Spring break is starting soon, and for some, it’s already begun. While spring break gives us a well deserved break, for many of us, boredom arrives as an unwanted gest. I wanted to share some ways you can kill time during the break while still being productive. Read, read, read! People always say you…
At long last: spring break. For those of us in school, this is a long awaited relief from the perils of second semester. If you’re stuck in Calgary (like me) during this break, here are 10 things to do to make the most of your free time, that you won’t need your parents for. 1.…
This is a continuation of my Himalayan trek blogs. To see the first part, click here: PART 1 Day 2 of 3: Today we woke up early to the sounds of chirping birds, and watched the sunrise peacefully. For breakfast, we had traditional Nepali bread and eggs. We then said farewell to our welcoming teahouse…
Honestly, I never imagined traveling to Nepal. It is a very poor third-world country, with around half the population living on only $1 per day. Located halfway around the world landlocked between China and India, Nepal is home to almost 30 million people in 147,181 square kilometres. My trip to Nepal was 2-weeks, spent at…
It’s finally time to calm down
Travel Hang out with friends Go swimming Go to the movies Play volleyball Watch every episode of The Office on Netflix Reread your favourite series Go skiing/snowboarding Visit family Go to the Telus Spark Science Centre Eat sushi Go shopping Try a new sport Go to a trampoline park Visit the Calgary Zoo Go bowling…
Ever since I was approximately nine years old and Miley Cyrus’ song “Party in the USA” was released, I’ve really, really wanted to visit the (in)famous city of Las Vegas. I guess my dream was pushed to the vacation backburner though, until recently when I was watching season 20 of The Bachelor, which happened to…
{Original Image} Over the years, spring break has been highly romanticized in pop culture. We often associate spring break with wild parties, bikinis and beaches, or doing dumb stuff with your friends. While I wasn’t able to get any of the former two things, I was able to get the latter: fun with friends. You…
Gene Researcher for a Week is a program created by the Canadian Gene Cure Foundation for grade 11 and 12 students who have an innate curiosity for science, human genetics, and human genetics research. If selected, these students will work beside influential genetic research scientists for one week over spring break. This program is great for budding…
So in my last post, I talked about the resort we stayed at — Las Morlas, and visiting the tallest bridge in Cuba (I won’t repeat the name just because I can’t spell it). But now, I’m gonna talk about touring Havana; the capital of Cuba. The drive from Las Morlas to Havana was around…
Well, this is fairly overdue, but hey! I thought it’d be fun to share my spring break adventures to Cuba. So I heard that Calgary was cold when I was gone, and it just made my trip so much more gratifying. Okay, apart from that, I had a super fantastic time because my best friend…
For my spring break, I got the opportunity to be one of 28 students who gets to represent the Calgary Board of Education at the International Youth Leadership Summit in Beijing, China. Below is a quick blog post about what we did today during our trip to Beijing. You can find out more about our…
I know that Spring Break’s already half over, but it’s not too late to have some fun during these last few care-free days! If you’ve been sitting around Calgary mournfully reading your friends’ Facebook updates about their awesome tropical vacations, don’t let them have all the fun! Good times are still to be had this…