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…
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:…
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…
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…
Obviously I don’t have that much planed these days so I signed up for a week of guitar lessons at Music Centre Canada. It was a program that goes on for 4 weeks this month, 10 people will go there each week. There were 40 people that got chosen and I was one of them. My first day…
Mambo Everyone! There wasn’t much excitement on day 2. Basically, on the second day, we visited the local Projects Abroad office, did some paperwork for a work permit, exchanged money(Currency was around $1USD=1570TSH), and had “The Talk”, which was mostly about some rules and how things are going to work for the next 2 weeks.…
So this summer, I spent one unforgettable month at Carleton University in Ottawa. It is virtually impossible to express every moment that made this experience out-of-this-world in one blog post, but here goes. First of all, what is Shad Valley? A program whose motto “Drive, Stretch, Dream” is synonymous with “Live, Laugh, Love”. A…
Surely many of us have fond memories of Snickerdoodles; cookies made with butter, sugar and flour, which are then rolled in a sugar/cinnamon mixture from our childhood years. Simple to make, yet a mouthwatering treat, Snickerdoodles are not only for children but also for those children at heart. I decided to test JoyofBaking.com‘s recipe for…
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…
So I just back from a trip to New York (New York, how original, I know). But it was amazing nonetheless, and not to mention incredibly sweaty. I’m the kind of person that begins to wither as soon as the temperature starts to simmer above the 20 degree mark… yeah, sad. Maybe I’m suited for life in…
In the past few years, the act of spectating others play video games has taken off internationally. Numerous games have taken the role of spectator sports, with many of these games offering prizes large enough to allow many people to make a career out of being a progamer. Games such as Starcraft 2: Wings of…
This summer Artists Within Makeup Academy offered “AW Fashion Camp,” for girls ages 11-17. On their website Artists Within described the course for those “who are passionate about style, make up, hair and fashion.” Class sizes were at most 8 girls, ensuring each student got one-on-one time with the instructor. Four separate weeks were offered, costing…
We’re nearing the end of summer, and the beginning of the mad rush of vacations and deals that accompany the last two weeks of August. I’ve been gone the past few weeks, and have had more than my share of airports, airplanes, crying children, and being sick. Like Alice (who volunteered in Tanzania), I volunteered…
In my last two post, Part Uno and Part Dos, I talked about Cuba. Here’s another post about Cuba. Third times the charm, yeah? Yes. But yes, this is the finale of my Cuba posts. This post will have a lot of extra photography. I’m assuming you’ve heard of Ernest Hemingway, the great literary mind…
As students across Canada are beginning their annual invasions to Staples to buy their brand new school supplies, they wonder in the back of their heads, “What to do?” The quest for extracurriculars is one that many high school students are familiar with. “What would look good on my university application or resume?” “Which clubs…