friends Archives - Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/tag/friends/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 04:21:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 High School Advice https://youthareawesome.com/high-school-advice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=high-school-advice https://youthareawesome.com/high-school-advice/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 19:04:36 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=117317 As part of being a 2025 high school graduate, my 3 years of high school (in Alberta) has come to end. For me, these past 3 years were filled with incredible friends; melodramatic interactions and academic stress; and  heartwarming and heartbreaking memories. Whenever high school is mentioned, one of the most common descriptions about it […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/high-school-advice/feed/ 0 Low-Key Birthday Spots and Ideas in Calgary https://youthareawesome.com/low-key-birthday-spots-and-ideas-in-calgary/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=low-key-birthday-spots-and-ideas-in-calgary Mon, 21 Apr 2025 03:25:37 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=116556 Let’s be real: not every birthday needs to be a big, over-the-top party with 50 people, balloons everywhere, and a surprise flash mob (though that does sound kind of fun). Sometimes, the best birthdays are the chill ones—just a few close friends, some good vibes, and doing something a little different. If you’re looking for […]

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]]> 6 Habits That Can Boost Your Mental Health and Well-Being https://youthareawesome.com/6-habits-that-can-boost-your-mental-health-and-well-being/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-habits-that-can-boost-your-mental-health-and-well-being Sun, 16 Feb 2025 03:42:08 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115286 The Science Behind Happiness: How Your Brain Reacts to Joy  Before we explore specific habits, it’s important to understand the science behind happiness. Happiness is more than just a fleeting emotion; it involves a physiological reaction to our brains. When we feel joy, our brains release chemicals such as dopamine, serotonin, and endorphins, which enhance […]

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]]> Not-So-Hidden Gems of Calgary: Places to Bring Friends Pt. 2 https://youthareawesome.com/not-so-hidden-gems-of-calgary-places-to-bring-friends-pt-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=not-so-hidden-gems-of-calgary-places-to-bring-friends-pt-2 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 23:08:40 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115211 There’s a lot more to being a youth than meets the eye; we have the time, energy, freedom, and physical capability to participate in fun activities with friends in our free time. So why are so many of us spending it on our phones? Instead of continuing to doomscroll, visit some more of these spots […]

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]]> Calgary’s Not-So-Hidden Gems: 6 Fun Places to Visit With Friends https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-not-so-hidden-gems-6-fun-places-to-visit-with-friends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=calgarys-not-so-hidden-gems-6-fun-places-to-visit-with-friends https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-not-so-hidden-gems-6-fun-places-to-visit-with-friends/#comments Sat, 01 Feb 2025 06:46:02 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115099 Calgary is littered with niche spots and cool places that don’t seem to get a lot of recognition within youth friend groups. These popular places are frequented by many Calgarians, but some youth just aren’t aware of them. For those of you planning for an outing with your friends, or if you’re looking for a […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/calgarys-not-so-hidden-gems-6-fun-places-to-visit-with-friends/feed/ 2 The Value of Friendships https://youthareawesome.com/the-value-of-friendships/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-value-of-friendships Tue, 21 May 2024 14:40:12 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=112486 Remember those times where you would meet someone for the first time? Sometimes, you’ll only know them during that moment, but most times, you’ll meet them again. When you meet this person again, there’s a chance you’ll interact with them more and know more about them. Sooner or later, you’ll have made a friend that […]

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]]> A True Friend https://youthareawesome.com/a-true-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-true-friend Mon, 11 Dec 2023 03:11:27 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=110846 They’re the ones who laugh and giggle with you They’re the ones who weep and whine with you They’re the people who you talk for hours and hours to The ones who are always there for you Friends make life worth living For they make any boring time enlightening A friend is like a treasure, […]

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]]> The Closing of Another School Year https://youthareawesome.com/the-closing-of-another-school-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-closing-of-another-school-year Mon, 24 May 2021 00:57:24 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=102881 As June is quickly approaching, another school year is coming to a close. This means that some of us will be saying our final goodbye to high school, while others will be preparing to enter a new school or grade. Therefore, today I wanted to mention some ways that you can show appreciation to the […]

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]]> The Locked Room: Dead Meat Experience https://youthareawesome.com/the-locked-room-dead-meat-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-locked-room-dead-meat-experience Wed, 01 May 2019 02:12:57 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=97681 Escape rooms or locked rooms whichever name you prefer to give them is a fun way to test to see how smart your team, friend group, family etc. is. I love doing them because I get this rush of adrenaline as my friends and I try to gather the clues and figure out how to […]

