Hello there! Welcome to Gaia. smile The best way to get to know Gaia is to look through all the links and sections that you can go to and learn bit by bit. Look at things that look interesting to you and post where you like. Just make sure to read the stickies posts at the top of each forum so you have an idea of what's going on. As for adding your friend on here, you need to know her user name. Then you can go to the "My Gaia" tab at the top of the web page and click on the tab that says, "Friends." On the right hand side of the page you'll see an area that says, "Search for" and you can then type in her name and it should bring her up. It will give you several options one of which would be to ask her to be your friend. smile Ta da! smile Role playing forums are up in the main part of Gaia, but a lot of the better RPs are in guilds. If you'd like, once you feel comfortable, you can click on the link in my signature to visit Trinity Castle and browse around. If you like what you see, fill out a request to join form, and maybe I'll see you around there. wink Take care, have fun, and just be yourself. smile Scarlet.