memories Archives - Youth Are Awesome https://youthareawesome.com/tag/memories/ 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 Tales of Time Forgotten – A Poem https://youthareawesome.com/tales-of-time-forgotten-a-poem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tales-of-time-forgotten-a-poem https://youthareawesome.com/tales-of-time-forgotten-a-poem/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:17:17 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=115592 Tales of Time Forgotten    You’re seven years old, running as fast as your tiny little legs can take you across the grass  You’re embracing every single moment before the bell rings and you must return to class  You bask in the sunlight and embrace the crisp breeze on your skin  Your veins are filled […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/tales-of-time-forgotten-a-poem/feed/ 1 A Flashback Into Time: The Relationship Between Scents and Memories https://youthareawesome.com/a-flashback-into-time-the-relationship-between-scents-and-memories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-flashback-into-time-the-relationship-between-scents-and-memories Fri, 03 Mar 2023 02:27:56 +0000 https://youthareawesome.com/?p=109602 The sun is beginning to peak from the horizon, filling the adamant blue sky with its orange hue. Around, morning dew leaves its mark on leaves, and the petrichor emanates from the grass, a reminder that a new season of life is yet to commence. For a moment, you are transfixed back into time, lost […]

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]]> Transience: Treasuring Today https://youthareawesome.com/transience/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transience Wed, 17 Feb 2021 01:00:23 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=100955 The Past People say that we don’t appreciate something until we realize it’s no longer with us. To come to expect something only to find it gone brings about a certain regret, discoverable only in retrospect, that we failed to properly value something more impermanent and fragile than we had originally believed. In recent months, […]

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]]> YAA Holdiday Countdown 2018: Childhood Memories https://youthareawesome.com/yaa-holdiday-countdown-2018-childhood-memories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yaa-holdiday-countdown-2018-childhood-memories Sun, 23 Dec 2018 02:19:04 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=95116 The garden was white with frost, magical beyond words. The house was full of melodies and jingles, worth more than breakfast. There was a big gleaming tree, arranged with lustrous nuance Under which lay a mountain of presents. We would all go to church, where there was a big feast, Turkey legs, fruits, hams and […]

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]]> Ain’t Nuthin’ Better Than the Good Ol’ Days? https://youthareawesome.com/aint-nuthin-good-ol-days/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aint-nuthin-good-ol-days Wed, 24 May 2017 16:26:27 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=87195 Nothing beats reminiscing about fun past memories, whether than be your childhood, school days, or any other fun times. I had a humanities teacher one-time ask my class: if your house was burning down and you could choose to save one thing, what would it be? Sure it was one of those generic, icebreaker questions […]

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]]> An Open Letter to the Graduating Class https://youthareawesome.com/open-letter-graduating-class/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=open-letter-graduating-class Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:03:12 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=80569 Many amazing people applied to be the school valedictorian, but I was not selected. Thankfully, many of my good friends made it to the following rounds and I am so happy for them! That being said, this is my personal take on the graduation experience, an open letter to the graduating class.  You are corralled into […]

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]]> Forgotten: An Original Poem https://youthareawesome.com/forgottenpoetry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forgottenpoetry Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:00:04 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=80267 Forgotten Scenes, they flash along the hall… Every second of it all. With reels of regret and rewinding worries, You’ll find all your treasured memories. You’re out of your mind that you’d forget Important days I made you set Like you refuse to even care But you’ll remember soon you swear Would you ever forget […]

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]]> What is the importance of memories? https://youthareawesome.com/importance-memories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=importance-memories Sat, 23 May 2015 01:26:41 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=71771   Recently I have been thinking about why memories are so important. How memories affect our actions and decisions. The following is a short story on the importance of memories.     A Letter to my Beloved Katie Patterson…. Dear Katie Patterson, As I sit on my worn out couch in my living room, I watch the […]

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]]> What travelling to another country teaches you https://youthareawesome.com/traveltheworld/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=traveltheworld Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:29:57 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=70074 While sitting on the boardwalk right over the ocean in Barcelona, I realized that I was no longer the same girl that was at the airport just two weeks ago waiting in line to pass through customs. I was different, I was more mature, I was alive and most of all I was immersed by […]

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]]> Building Links between the old and young: Interview with a holocaust survivor https://youthareawesome.com/building-links-between-the-old-and-young-interview-with-a-holocaust-survivor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-links-between-the-old-and-young-interview-with-a-holocaust-survivor Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:01:58 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=55980 What is the value of youth? It’s a lively and productive period in our lives. What do people miss about this period? What advice do older people have for youth? Through this collection of blog posts, I hope to build a unique bond between people living through two very different yet special seasons of life. […]

