Great advice, @erikah 😀 Wish I'd have someone like you helping me when I was new (although I'm still relatively new, and learning more every day !)
@michieme - something else you'll find is that the more active you are, the more of a community you'll gather around yourself. The first thing I tend to do each day when I log on is go to new posts, select "My Community" and upvote a bunch of those. It's a kind of mutual support thing, and grows over time.
Also, if I ever get to visit South Africa, I'll have to remember to bring some original perfume with me as gifts.....
Thank you! :)