Congratulations and welcome to Hive @omasilem!
Hive is definitely a great space to learn exciting opportunities and connect with amazing people from around the world! You mentioned a friend invited you? You can tag him/her here so that they will be notified that you joined the space. It's also one way to verify your identity or you can share here your other social media.
To help you on your journey here, you can read How To Get A Great Start on the Hive Blockchain or check out some resources in newbies-guide. Also, engaging with the community makes it much easier to build your network and gain support. And lastly, Plagiarism and any form of abuse is considered a serious offense. Navigating here on Hive can be somewhat tricky so make sure to check out the things mentioned above.
This is @indayclara from the @ocd team and we wish you all the best!