Welcome to the forum! I have been here for about 2 years & learned so much from starting with just about nothing. I had practiced a little bit when I was in high school, but then life happened & after about 20 to 25 I started practicing again… but had to relearn? Refresh? what I thought I knew & move forward from there. So I also recommend going through the courses.
According to my DNA & Geneaology work, I have genetics & family that originate from that area too! I haven’t explored much more into it but it’s a small connection none the less.
I hope you have had time to explore the forum! There is a lot of information within the forum & contained in the replies to topics. If you have any questions of your own, feel free to ask & someone will pop in to help you out!
Where in the World are the Witches? GROUP POLL! 2022 
might be a fun topic to look at to see where others are from in the forum too!