Even for those who are not visiting Fernie, if you’re passing through on highway 3 The Curry Bowl is an a quick turn off, very easily accessible for those wishing to make a meal stop, yet not wanting a diet of fast food. However, those planning on going should know that the restaurant is not…
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Ate too much candy and/or turkey during the holiday season? Want to make your new year resolution of losing weight come true? No Problem! This mango Salsa is light and simple, yet it is a powerful tool to help you shed a few pounds by not eating moderately (not that you should eat moderately during…
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The other day I found some spare peppermint candy canes still lying around from Christmas so I decided to make some peppermint hot chocolate. So if you’re a fan of peppermint and chocolate, this recipe is for you. Personally, I think peppermint and chocolate were just meant to be together- they compliment each other so…
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I snapped this scene last August in downtown Calgary, at one of our city’s oldest but finest parks.
Remember as a child, how your parents said that it was believed that by the year 2000 there would be flying cars and holograms? Well, while that may not have been entirely accurate – they weren’t wrong when they said there were a lot of cool things to come. Before we can get into “Project…
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The demanding schedule and stressful workload that comes hand in hand with school is officially upon us. Getting home and feeling too tired to move – been there, done that. While it’s definitely a wonderful feeling to satisfy your needs and sleep, many of us just can’t afford to lose so much time. There are…
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It’s already a common issue that electricity in third world countries can be hard to obtain. It can be due to their geography, budget, or availability, but many places don’t have the pleasure of electricity at the flick of a button. Think about it, what’s the number one reason we use electricity? Light! Every room…
DetailsWatch this clever Youtube video, Jonathan Reed’s poem “Lost Generation” demonstrates a very subtle way of rethinking global and personal issues. [youtube 42E2fAWM6rA]
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Recently I got some Portal cookie cutters from ThinkGeek and wanted to share the recipe given with the box, plus with an additional twist. If you like sugar cookies that are crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside, then try the following recipe (I also included the original recipe in case you were interested)…
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I admit, I am overly obsessed with reading my Teen Vogue magazine each month. When I got my February 2013 issue I was very happy, I was even happier after reading a specific article that spoke to me. It was all about expressing yourself through how you style yourself. The articles main focus and message…
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By now I’m pretty sure you know who that man is. He’s known as the “father of confederation”, after all. Wait, why are we bringing him up? No, I don’t mean to make youthareawesome.com seem like your Social Studies classroom if you really hate history. There’s a reason why we’re bringing up such an important…
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School sucks. Relationships suck. Movies suck. LIFE SUCKS. ^ Common things I hear from teenagers. These colloquialisms often find their way into my everyday word use. There’s the occasional upset with your friends, peers, teachers, parents, whoever. And of course, we fall into boredom, and stay trapped in its horrid claws. Stress + Boredom +…
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I think it’s a widely known fact by now, that everyone loves talking but nobody likes to listen. We’ve all got areas of interests, and once a conversation begins to direct towards that particular field, the rambling begins. I’m definitely guilty of this, and I know most people are, but nevertheless, our love of speaking…
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“Cancer stories suck,” declares Hazel, the protagonist of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars. One-fifth of the way into the book, no less. This is an odd introduction to a book that details the life and times of a girl living with (and dying of) thyroid cancer. Yet, it also provides a fair outline…
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“I suppose in the end, the whole of life becomes an act of letting go, but what always hurts the most is not taking a moment to say goodbye.” Life of Pi could be said to be the perfect embodiment of today’s culture of technology and the interplay between this technology and our humanity.…
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