I work at a school influencing teens to read Manga. Married with 2 kids. Only really have gotten into cosplay in the past year. First costume I wore was 13 years ago at a Star Trek convention, then a couple of years later one at a Star Wars event..then none till I started wearing anime costumes (unless you count the times I wore garb every weekend).
I'm very quiet (sometimes I can talk a lot, but usually I am the listener). I'm not the type of person to approach someone and start a conversation, but will talk when approached.