Bon arrivee' a' EuroHarmony Jen...
As someone who now flies (pretty much) exclusively online, I think my contribution to the thread will be:-
We were all noobs to begin with (even me with my well over 500hrs piloting online on IVAO). I'm sure, like most other folks, you'll take to online flying like a duck to water, especially since IVAO released their new pilot client to the clammering masses.
Given your geographical position, I wouldn't expect there would be much ATC about (in Europe) when you would do the majority of your flying, so the only person you'll need to impress is yourself...