Don’t you just love summer? The long days, the sun, and especially the road trips! Personally, I think road trips are the best part of summer. Nothing is better than spending hours on the open road. So, I came up with the top five reasons I think road trips are awesome. 1) Road trips relieve stress…
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Stampede season is back and with new and exciting new food types! Check out the full list of the 32 new foods here. 1. Scorpion Pizza: 2. Thai Noodle Wrap: 3. Poutine Burger: 4. Bacon Wrapped Corn 5. Porcupine Corn dog:
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Freelance journalist, Esther Honig, decided to put beauty standards to the test in her project “Before & After.” Honig sent her headshot to 40 different individuals in 25 different countries, simply asking that they “make [her] beautiful” through the use of Photoshop. The software that dominates such a large portion of visual media can alter the…
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The Calgary Zoo celebrated the new arrival of the new Eurasia animals and newly re-named Eurasian Gateway building from June 27-29. As a volunteer at the event, I enjoyed it a lot. There were many activities are going on such as free photo booth which I helped at, face painting, bouncy house, crafts and the beautiful live…
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Approximately how many people do we encounter in our lives per day? Per month? Per year? Well, I’m no statistics major, but according to the blog Golden Ripples you meet approximately 733,000 people in your lifetime. I’m not sure how accurate that statistic is, but regardless, we all encounter many people from various walks of life who tend to…
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PicMonkey is a free photo editing website that I use to create visuals for my blog posts. Today, I’m going to share easy tricks and tips to adding some jazz to your images. First off, why should you edit your photos at all? Whether it’s for blogging or personal use, photo editing can give images…
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“Empowering youth artistic spirit through by encouraging expression, conversation and celebration.” The motto of an initiative founded in 2013 by two driven, determined and passionate high school students, the Calgary Youth Art Exhibition is ready to become an integral part in helping young artists develop, as well as find a platform for their work. Truly…
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If there’s one way to tell that it’s summer, its the familiar tunes of ice cream trucks driving around the neighborhood, like this one right here. Maybe it’s just me, but one of my favorite things about summer is ice cream trucks. You have to admit that at some point in time you have bought…
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Buffalo Wild Wings is a restaurant that has pub style decor, but is not a pub. To start, I ordered the soft pretzels and they were quite good with the standard cheese sauce, but you can also choose from a selection of 17 sauces for no extra charge, which is pretty cool. Soon after the…
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Are you tired of being bored all summer? If so I have created a great list of things you can do this summer right here in Calgary! 1. Summer festivals There are so many different and unique festivals in Calgary all throughout the summer. Try going to the Sun and Salsa festival, or catch up…
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During the summer months, the warm weather has many of us content to spend our days lounging around and enjoying the sun. While this may seem like a relaxing way to spend the summer, it’s important to also make the time to get enough physical exercise. Most teenagers don’t relish the idea of getting up…
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Like many of you, I am enjoying watching the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The colourful festivities, the beauty of soccer, and the coming together of the world. It all seems beautiful, right? Unfortunately, this great sporting event has a much more darker side. As you might have seen, there have been many violent protests breaking…
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For Father’s Day dinner, my family and I had the pleasure of eating at The Bow Valley Ranche. This upscale restaurant, located in the heart of Fish Creek Park, operates out of a ranch house built in 1896. This antique yet newly refurbished setting adds a modern twist to the classic architecture of the building.…
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With this past Saturday marking the beginning of summer, Youth Are Awesome would like to present you with some of the top things we enjoy the most about this season. The bloggers apart of this series will each present their favourite thing about summer. If you have not already checked out some of the blogs…
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Am I the only one that thinks fashion is getting boring? Florals in spring, floppy hats in the summer, fur coats in winter. We get it! I think we need to change up some of these trends. So today, I have compiled five fashion trends I think all of you should follow. 1) The body sock…
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