For the rest of the first week, we had 3 more workshops before our weekend safari trip. On day 4, it was just a typical workshop day on tropical diseases, such as malaria. A few of our team got to test for HIV or malaria, one of which was our awesome team leader Matt. Luckily,…
Details
If you frequent the interwebz (mainly Youtube), then you have probably watched or heard of “Open Gangnam Style” which consists of a catchy beat and ridiculous dance moves: [youtube 9bZkp7q19f0] Well, just yesterday someone posted up a clip from the Ellen DeGeneres Show featuring Psy, the original artist and dancer of the viral song! He…
Details
With Neil Armstrong’s recent passing and the United States Presidential election happening soon, more and more people have become focused on space and the portion of the American budget NASA will receive in the future. Though NASA’s budget has been rumored to be getting decreased, what will the future be for humans and space exploration? Before the…
Details
Wether your a diabetic or simply trying to cut down on sugar consumption, finding a great sugar-free dessert can be a chore, especially when your looking for one with no artificial sweeteners. I recently experienced this dilemma when I was bringing a dessert to a dinner party where one party-goer was a diabetic, and another…
Details
You know how people tell you never to wear sandals with socks? It seems so obvious not to – it’s not classy, not attractive, and can’t even be considered sensible. Well, you know what? I’ve done it in public. It was comfortable, okay? I mean, the sandals kept chafing my foot… Okay, maybe I lied…
Details
If you have read my previous blog entry about my trip to Nepal, you’ll know that I am in desperate need of a new pair of shoes for school. What better a place to get shoes, than Tokushu shoes? Tokushu shoes is a business run by an innovative high school student named Michelle Ku. As…
Details
Thanks to Youth Central and Kids Up Front, I had the wonderful opportunity of attending X-Fest Calgary with two complementary tickets for myself and a friend. X-Fest was AMAZING! Although it was my first time at the event and that most of the bands were totally new to me, I had a great time. It…
Details
So this August, I was fortunate enough to be selected as a participant in a beginner’s guitar camp with 9 other students for a week. Music Centre Canada was gracious enough to provide us with guitars, picks, tuners and the works, free of charge. We were ready to conquer the week with our awesome instructor Danny…
Details
Last year by chance, I encountered an amazing playlist by the Harvard Youtube channel. It’s called: “Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?”. The video series is a Harvard lecture on philosophies of justice, societal good, and morality presented by professor of philosophy Michael Sandel. The videos are amazingly enlightening, offering a diverse pantheon of…
Details
After approximately 2 years, Youth Are Awesome has finally hit the 2600 post mark! And you’re probably wondering why I didn’t tell you about this when we passed a nicer number like 2500, right? Well, I don’t like to be conventional…plus it is way more fun to surprise you guys with a random number! Hurray,…
Details
Leaving off from day 2, I’ll start with day 3! The third day was when everything started to get exciting! Just jokes! On the third day we made a trip to St.Elizabeth Hospital for a workshop on HIV and HIV caused Tuberculosis. The workshop was slightly boring, but still interesting. Everyone was dying for a…
Details
This will be a cynical post about general teenage angst. Just a heads up. But fear not, I’ll include relatively helpful facts and information so that my complaining is tolerable. I think it’s acceptable to have a disclaimer here: I’m not a Dean or anyone important, so if my facts are wrong, don’t shoot the…
Details
As back to school approaches many teens go out to buy themselves bigger better backpacks for the new school year. Usually, the backpack one ends up with is, to say the least, boring. Now, that can change. This year, I got Jansport‘s Big Student backpack in grey. Not overly exciting, the bag looks like this:…
Details
Clint Eastwood has been sticking his hand into the beehive of politics – and the bees are stinging him for it. For a little over eleven minutes, the famous actor bantered with a chair. Well, a chair occupied by the invisible Obama. Mr.Eastwood’s received quite a bit of criticism for his unforgettably odd speech. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933hKyKNPFQ…
Details
Though I’m not exactly the most frequent of travelers, I decided to explore what exactly made a great hotel great and came up with a few of the most important parts of a hotel which help to make one’s stay as comfortable as possible. 1. Remembering your Preferences Something that some hotels do which can change the…
Details