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]]> Graduation https://youthareawesome.com/graduation-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=graduation-2 Thu, 31 Jan 2019 04:35:08 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=95644 As I ponder about graduating, I am constantly reminded of the amazing memories I have created over the past years in high school. This poem is a recount of those memories, the failures and the successes, and amazing friendships. My soul is lit by matches, Like an elliptical lantern That succumbs in the light. It […]

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]]> YAA Holiday Countdown 2018: Gift Ideas https://youthareawesome.com/gift-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gift-ideas Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:51:27 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=94672 With Christmas only 25 days away and approaching you soon, you may be excited to enjoy the holidays. However, you might also feel anxious or sceptical about what presents to get for your relatives or friends. Here is a list of gifts that might get inspire you or relieve you off of some stress. Homemade (DIY) Gifts: […]

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]]> Jackbox Games: Review https://youthareawesome.com/jackbox-games-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jackbox-games-review Tue, 27 Nov 2018 04:24:11 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=94588 If you have watched the youtuber nigahiga, you may have witnessed him and his friends playing Fakin’ It. This is a game mode that can be found on the Jackbox 3. If you are unaware of what Jackbox Games is, to sum up, it is a series of video games designed to be played at parties or […]

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]]> I hate spending money https://youthareawesome.com/hate-spending-money/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hate-spending-money Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:58:33 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=93794 I seem to have a real issue when it comes to spending money. And not like the typical “I spend so much money I have no control it’s an issue” kind of thing. It’s more of a fear that I’ll spend too much money. Whenever I go out, I constantly worry about how much money […]

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]]> An Open Letter To My Long Distance Best Friend https://youthareawesome.com/open-letter-long-distance-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-long-distance-friend Wed, 08 Nov 2017 16:50:15 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=89604 To My Best Friend, To be upfront, I doubted whether our friendship would ever last, but in the year and a half that I’ve known you, I know now that time has no correlation with the strength of a bond. I may have only met you a year and a half ago, but I feel […]

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]]> A post about Connections (and an update on life in IB) https://youthareawesome.com/post-connections-and-update-life-ib/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=post-connections-and-update-life-ib Tue, 31 Oct 2017 02:29:49 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=89613 Connections are everything, good luck trying to get anywhere without them. So what are connections? It’s when you’re friends with people all around the community, when your friend circles are large and diverse. If you asked my introverted grade 9 self, you would get an answer along the lines of, “Intelligence is everything. Who you […]

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]]> 10 Struggles Faced by an Overthinking Student https://youthareawesome.com/10-struggles-faced-overthinking-student/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-struggles-faced-overthinking-student Wed, 05 Jul 2017 19:00:46 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=87535 If you find your mind dwelling too long on something, you’ve definitely experienced these struggles in your social circles and at school. With the school year winding down for two more months, let us reminisce about all of these experiences that we have faced during the school year: 1. Your friends have gotten used to […]

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]]> Why Everyone Should Join Model UN https://youthareawesome.com/join-model/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=join-model Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:02:42 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=85280 On February 25 and 26, the University of Calgary hosts its annual  Model United Nations Conference for high school students across the city. This two day conference is filled with intense discussion, resolution writing and much more. As a grade twelve student who has participated in Model UN for my entire high school career, the thought […]

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]]> February 2017 Blogger of the Month: Lucy Han https://youthareawesome.com/february-2017-blogger-month-lucy-han/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-2017-blogger-month-lucy-han Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:35:45 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=85031 Last Sunday I had the pleasure of sitting down for a light lunch with the first Blogger of the Month in the year of 2017, Lucy Han!  We had a lovely conversation at Friends, a local cafe with delicious food and a charming interior.  I am so happy that I was given the opporunity to […]

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]]> An Open Letter To A Radical Atheist https://youthareawesome.com/open-letter-radical-atheist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-radical-atheist Fri, 09 Dec 2016 16:00:02 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=83994 Dear Friend, I would first like to apologize for being quite long-winded, but I have a lot to say and this letter does not even scratch the surface of what would like to express. I do not pretend to operate under any pretence that religion plays an active role in my life any more than […]

