Top 10 travel tips for summer

Whether you plan on traveling abroad or just across the city, be sure to follow this advice to make the best out of your vacation! 1) Be sure to read reviews about your destination (like Trip Advisor). You can also actively engage yourself into blogs to gain a chance to connect with the passionate travelers…

Summer Projects: Paper a Book Wall

With summer break just around the corner, especially for those of us in high school where exam break has already been the official start of our summer, you can’t help but wonder, what are you going to do for the next two months? Most people will be partying, no doubt. But amidst the nights hanging…

Choose Your Side- Cellphones v/s Brain Problems

With a lot of fundamental research supporting the fact that cellphones damage your brain, it is now further hypothesised that cell phones could potentially be responsible for cancer. As the new era of technology and wireless communication emerges, it remains important to remember that “our creations can turn against us”.  To primarily avoid exposure, 2…

A Story Involving Mahjong

After finishing my Chemistry IB exam way back in May, our class of 11 Chemistry geeks had the opportunity to learn a bunch of games. It was our little relaxation period after a stressful review period of Chemistry, and boy did we love it. During this period, we played a bunch of games–one in particular…

Summer Hairstyles Using No Heat

With Summer coming up, it is not only great to protect your skin from the sun, it is also important to help protect your hair from heat. This can be done by using special products with SPF, wearing hats, and limiting the amount of heat used on your hair when you style it. Here are…

Leaving the nest…

It’s been forever since I’ve made a YAA post, however, I thought I’d take some time and write an opinion blog about something that is quite near and dear to my person right now. For most Grade 12s this year, September will mark a change, a change from the dreary monotony of high school. For…

Serving0fNerd: Geeky Father’s Day Cards

With Father’s Day just around the corner, it’s time to buy and hide those presents before the night before! While ordering stuff online any later could be pushing time boundaries a bit too fine, the wonderful ThinkGeek.com has the perfect solution to getting your lovely paternal figure a card that truly expresses your love and…

The Little Engine that Could… Live up to 100?

So I assume many of us know the story of the Little Engine that Could. “I think I can, I think I can!” It delivers the importance of optimism, perseverance and steadfastness. But how many of us would have known that such a story could be scientifically related? I certainly would not correlate science and…

Tech Week 5.5: Customize your desktop with Rainmeter!

Tired of your boring old possibly cluttered desktop? Want news, weather, system performance information, and more all portrayed on your screen? Look no further than Rainmeter! Rainmeter is a desktop customization platform. Through Rainmeter, you can enhance your Windows computer with skins and compact applets much like Yahoo Widgets and Windows Sidebar gadgets.  However, unlike…

First Impressions, eh?

^ That right there is how you make a terrible first impression. Just for the record, that is not a self portrait of me. I actually wear clothes in real life. But if it helps to get my point across, first impressions are important and since I’m new to this blogging thing, I need to…

Get ready for a good tan this summer!

Whether you live in Calgary or anywhere in Canada, get ready for a good tan as weather reports predict a warmer summer for all Canadians. It became official as the Environmental Canada predicted “warmer-than-usual summer for almost every part of Canada.” If you plan on hitting the beaches or train in the sun, be sure to…

Create a digital backpack

This post was submitted to Youth Are Awesome by StudyBlue.com. As Student Relations Intern for StudyBlue.com – an online community of students who believe in efficient and effective studying for all (and for free) – I am excited to contribute to student successes on Youth Are Awesome by spreading the word about how to create…