Falling with YAA: Changing of Seasons, minds and hearts
Green jealousy, guilt, healing, ↓ yellow ☀ cheerful, happy, irresponsible, unstable ↓ orange courageous, confident, ignorant ↓ red …
Vegetarian Cities: A Step in the Right Direction?
Late last month, the city of Turin, Italy, made waves when recently elected mayor Chiara Appendino, declared the city the first in Europe to take on a meat-reduction agenda. Appendino’s campaign strives to promote a vegetarian lifestyle in order to reduce the city’s environmental impact and improve the overall health of Turin’s citizens. However, as a…
Calgary Stampede Midway Food 2016: Embrace the Chaos
It’s back: A plethora of new midway eats have flooded the Stampede Grounds for The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth. Whether you’re into sweet, savoury, deep fried, food on a stick or downright weird, you can find something to satisfy your cravings. As for myself, old habits die hard and I just HAD to try…
Calgary Stampede Food Binge 2016: Vegetarian Garden Poutine
It’s that time of year again: time to break my efforts at maintaining a healthy summer lifestyle for the Calgary Stampede’s crazy foods. This past Friday marked my first vegetarian Stampede and it was definitely quite a challenge to watch my friends eat award-winning BBQ ribs; even walking down the section of the park with all…
Orlando Pulse Club Shooting: How You Can Help
Around 2 am this morning, a gunman opened fire on clubgoers of Pulse, a queer nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The hate crime resulted in the loss of 50 lives and 53 more injured and hospitalized. This tragic and horrific event marks the largest mass shooting in U.S. history. With so many mourning the loss of innocent lives…
Event Countdown: BEAM Festival
BALANCE. EMPOWER. ACTION. MOVEMENT. These are the principals of BEAM. Are you free this Sunday? Then you have no excuse not to attend BEAM Festival! Created by the founders of Little Hippies Kids Yoga, BEAM is a full-day event for teens ranging from 12-18 focusing on mindfulness and mental health through music, yoga, and the arts. Does Little…
YYC Food Trucks Spring Frenzy 2016
As summer approaches, there seems to be a lot more festivals and events in Calgary. This weekend, I went to YYC Food Trucks‘ ‘Spring Frenzy’. It’s an opportunity to support local food vendors and enjoy local artists (and pet lots of local dogs!). I had so much fun, despite the moody weather, and I’ll definitely…
Restaurant of the Week: Gracias Madre
Over the spring break, I was fortunate enough to visit my favourite city: San Francisco. I actually used to live there for about three years but my family never quite explored the city and saw all that it had to offer. So on this trip, we did it all and enjoyed the various wonderful things that…
At a Standstill
Recently, at the end of August of last year, I moved from Edmonton to Calgary. Now this was not my first rodeo as I haven’t really lived in the same place for more than three years of my life. I was born in New Delhi, and then I moved to Houston, then to San Francisco,…
3 atmospheric chill-spots in YYC
Whether it be a calming environment to do homework in when home won’t cut it, an inspirational space for your art, or just straight chillin’, having a go-to spot for all occasions is a valuable commodity. When it comes to cafes, not everything will cut it. Though we may complain about their high prices, atmosphere…
Mental Illnesses: A Crash Course
How many times have you or someone else you know claimed to be “so OCD” for meticulously colour coding their school supplies? Or insisting that their friend is “being bipolar today” for saying hello to them in the morning but not responding to their text later that afternoon? Or having a “panic attack” when they…
Ethical Veganism: A Short Rant
I have an enormous respect for anyone who has the drive, determination and motivation to make a significant change to their lives for whatever their reasons may be. However, the one issue that I find myself having a bit of a beef with is the choice to go vegan for ethical reasons, specifically for animal…
Favourite (practical) vegetarian recipes… So far!
Ever since turning to vegetarianism in early December, I’ve been finding myself being much more conscientious about my health and that has involved me being more in check with my body, exercising regularly, drinking more water, taking my vitamins, and of course, managing what I eat. Though this change in lifestyle choice was long in…
A Former Athlete’s Reflection
As new doors open in one’s life some doors musts be closed in their past. Almost nine months ago it came to my attention that I needed to leave the sport that had been my life for 10 years. Figure skating was a demanding sport that took around 25 hours a week of training on…
Studying and Snacking: A Brief Guide
Exam season is now upon us and it’s time to hit the books and study up. Studying takes a lot of valuable energy and hunger is inevitable during these arduous times. However, there is a right and wrong way to curb the munchies during those marathon study sessions. DO: Eat food with lots of vitamins…