Sometimes, you get comfortable with something. After a while, you want to expand your horizons, so you try new things. You work for a while, then you look back at what you’ve done, realize you’re utter trash and go back to your original thing. It’s here that I realize that I’m just bad at every…
The 2010 Olympic games brought Canadians together and kept us on the edge of our seats!
A few of my own thoughts on the Calgary Municipal Elections. I know its a couple weeks delayed. But, hey, better late than never – right?
Hi guys, I’m back with more rants! I hope you’re all ready for this one because I’m going to be releasing all my “two-months-into-high-school” frustration. Going into high school, in my opinion, is an experience that you could try to explain but could never understand completely unless you’ve been there. It’s more of a feeling…
As you get older, you will realize that there is one thing that becomes glaringly obvious. Life is filled with change, chance, and uncertainty. But throughout my 14 years, I have garnered 10 things that I know and believe to always be true. Here are mine. What are yours? 1. Nothing lasts forever. Whether it’s relationships, emotions,…
Fall is the wonderful time of year where the wind starts to get cold, leaves start to fall, and students begin to hate their lives again. I’ve just made the transition from grade 9 to grade 10 this year, and after the first 3-ish weeks of High School, I feel pretty comfortable highlighting some differences…
We can see the light at the end of the tunnel…
The world is in chaos. It’s hard to admit. I know that. But right now, there are so many different things going on in the world that it’s hard just to keep up, especially with many of us having started school just a few weeks ago. Well, here I am, to tell you everything that is…
Dedicated to SHAD Western Fellows of 2017, Program Directors and Assistants and everyone who made my summer SHAD experience possible. You can find a few accounts of SHAD Fellows’ experiences here on Youth Are Awesome, and from each of them you can easily deduce that SHAD is certainly a summer of a lifetime. I can…
It’s the new school year, and the homework is flowing in! That means for IB students (or ones thinking about it) have some things to think about. One of the scary things I first thought of when going into grade nine was not of the school year ahead of me, but the school year after.…
For as long as I can remember, I’ve both hated and feared presenting; Something I unfortunately had to do a lot as a student. However, after years of forced piano recitals, school concerts, and public speaking events, I’ve begun to enjoy presenting. However, many people don’t share my sentiments, as evident from an analysis done…
I am pleased to introduce our newest blogger of the month, which comes at a fitting time because it is also her one-year anniversary blogging on Youth Are Awesome! Since September 2016, Hilary Guo has written delightful and humorous posts ranging a variety of topics, from personal opinions, to creative writing, to modern trends! Her cheerful…
See something you want? Chase it. See something that intrigues you? Try it. See something that you have a question about? Research it. I won’t lie; I absolutely dislike the teaching style at high schools nowadays. In my classes last year, the boy to my left was constantly falling sleep. On my right, a fellow…
As the last few weeks of summer are upon us, it’s time to readjust for the school year- whether that means you have to get out of the summer lull or you need to de-stress from a busy summer. Here are some simple tips to enjoy the last few weeks of your summer while making…
If you Google the term “gender roles”, here’s what you will find. A gender role is a set of societal norms dictating the types of behaviors which are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for people based on their actual or perceived sex or sexuality. Wikipedia Take a moment to think about one of those old, black…