First of all, I started geocaching in spring 2010. I don’t remember exactly the first time I clicked on the WGA banner on a cache page but I was a newbie. It brought me to the site but I didn’t know if I should be there or not. I perused a bit but I didn’t join in on anything and then kind of forgot about it. Then February 2011 I attended the WGA chili event because it was really close to home and that was my first introduction to the WGA. I believe Zuma was the president that year and he enthusiastically greeted our family and introduced us to a few people. We liked that event and it wasn’t long before I started participating in the forums. I was so nervous the first time I posted in the Thread Stealers forum, wasn’t sure if I was welcome in there or not but everyone was friendly in there with the useless drivel and when I needed things like “craphas” explained or what a FTP was, someone would always cheerfully let me know. I then planned to attend the 2011 spring campout but had to cancel at the last minute because my daughter was sick. But I’ll never forget how friendly everyone was, people even offered to help me pitch my tent and set up camp if my husband stayed home with our daughter. I mean, I hadn’t even met these people! So after that of course I was hooked on the WGA and have been very involved ever since, attending most WGA events and regularly participating in the forums.
Oh the woes of the short geocacher!
