My name is Xana and I'm from Portugal. I started watching QaF in December 2005, sadly after the show had already ended. A Portuguese channel was broadcasting QaF UK (which I considered interesting at the time) and Google led me to the US version of the show. I watched Season 1 completely unspoiled (if you don't count watchng QaF UK first), and 122 pretty much killed me. I couldn't get my hands on Season 2 fast enough, and I needed to know that Justin was going to be alright... After that, I read the summary of every episode and used LJ to find the QaF fandom.
I'm very shy, so I kept quiet in my corner for a very long time, only leaving feedback on fic and icons. I started getting more involved in the fandom after the QaF Scavenger Hunt (one of my best experiences in the fandom) and the move to IJ. Anyway, I've made a few B/J vids, and at the moment I'm completely addicted to photoshop, although my last year of college occupies most of my time. I'm studying translation, by the way.
I watch many, many tv shows, and I've been involved in a couple of other fandoms (mainly reading fanfiction and meta), but I doubt anything will replace QaF in my heart. It makes me laugh, it makes me cry, it makes me believe it's possible to overcome all the bad things life throws in our ways, and come out better and stronger because of it. It makes me believe that love doesn't have to be sacrifice. It makes me have faith that someday people will be more tolerant and less judgmental.
So yes, friend away, and help me get over my desperate need to buy my head in the sand and let life pass me by.