Welcome to the Club: Introduce Yourself!

[Tracey]

Here's the place where you introduce yourself to the club! Tell us about yourself! How long have you been into Hetalia or anime in general? What are your favorite characters and who do you cosplay? How long have you been living in Virginia Beach and tell about your experience as a fan in the area. Etc, etc!

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So hello! I'm Tracey and I'm 22 years old. I have lived in a few places (New Jersey, Savannah, Hong Kong) before I finally settled here in the area two months ago. I'm still getting to know the place and I'm having trouble finding interesting things to do, but I'm excited because there are two anime cons here every year. Very cool indeed.

I'm a creative professional by trade, meaning I do freelance artwork to pay my bills for now. But I'm getting a job as art teacher this summer which I'm happy about. I've liked anime ever since they had Cowboy Bebop on adult swim, and I first learned about Hetalia at a NJ con in 2008. I've cosplayed Ukraine, but I'm currently focusing on cosplaying Germany and Principality of Seborga. I love to draw, play writing-based RPGs, and basically bum around on the internet.

But I guess that's enough about me. xD

[Shenok]

Hey! XD Name's Glory, but I usually prefer going by nicknames--currently "Alfie," "America," "Shenok," etc. I'm also acceptive of newer nicks too. lol

Anyway, I've been living here in Virginia Beach since 1999 and most of my life--my territory runs from Bayside to Thalia where I'm commonly around and I can easily go around; though, I live right in the heart of Pembroke Manor/Town Center. I know a bit of the area, but sadly, I have no car, so I rely on rides or the stupid HRT to get around far distances; otherwise, I walk. Not fun, but it's something... However, my future plans are to someday live in the great City of New York with my GF to study art/design (with a minor in history).

With history, I've kinda liked it even before Hetalia; at least since around my sophomore year of high school. American history sparks my interest the most. The Civil War has been a favorite subject, and still is. Hetalia brought me to love the Cold War though. lol

As far as Hetalia goes, I've been into it since June 2009, and it's still burning strong. lol I only have one current cosplay (America), but I've also had brief experience as England. I have plans on future cosplays, but they'll be made as time goes by.

And cons... My first one was NekoCon '09. Then I attended ChibiCon and AMA last year. But my favorite by far, imo, has to be NYAF. I'm not a heavy con-attender, and I tend to limit myself to two or three a year.

As far as jobs go, I'm a landlord/property manager of a couple properties that are handed down from a family business. It's pretty chill overall, but some days can be very stressful... But this is a fun site, so I'll try to keep that out of the way. :3

My main hobbies and leisure are basically loitering around the Internet (usually Facebook, YouTube, or deviantArt), drawing/writing stuff (I have stuff up on dA and FF.Net), RPing on MSN (I'm currently closed on one-on-one RP partners), and wasting time outside the house and in Town Center.

Yeah, and I'm really open-minded..... lol I'm going to cut this off now and if anyone wants to know more, then just PM me or something.

[ali]

YOooo!
My name is Ali, im 17 years old and have lived in Virgina Beach my whole life. Its a cute little place but not much to do in the winter; im in school now but i normally work at Old Time Photos in the summer, this year i may try something new. Iv been into anime since i was ehh..id say 11 or 12, i am also into art, cartoons to be specific, and plan to go to collage for such.
Im very found of Hetalia, i cosplayed it for the first time this katsucon, i was Prussia from the character CD cover, I would really like to meet up with other people who cosplay or just like it. Im very excited to be apart of this group, mainly because i get home and just sleep normally, so i can't wait to meet you all! Unfortunately i can't drive yet so i bum rides a lot or just walk places, lucky for me most places in VB are kinda close together. Warning, im very loud and obnoxious, im known in school and public places to scream rude things, burst into song or make inappropriate jokes...Well i think that's good for now- eh WAIT Oh yeeeeaaah one more thing, i dye my hair A LOT, dont worry i wont kill it iv been doing this since 4th grade, recently i bleached and used a blue base toner on it so its short and silver.

Ok, wanna know more drop me a pm~! 83

[Veneziano]

Heeeey,
My name is Katrina, no not like the hurricane, lolz, but anyway I'm 21 years old and I lived in Virginia Beach since I was like 13. I work at Regal Entertainment Group at Strawbridge, yes I CAN get people in for FREE to watch movies, but the limit is 3 including myself. I study at TCC VA Beach Campus. I'm studying to become a voice actress and an animator for video games and anime. I <3 to draw, so I'm usually with my sketchbook most of the time.
Now, about Hetalia, honestly once this show was up and running I was in love with history. When I was in high school, I HATED it, but now I understand and adore it. Italy is one of my BEST characters, he always makes me giggle anytime I hear him speak. BE PREPARED, ITALY CAN DRIVE: YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! So, if anyone needs a ride anywhere, I can take 4 people. Now cons, I usually go to Nekocon, Katsucon, Anime Mid Atlantic, Chibicon, and my personal favorite Otakon. I do cosplay Italy most of the time with a white flag so look for me. Okay, HASTA LA PASTA!!!!

