The Life of Sophia Ysabel

It's been a while since I've uploaded something... so I hope this blog will make up for all the blogs I hadn't done in that period of time. As you might already know, I currently live in Queenstown, which is best known as the "adventure capital of the world". And being brutally honest here, when I first moved to this place, let's just say I didn't exactly find it interesting in this resort town. A place where sports outnumbered academics?? Definitely not my thing.  But now, my point of view of this place has changed drastically over the months I've spent here, in my school, in my new home, but most of all, in my new community. Queenstown started to grow on me after a while, and ever since, I don't think I mind this place anymore. As a new local, I'll give you some places you can take a visit in Queenstown Central as a tourist. I go to all of these locations at a regular basis to chill in the weekends, so hopefully the things I list of will beco...

  Hi guys~ Welcome to another blog post of mine, and today, I'll be sharing with you some details and description of what's up in Coronet Peak as a local in Queenstown. Hopefully this will give some insights if you're planning to go to Queenstown. (fun fact: I've explained a little bit in my YT channel, but this wasn't actually my first time going to Coronet Peak. I've actually been to this place for my pre-birthday celebration trip, and went skiing for the first time in Coronet Peak!!) What is Coronet Peak? Coronet Peak is a skiing resort that was first open in 1947. It's one of the four major places for skiing in Queenstown. And this mountain is suitable for all people with different skills in snow sports. There's roller coaster terrain, wide runs, fast laps, and plenty of vertical for those who are capable of the available snow sports (skiing and snowboarding). They even have training lessons within your grasp to enhance your ability on the snow! (fro...

  Hi viewers~! I wonder how you guys have been...  I've noticed you guys like blogs typically about myself personally, or blogs that have involvement with me. Soo in this blog is more in-depth about my hobbies, so that you get to know a little bit more about my cozy life in New Zealand.  Ooh... what's this blog gonna cover? Well I've sort of explained that, but I'll elaborate it more.  This blog will go through the extracurricular activities I take part in, such as swimming, guitar, or basketball. In fact, those are the three main areas of discussion I'll run though today. So without further ado, let's get started ~<3 My passion for music and playing the guitar I love music. It's always been a part of my life, ever since I was born (lowkey sounds like an AGT intro lol) I was super into singing. Doesn't mean I sounded good at the time though. But honestly, as an aspiring musician, I definitely think I have improved over the years.  And so how did I dis...

The last days of acting like tourists...           Every part of the day, the iconic Merlion statue was always taken a photo of, tourists striking a pose as the water from the lion's mouth gushed out. But it didn't shock me as to why there wasn't a single person roaming around here to visit the statue at 8am. I honestly don't think anybody would be willing to sacrifice their precious sleep to beat the crowd, but I believe it was only us that would.  Because it was. But there was some benefits to that though. The Saturday morning breeze was especially perfect today at the time we visited the statue, and I was ever so grateful for that, because if that wasn't so, I'd practically melt to the floor if it was any hotter.   (I actually highly recommend going to the Merlion statue really early (if you're planning to visit Singapore of course) so that you can basically have the whole entire place to yourself~! XDD)           ...