My first hours in second life

Creating a Second Life account, I did a few weeks ago: I had not yet applied to the MUVEnation project. I attended a lecture by Marga on second life. That is how I decided to have a try.
Giving birth to Achilles Lefevre did not take long and difficult labor. I named him after a hero of my childhood years. The surname is still being used in France, so I decided on a fitting family name.
I was not aware of Orientation Island being an artificial meeting place for newbies, so I took care not to show too clearly that I was one, myself. I exchanged a few lines of speech with other avatars, bumped in to a few people, walked around a bit. I then posted myself in the shade of a tree, out of the way and quitted second life.
I had another go at it half a week later. Armed with advice from colleagues, a little booklet-manual on how to live in second life and a determination not to give up, I logged on. I looked around and saw ... nobody. Orientation Island was as before, but apart from being less tropical, I could have landed on Robinson Crusoe's island. I practised the "moving about" controls a bit: empty pathways with empty park benches alongside. It took me some browsing of the manual pages before I could teleport myself away, to far and distant lands.
The owner of an aquarelle picture-gallery island explained me about groups. I went to find a money tree (did find one but did not get rich). I was glad to come home to MUVEnation Island, where I could meet people dying with enthusiasm to find new worlds, seek out new lands, boldly go for new experiences in teaching with MUVE's.
What will be next now? What course can we steer in setting up asynchronous virtual environments for learning. Other people's enthusiasm rubs off on more moderate minds. This second life is a fascinating experience !!