I'm in the UK and ingame every day...and hate to see people messed about.
If you have problems finding a mentor I'll be happy to help you out either officially or not.
You don't say what profession you're interested in, but I hunt, mine and craft...and a little of the other stuff out of curiosity.
Oddly, I ended up at Chugs when I was a n00b too ..and got murdered there.
Good choice coming here..if it's useful it can be found on
EF.
Good luck.
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