@cliffhanger, welcome to steemit community. You have a great mentor in @rahul.stan. He is one of the pillars of this community.
I am from Goa and I ride a KTM Duke 390 & I am also a newbie here, just 8 days old and still exploring.
Steemit is a wonderful platform to share your stories and thoughts, make friends and at the same time learn about crypto currency, especially the steem.
You might find the going here a bit confusing in the beginning but then with @rahul.stan at your back, you should be doing great here.
If you have any doubt about anything in this platform, please use the search option. There are tons of info for newbies that you can use to get your bearings here.
Welcome once again to steemit. Enjoy and God bless
Thanks you @topdog
cheers