Self Introduction

My name is Isabel. Right now, I'm 16 years old and in grade 11. I love a lot of things.

I love everything Japanese! The culture, language, food, music, television shows/movies, art, and so on. This obsession began when I was in seventh grade. Someone recommended I listen to a band called The GazettE; a Japanese Visual Kei rock band. After hearing my first song of theirs, I immediately became hooked with their music, and the band itself as well. Not long afterwards, an obsession with Japan in general was triggered, and has continued to remain strong ever since then. Now, I am in my third year of learning the Japanese language and have, for two years in a row, graduated at the top of my class. Oftentimes, my fashion sense is inspired by Japanese and Korean street fashion.

I love all types of music. All types. Everything. At the moment, I have just a little over 18 thousand songs on my iPod/iTunes, and I can assure you, that number will increase later on today. Since the very first time I heard them, The GazettE has remained my favourite band of all time. It's my dream to see them live. I can't play any musical instruments except piano, but one day that will change. I want to learn many instruments! But of every instrument in the world, I want to be able to play the drums really well. I think it's a great way to get out a lot of built up tension, emotion, and energy without hurting anyone or anything in the process. I can sing okay, too.

I love art! I love all types of art. My goal after high school is to work in the field of art. I want to incorporate everything I love into my future work. To be able to do a little bit of all that I love. That's my dream. I want to be a better artist than I am, so it will take some practice. But I know I can do it!! If I get into my love for art any further, it will sound like a jumbled mass of nonsense.

I love horror. I love horror movies and surrealism and twisted minds inside even more twisted people. I have always been a morbid child. I wouldn't want it any other way. I don't understand why, but it's become a natural part of my every day life. Now, having a morbid, twisted mind that I've come to realize is not like most other people, has become second nature; something I've learned to live with.

I love to travel. I have been to various places in both Canada and the United States, Mexico, England, France, Belize, the Cayman Islands, Honduras and Cambodia. Of all the places I've been to, so far I've liked Cambodia the most. Maybe because it's the only time I've been to Asia, or maybe it's because the country is just breathtaking and incredibly unique and everyone is incredibly kind and much happier and carefree than people here. There could be many reasons for it. I can't wait to go back to Asia, when I go this spring, to Vietnam and Laos.

I love my family. My mother was born in Kenya (that's in Africa), but her parents are from Gujarat (that's in India). When she was about thirteen, she moved to Calgary, and hasn't been back to Africa since. My dad was born in Toronto, but the army sent him to Calgary. My family is HUGE. My mother is one of six children, and my dad is one of thirteen. I never really knew my dad's parents, because they both passed away before I knew them well. But my mother's parents are my favourite people in the whole world. My grandfather is like a very good friend to me, and my grandmother is my hero. I hope to grow up to be strong, yet good-hearted like her. I also have a little sister who is eleven, and a brother who is actually just a really good friend of mine. Mom calls him her son, my sister and I call him our brother. He's my age, but younger maturity wise. Don't let him know I said that.

And lastly, I love who I am. I feel strongly that I know exactly who I am, and who I am cannot be portrayed in the mere form of words. All I can say is that I have everything in my life to thank. Every breathtaking, terrible, amazing, indescribable moment I've ever experienced has shaped me into the person I am now. And this plain, white void that once was, continues to grow into something beautiful and strange with every new experience.

Obviously, there is a lot more to me than what I wrote. There always is. It is not unlike any other person on this earth. But I  hope you enjoyed this, even a little.

I wish you all the warmest regards.

-Isabel