A combination of great food and tasteful music can brighten anyone’s day or simply fulfill a craving for some yummy handmade foods. Calgary’s Cornerstone Music Café offers this great experience to all who step foot inside. The cozy, laid back atmosphere an attraction for young hipsters and elderly couples alike, and aside from the affordable food items, the café also serves customers…
This past weekend I had the opportunity to volunteer at Calgary Expo! It was an amazing experience. (This is a selfie of me the very last shift I had on the Sunday it ended and the puppy I gave a treat to because there was a rescue animal booth and they brought in this puppy…
Late last spring I found myself in desperate need for some change. Although the school year was ending soon, I was feeling depleted. It was then I decided to be the pilot of my own life and make some changes. I signed up for more projects with Youth Central, attempted to find myself a stable…
I was given the privilege of participating in a three day camping adventure at Mosquito Creek this week. The trip was done with my outdoor education class, so we were all able to learn new things together. Mosquito Creek is located 29 km north of Lake Louise, and is about 2 hours away from Calgary. There…
Access to taps, showers and even flushing toilets is something that we often take for granted. In our world, there are over 780 million people that do not have access to clean water, never mind water that comes out of a faucet and can be used for whatever you want. This past weekend, in the…
Last Tuesday, the Epcor Centre presented an insightful and enchanting performance called Red. I was with Youth Central, volunteering for the event and had the fortunate opportunity to watch the show live. There was an excited atmosphere and the fans were most definitely anticipating the show! I know I was! SPOILER ALERT – Stop reading…
Have you ever spent a week living with 120-something other people? That was me before spring break, at Encounters With Canada. Encounters is a program that brings together youth from all across Canada to live under the same roof (between the same teal and orange walls) for a week, in the cute little city of…
I know that this blog entry is rather late, and the title rather uncreative, but nonetheless I hope you enjoy my brief story on my crazy journey to volunteer abroad in Nepal. I left on August 3, and after spending over 30 hours either in stuffy planes or crowded airports, I arrived in the warm…
Have you heard of Encounters With Canada? It’s a camp that allows you to visit Ottawa and learn what your future may look like. They offer several camps: Medicine and Health, Arts and Culture, Canada Remembers, Ecology and Environment…
As we finish off yet another exciting year of school, we begin to realize just how fast we are all growing up. For me, it is the end of Grade 11 in high school. And soon, I will be embarking on another busy year, my final year of high school. The idea of growing up…
As time passes by what you see will be different
Slovenly dressed men, with grizzled breads and a foul disposition, glowering eyes and haphazardly dressed women with fearful temperaments- who are these stereotypical individuals that I am describing? Unfortunately, for many Calgarians, these are the pre-conceived images and notions of the homeless and needy population that overwhelm our streets, due to the distressing income disparity…