Keeping those Resolutions

Happy New Year! Like many of you, I have made some new years resolutions this year. Of course, I’ve started thinking about all my past new years resolutions, particularly the failed ones. This year, I’d like to keep at least one of my resolutions. We make them because they’re usually goals we would really like…

Late Post: Happy Eco-Holidays!

Some things about the holidays just can’t go forgotten; lights, cookies, a tree, presents and turkey are a few staples that will appear in thousands of homes during the holiday season.  The impact these staples have on the environment, however, can very easily be looked over.  These things that represent the holidays for so many…

SaM’s Serving of NeRd: Shingles

No, not the ones on your roof! Shingles are the wonderful relative of chicken pox that rarely shows up in people under the age of 50….however, sometimes if your immune system is down or you have an exceptionally great amount of stress or some other unknown reason, they can pop up. Yes, this is what…

What career path is best for you?

This is a psychological test. This will tell you about which career path is best for you, but this is not professional test so don’t take to seriously. Imagine that you are a celebrity and you are invited to a game program called “Guess who I am.” In the program, you must hide behind the…

Learning how to ski

A few weeks ago my friends and I decided to take a skiing lesson at COP. Yesterday we all took a trip down to the park for the “Discovery Skiing lesson.” After being led to the discovery tent we put on all of our gear, got sized up for skis, and left for the hills.…

Giving Back to the Less Fortunate

A little inspiration became an actual adventure. My friend Jennifer and I took money out of our own pockets to make holiday gift bags for the homeless. Each bag contained a toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, hand sanitizer, a bar of soap, lip chap, a pair of mittens,  a bottle of water, and a candy cane. We…

Some Things Cost More Than We Realize

[youtube cdrCalO5BDs] In this video, we follow two boys throughout a course of only one day. The boy on the left probably lives in a country like the United States or Canada. He has the luxuries of sleeping in a clean bed, eating delicious food, watching television and going to school. The boy on the…

Project 4 Awesome 2010

So I was on Twitter and I found that a lot of the people I follow had hash-tagged #P4A at the end of every tweet. I went on YouTube, and found out it stands for Project 4 Awesome! There were many videos featured so I clicked one and it led me to the channel of…

Top ten quotes to get you through exams

As the Christmas holidays grow closer, I find myself daydreaming about presents and plans and decorations, but sadly, the reality is I won’t be able to really get into the Christmas spirit until school is out. My school work to-do list is impossibly long, sending me into near hysterics every time I think about it.…

My first time giving blood

A few weeks ago, I turned 17. This might not be a huge deal to some, but I was ecstatic. Turning 17 meant coming of age… to give blood! According to the Canadian Blood Services, one in every two people will either need blood or know someone who will. As they put it, “Wouldn’t you…