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]]> Encounters With Canada: My Experience https://youthareawesome.com/encounters-canada-experience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=encounters-canada-experience Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:30:56 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=81053 On Saturday April 9th, I boarded a plane destined for Ottawa with one of my best friends in tow (shoutout to Furyal!!). I think it’s safe to say that I didn’t quite know what I was getting myself into at that point. Two months prior, Furyal approached me about Encounters With Canada over Facebook Messenger, […]

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]]> When it’s time to let go of a friend https://youthareawesome.com/time-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-friend Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:00:14 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=78086 Friends. They make the world go round. They can turn a frown into a laugh with just a word. The can transform a terrible day into the greatest one ever with an old joke. They pick you up when you’re down, and lift your spirits. But what if they don’t do that? What if instead of […]

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]]> Dear Senior Me: Pre-gradution https://youthareawesome.com/dear-senior-me-pre-graduation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-senior-me-pre-graduation Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:00:09 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=76257 I was hoping to write this before classes had even started, but as you can tell I have procrastinated once again with my posts on YAA. 61 days have passed since the first day of school and now here I am, writing an open letter to myself before being bombarded with the stress of January […]

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]]> 5 Healthy Habits You Form when You don’t Have any Friends https://youthareawesome.com/5-healthy-habits-form-friends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-healthy-habits-form-friends Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:00:29 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=77315 This school year has marked the start of a rather awkward phase of life for me; I recently had a “falling out” with the group of friends I’ve been a part of for the past two years, and broke up with my long-time boyfriend. So far, it has been difficult to create friendships with the […]

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]]> Road Trip Games https://youthareawesome.com/road-trip-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-trip-games Tue, 28 Jul 2015 18:21:16 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=74734 Who is going on a road trip soon, or who has already gone on a road trip but wished it were more fun? Well, fear no more because I am about to tell you three fun games to play while on a road trip. I Spy A classic game! To start off, one person is […]

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]]> 4 Reasons Why Netlifx Hermits Will Outlive You https://youthareawesome.com/4-reasons-netlifx-hermits-outlive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-reasons-netlifx-hermits-outlive Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:53:30 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=74318 We’re all aware of people who stay up past 3am for no other reason than one, yes Netflix. Most of the population, or at least my entire social circle, does something known as “binge watching.” The art of rapid firing TV episodes all night may usually results in tardiness, eye bags and a feeling of […]

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]]> Week 5 of… 5 Happy Things! https://youthareawesome.com/week-5-of-5-happy-things/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=week-5-of-5-happy-things Tue, 16 Jun 2015 15:57:07 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=72629 See this post for an introduction to this series, and this post for last week’s 5 Happy Things! This week is 5/5 and so maybe that’s an additional happy thing 🙂 Mesmerizing patterns in nature Laser tag!!! Exploring antique shops Very photo-worthy flowers Board/Card games! (with best friends of course)   Now ask yourself: what are you looking forward to in […]

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]]> Top 4 Childhood Cartoons https://youthareawesome.com/childhood-cartoons/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=childhood-cartoons Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:37:00 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=69618 No matter how old we grow to be, cartoons will always bring a smile to our faces, and send the rush of nostalgia through us every single time we watch them. Although I spoke about annoying cartoons in one of my previous blogs, there are many cartoons that will always have a special place in […]

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]]> Love Yourself https://youthareawesome.com/love/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=love Thu, 26 Mar 2015 18:51:09 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=69705 Yeah, yeah, you probably think this is another one of those motivational speeches that I’m going to talk about in this post. But my intention with this post is to help boost the self esteem of people who think that they are not good enough. You need to accept the fact that you are an […]

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]]> 5 TV Shows You Should Watch https://youthareawesome.com/5-tv-shows-watch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-tv-shows-watch Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:59:49 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=69649   The Big Bang Theory follows the lives of Leonard Hofstadter and Sheldon Cooper, two physicists working at Caltech as well as their friends, Penny, Howard, Raj, Amy and Bernadette. It features witty references to comic books and films that keep you laughing. Whether or not you’re into comic books, I recommend you check this show out. […]

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]]> Youth of YYC: Ruby and Rose, 16 and 16 https://youthareawesome.com/youth-yyc-ruby-rose-16-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youth-yyc-ruby-rose-16-16 Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:25:33 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=67981 “Were you in the hallway when I first saw you?” “Yeah, and I was like, ‘Hey! I know you.'” “And we just became friends.” “Instantly?” “Pretty much.” – Ruby and Rose, 16 and 16

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