剣を殺す, 技を殺す, 氣を殺す l Those who live by the sword, will die by the sword l The one-thousand-mile-journey begins with the one step.

Hello/안녕하세요/Hola/今日は

My name is Talula Aspen. I'm a strange girl who does strange things. I speak English and Korean fluently and I'm currently learning Spanish and Japanese. I'm a part-time bassist (upright), part-time kendoka, part-time snowboarder, part-time writer, and will forever be a learning student. I currently reside in Canada and Korea (depending on the month) but I really want to move to either London or Japan. I'm all over the place, I know.

About Me (as a bassist):
I started playing the bass when I was in grade nine because a teacher offered me. I'd been playing the violin nine/ten years prior to that and I was getting sick of it so I went Why not? Unlike the violin, however, the bass has kept me captivated. My favourite composers include: Prokofiev, Vanhal, Koussevitsky, Bottesini, Dragonetti, Piazzolla (very bass-oriented composers), Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Beethoven, Elgar, and Brahms amongst many, many others that I cannot name right now. My teacher was principal bassist of a wonderful orchestra and he is my biggest inspiration when it comes to playing the bass.

About Me (as a writer):
I dream a lot. In the day, in the night, wherever I can. I love imagining the ideals, the dreams, and the 'what-ifs'. If something comes as cliche to you, my apologies for that. Some moments are based off of my real life experiences which is also why I treasure my writing a lot. I got into FanFiction when I was in elementary school--I mostly read stories then but now I don't read at all! Words would mesmerize me and hug me close during lonely evenings, and I'd always admired what other authors had in mind for a certain franchise, and it's taken me a lot of courage and time to put my own stories up. I mostly write for my own enjoyment but if I see a review that also liked my story, I'd be really, really happy.

About Me (as a kendoka):What can I say? It was like I fell in love. I'm currently training to be part of Team _ depending on what's going to happen to my citizenship, but yes, World Championships has been my dream ever since I started kendo. Winning and losing matters, sure, but that's not why I play kendo. It's my healing sport. It's the thing that makes me grow as a human. It has taught me what it means to be a leader, and what it means to be a student. Without it, I don't even know where I'd be right now. It has taught me a lot of important life lessons and has led me to eternal friends and teachers.

Hopefully you'll see me soon on T.V! Haha.

Current Projects:

Romance Dawn (One Piece)

The Phoenix Queen's Court (The Prince of Tennis)

The Crow, the Detective, and the Clovers (Detective Conan)

Shadows of the Autumn Leaves (Naruto)

Etherea (The Legend of Zelda)

Pandora's Jar (Attack on Titan)