Summer Reading List: Back to Classics!

It’s almost that time of the year, everyone is looking forward to, but sometimes can find themselves hopelessly lost and utterly bored. It’s paradoxical – yet no one can deny it: summer can be monotonous sometimes. What better time to enjoy some well-written literary works, then? Contemporary teenage fiction can be compelling, though it is…

Hotel Plan? – The Dirt on hotels

  Marketplace Video – The dirt on hotels – Part 1 Marketplace Video – The dirt on hotels – Part 2 Did you know there is a great consumer show in Canada? – Marketplace It’s Summer! Do you have any plans to go some where around the globe? Or stay a night or two in…

Kiwanis Youth Diversity Cup

So this past weekend, I had a chance to go and check out the annual Kiwanis Youth Diversity Cup from June 8-9, 2013 at the Forest Lawn Athletic Park. The Kiwanis Youth Diversity Cup is a fun, free soccer tournament for youth run by Kiwanis in partnership with the Calgary Learning Village Collaborative (CLVC) and the Calgary Police Service…

Leap Ahead With the Jump $tart Program!

Being a teenager is no easy task with grades, social lives, and a daunting thing called “the future” to take into consideration all at once. Thankfully, this summer, the City of Calgary’s Youth Employment Centre is running a program called the Jump $tart program for teenagers 15 and 16 years old.This free program is a…

DIY: Pink Lemonade with Sweet and Low

Here’s another fantastic DIY by the amazing swellmayde. Summer’s almost here and lemonade is the perfect drink for the season. This beverage as delicious and low sugar. To make it, you’ll need: 1 cup frozen strawberries, defrosted (1 tablespoon of liquid from defrosted strawberries for coloring) 2 packets Sweet’N Low® zero calorie sweetener 1/4 cup…

The Best Summer Reading List Ever!

If you spend most or even all of your summer reading, this is perfect for you! I have created a list of my favourite books and separated them into categories to create the ultimate summer reading list for all of you! P.S. You can find a synopsis of most of the books mentioned at www.goodreads.com!…

5 Simple Ways to Healthy Sunbathe

Hi everyone! Just realized it’s JUNE! The HOT summer is on the way. I have noticed some of my friends are already on holiday (SO JEALOUS), enjoying the sun and the sea (maybe lakes). Here are some tips for guys and girls, to keep your skin healthy while still enjoying the sun 🙂 and sunbathing can actually…

Photo of the Day: A Myriad of Beginnings

Here comes June, the month of torturous final exams, the month of enthusiastic, long-anticipated good-byes to the monotony of school; yet, it is a month of change and perhaps, with that, comes the aching of one’s heart. Whether it is transition into a new academic school year at the same school, transition from junior high to…