LYDIA OAKESON

I'm so excited to announce the launch of my YouTube Channel! Finally, everybody is going to get to see how far I'll go with my new video that is appropriately titled "How Far I'll Go" from Disney's Moana by Lin Manuel Miranda! Performing with me in this video are my friends Reese Oliveira and Lyza Bull. We had an amazing time making this video that was directed and filmed by Nick Sales who is THE BOMB! Reese, Lyza and I are all members of One Voice Children's Choir, and it wa

There are literally tons of things you can do with kids in Rome. But at the top of my list was the Colosseum. For major tourist sites, my parents have two different views. My mom likes to book tickets in advance because she’s always afraid things will sell out. My dad prefers not to because he likes to keep the schedule flexible. We went to Rome in September which is supposedly “shoulder season,” and there are supposed to be less tourists. BUT NOT AT THE COLOSSEUM. If you wa

There are six people in my family. Sometimes my grandma comes with us, which makes seven people traveling together. When we travel, wherever we go, we usually rent a minivan. It’s the easiest and most cost effective way for our family to get around. I live in Salt Lake City, Utah, where just about everybody has a minivan. Why? Because there are so many kids living here! Did you know that Utah has the largest families in the United States with 3.65 people per family? I don’t

I am a member of the One Voice Children's Choir in Salt Lake City. I have had a lot of amazing performing opportunities as a member of this choir. One of the greatest opportunities I had was to perform at the White House for President and First Lady Obama. The choir was invited to perform for one of the holiday parties at the White House hosted by the President. We performed for guests in the lobby as they arrived for the party. During one of our breaks, the First Lady's secr

An introduction to Lydia's world travels

I'm so excited to have my own website! For the past year, I've been telling my mom that I want to make music videos to post on YouTube. My dream is finally coming true. On December 28, 2016, I went to Antelope Island with my friends Reese and Lyza to shoot my first music video, a cover of "How Far I'll Go" from Disney's "Moana." I'm so excited to launch my YouTube channel with this video. Thanks to my videographer Nick Sales for helping me, and to Masa Fukuda and David Evanof