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]]> The best Valentine’s gift ever: Memory album https://youthareawesome.com/the-best-valentines-gift-ever-memory-album/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-best-valentines-gift-ever-memory-album Thu, 13 Feb 2014 17:19:58 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=54998 I promise you, this will be a gift your special one would cherish forever. Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate your love for your special one. And I feel, love is about those special moments and the little things that matter the most. Share those moments with your loved one on this special day. […]

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]]> The 100 Happy Days Challenge https://youthareawesome.com/the-100-happy-days-challenge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-100-happy-days-challenge Fri, 07 Feb 2014 15:12:14 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=54793 100 Happy Days is a challenge created to benefit you. Basically, all we want as people in life is to be happy, not matter who you are, where you are from or how much money you have. We all want to be happy, but let’s face reality here, things happen, not always good things. Things […]

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]]> Five nostalgic movies https://youthareawesome.com/5-nostalgic-movies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-nostalgic-movies Fri, 27 Dec 2013 19:25:49 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=53432 This is usually the time of the year when I go back and re-watch all my favourite movies (Christmas-themed or not)…and I came across some that I still watch from my childhood days, so much so that I know most of the lines by heart. So, here are a few of my childhood Christmas movies […]

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]]> Top 5 presents for the tech geek: cameras https://youthareawesome.com/top-5-presents-for-the-tech-geek-cameras/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-presents-for-the-tech-geek-cameras https://youthareawesome.com/top-5-presents-for-the-tech-geek-cameras/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2013 15:28:05 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=52990 A picture can say a thousand words. Cameras are not only effective presents, they tell your gift recipient that you genuinely care about making memories in life and capturing every bit of his/her experiences. The type of camera, such as a DSLR or a more compact device, totally depends on the person that you are […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/top-5-presents-for-the-tech-geek-cameras/feed/ 1 A Memory of Summer https://youthareawesome.com/a-memory-from-summer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-memory-from-summer Thu, 31 Oct 2013 04:27:13 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=51315 I think that we are all exasperated with the magnificent weather in Calgary. Our delightful Halloween will be spectacularly costumed in snow. Are we ready to settle in for yet another long, cold, dark, winter? Maybe so, but I believe that we all deserve to have a last glimpse of fresh summer sunshine. Here is a gallery of […]

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]]> How to Deal with Mourning https://youthareawesome.com/how-to-deal-with-mourning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-deal-with-mourning Tue, 23 Jul 2013 15:29:33 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=46908 Recently, my grandmother passed away at the fulfilling age of 92. This week has been an emotional conquest for my family and I. But through it, I have been able to uncover a few tips on how to deal with mourning over a loved one. When I first was notified of my grandmother’s death, I […]

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]]> On Smiling and Spoken Word Poetry https://youthareawesome.com/smiling-spoken-word-poetry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=smiling-spoken-word-poetry Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:13:52 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=36237 When I finally returned home this summer after seven weeks of being away, I found something rather surprising waiting for me.  I suppose you could take it as a “welcome back” present from my mom.  The object itself is actually rather commonplace- one of those solar flowers that moves its petals when exposed to sunlight […]

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]]> This time of year once again https://youthareawesome.com/time-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=time-year https://youthareawesome.com/time-year/#comments Mon, 26 Dec 2011 19:23:37 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=26252 So here we are, approaching the beginning of the end. The beginning of the end of another year. 2011. When we reminisce the past, it seems as though time has flown by too fast for our liking. Where did those times go? How did it go by so quickly? It makes us realize that memories […]

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]]> https://youthareawesome.com/time-year/feed/ 1 Endings are also Beginnings https://youthareawesome.com/endings-are-also-beginnings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=endings-are-also-beginnings Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:17:37 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=18169 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 […]

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]]> Top 5 tips to creating that photographic moment https://youthareawesome.com/top-5-tips-to-creating-that-photographic-moment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-5-tips-to-creating-that-photographic-moment Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:54:01 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=15173 Being an amateur photographer, I find photography is a wonderful art form, and you don’t need expensive equipment to produce great photos! Here are some tips that can help eliminate those blurry or over exposed pictures, and for creating lasting memories and more clear and concise images. 1. Try steadying the camera by either using a tripod […]

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]]> Memories of meeting Jan Lisiecki, Piano Phenomena https://youthareawesome.com/memories-of-meeting-jan-lisiecki-piano-phenomena/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memories-of-meeting-jan-lisiecki-piano-phenomena Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:10:33 +0000 https://www.youthareawesome.com/?p=10100 WeiJia, fellow blogger and I had the extraordinary chance to meet and interview Jan Lisiecki at the Wonder of Chopin concert playing in the Jack Singer Concert Hall. When do you have the chance to meet a 15 year old piano prodigy? Not everyday, at least for me, but perhaps for his friends at Western Canada […]

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