is a horror film, but after I watched the movie it was actually not scary at all. This movie is directed by Martin Scorsese and the main character is Teddy Daniels (Andrew Laeddiss) played by Leonardo DiCaprio. It started of by…
“We suddenly thought hey, what does a record do, it revolves, great you know and so it was a Revolver.” -Paul McCartney 1966 ended with the end of the touring of the Beatles. With increasing complexity in the reproduction of their music on stage and also getting tired of touring since they can only hear…