If you have ever run before, then you know how it feels to have your lungs burning up in your chest, your heart beating so fast you think you’ll have a heart attack, and your legs wobbling like jelly underneath you as you try and slog your way through the last mile. It’s not a great sensation, yet
The Subtle Nuances Skiing is a lifestyle, not solely a sport. There are many things on the ski field that you’ll need to know, but won’t have the time to individually digest the new culture, the beautiful environment, and really take in the whole experience as a beginner. Here are some rather arbitrary but somewhat
Where the fun begins Picture it. You and your family are at the resort to begin your ski/snowboard lessons. You have all of your stuff and you’re ready to go… or are you? Oh my God, what if I die on my first day? What if I fall and never get back up–what if I’m
Setting it up So, you had the bold idea of going skiing in the middle of winter? Crazy- how bold of you! Skiing is definitely filled with negative connotations such as “oh my God, I bet it’s so cold on the mountain,” or “skiing is for rich people, I can’t afford to do it!” or
How I have used my personal style of communication to build relationships with friends, family, and other adults Talking may seem like the single easiest, most consistent aspect of our young lives. We might find ourselves talking to a teacher about how the homework made absolutely no sense. Sometimes we talk to a crush after
This dish is not your average quesadilla. This sweet and tangy bbq chicken adds a new twist inside the cheesy quesadilla. It is a filling snack that is perfect for family gatherings or a chill kickback. I first made this recipe when I was a sophomore in high school. I was hungry and I was
The average American sends about 4.4 lbs of garbage to the landfill every day.[1] Our society has normalized the use of single-use products and we continue to increase the amount of trash sent to landfills. However, not all trash reaches the landfills;[2] garbage is often littered onto the sides of roads and urban areas or
Soup Inside the dark grey concrete building, when the sun was just setting behind the glass-encased skyscrapers, the poor scared boy was ushered into the strange machine. It was large, circular and grey; it was nearly the size of the room. It consisted of a large metal door, which was closed after the boy, bolted
I go to rural school where life is all about growing crops, harvesting hay, and showing who killed the biggest deer or caught the longest bass. Before I go into how removing animal products from your diets is beneficial, I would like to state that I do occasionally eat meat or fish that I have
Having recently entered high school, I feel like I have some authority to talk about what I have heard, and what I have experienced so far. For context, I am currently in grade 10 in Calgary, Alberta taking the Full IB Diploma program. First of all, it’s awful. But somehow it’s also not? Although I
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