[chibitalia]

Hi my name is Andres and I'm 12 years old. I loved anime since i was 3 years old. I started with simple thing like Hamtaro and Digimon, then slowly started watching YuYu Hakusho, then Pokemon and YuGiOh until finally I've come to watch Soul Eater and Hetalia. I just recently moved from Thailand to Virginia, Thailand is amazing if you'r an otaku. When you get past the high prices, you will see joy in every corner. I sew quite a lot, only by hand since my grandma thinks it's gay for a boy to have a sewing machine. I officially gave up on trying to find someone in my whole school that like anime or manga so I gave up and resorted to the internet. I've only been to 2 cons in my whole life and only sewed 1 costume. I am sewing a Chibitalia costume for Otakon since Italy is my favorite character yet I'm too fat to cosplay him. I'm originally from Panama so I do speak fluent Spanish. I hope you guys can accept me despite my age and we can all get along!

[Nicole]

Hey! I am Nicole and I'm 14 years old. I'm a hardcore Hetalia fan, but a complete cosplay newbie. I live in Washington DC, but really, I go to VA beach all the time. I love art and theater, i draw ALL THE TIME! I hate sleeping. I love The libertines and Gorillaz. I giggle in history class. Just a typical Hetalia nerd.

I am currently working on a Chibitalia cosplay, but in the future hope to cosplay as America (I am in the best location for Alfred photos ), Russia and Latvia!!
I love Hetalia and I'm really hoping to find some people to chat with about cosplay and other Hetalia related AWESOMENESS!

[jinidesudesu]

o sh/t I should probably post here..

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that is all.

JK.

Sup.
Name's Jini. uhm, (insertagehere) . . . also live in virginia beach. Work at a hotel.
Been loving hetalia for about uhh a year now? Hetalia got me more into cosplay and rp >__> and quite possibly more into anime in general. I like to be involved in my fandom so I usually participate in Hetalia panels, photoshoots, skits, and organize Hetalia Day. I love cosplaying from hetalia its just fun for me more than others owo

du,du,du../thinks/ fav character(s) is Prussia. *is attracted to awesome obnoxious dudes* ((which is sorta funny since I'm quite the opposite irl)) America, S.Korea, Spain, Netherlands.

Er I like taking photos (so if anyone wants photoshoots just ask me ) and making random cosplay videos /shameless advertising derpderp. www.youtube.com/user/VunderBraCosplay
I love making new friends so if anyone wants to hang out or anything let me know fun tiems shall pursue.

[Nico]

My name is Nico and I'm 15. I live in Virginia Beach. I was born in Rhode Island and have lived in Guam, Washington, Michigan, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, and Texas. I've been to Japan and hope to go there again sometime.

I cosplay Spain and am currently in my third year of Spanish. I also have romano and Ukraine cosplays, but i rarely wear them.

My favorite animes are Ergo Proxy, Hellsing OVA, Hetalia, and Soul Eater. I like sitting around, sleeping, playing video games, drawing, appreciating my many talented friends art, changing my room around and organizing things, going to Con's, and practicing Silent Hill songs for the Piano. I'm a youtube addict and have been a member for three years. My favorite movies are sometimes horror movies like The Orfandad, Silent Hill, and The Haunting of Connecticut, however, I still manage to enjoy regular films just fine. But my absolute favorite movie is Summer Wars. My favorite video games are Bioshock and Left 4 Dead two. I am currently trying to finish F.E.A.R, Assassins creed, and Dead Space. Xbox gamertag: NicoDeJaVu

I hate people who stand behind me on the computer and can't read the mood. (ex: my sister who enters my room all happy go lucky and proceeds to chatter about aimlessly, while I just stare at her angrily from behind my laptop with my headphones on) My greatest fault is probably the fact that I mistake shy people for being rude ad standoffish.

I really don't know what else to say, but considering this is a hetalia forum I may aswell say I don't really have a favorite character. Some bother me, like China, but thats only because his english dub is horrible, and since i'm a dub fan it puts me off.

[prussianmaple27]

Hi everyone o3o My name is Amanda, but just call me Miu~ I feel so young here...I'm 13 years old, was born in Manhattan, New York, but moved to Suffolk, Virginia. The only other country I've been to is China, because I'm Chinese. =A=; OTL

I plan on cosplaying Chibi Romano, Romano, Liechtenstein, Belarus, and England in the future, but that's only because currently I'm broke. *sobs* I love all the Hetalia characters equally but really, if I'd have to choose one favorite character...it would be Norway.

I've watched and finished a couple animes here and there but I can't really remember all the animes I've seen...here's some I've watched: Hetalia, Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Black Butler/Kuroshitsuji, Rosario+Vampire, DN Angel, and some others...

I found Hetalia through my best friend. I love her so much I can't even describe it...at first I thought I would dislike it because it was History related, and boy did I hate History back then.
I was completely wrong. I love Hetalia, and now my new favorite subject is, yeah, History. We both now have the regular random Hetalian talks and other random...stuff.

I feel really awkward and don't know what else to say...Well, I hope we can all get along and meet each other some day! ^.^

[raven]

Hey guys!!! Im raven and Im 13. I've lived in this cruddy town for my whole life! I've been into anime for about 2 years now and got into hetalia about 5-6 months ago. I started out watching soul eater and black butler but then onto fairy tail then hetalia! So far this year I have been to both R.O.F.CON and Tidewater Comic-Con and won dragon con tickets on a online facebook cosplay contest that I entered at Tidewater Comic-Con. I cosplay as Maka from soul eater, France, and soon italy!