I think I've found my new home...
Fun! I just joined a couple months ago, myself :) Everyone's pretty friendly. When I began, I started by reading the FAQ and such, and looking in the Wanted: Players forum.
One thing I found difficult that took me by surprise when I first joined - you may have already run into it - was that I couldn't get into any games I actually wanted to play until I had my adult access, and even though I'm in my 40's, I wasn't allowed to even try to apply until my account was 2 weeks old...I found that very irritating.
So you'll be looking for a game that isn't mature or adult to start out - which can be really hard, since most GMs seem to dump games into those categories by default, I guess for the 'just in case' factor.
I found a game that was just getting started when I first joined the site, but couldn't actually get into it. The GM was nice enough to work with me to make a character and set things up for it before I had access, and then I joined the game once I did - so it is possible :)
Welcome to the site!