Newbie from the East Bay! Helllo!

Hello Everyone! Just joined today! I bought my 2013 6MT FJ Cruiser used just near the end of last year. Since then it's become more of a garage queen due to not having the time to drive it around, or just having nowhere to drive to.

Hoping that joining this forum will allow me to participate on some of the group meets/drives. I'm a beginner offroader with zero experience whatsoever, so I am looking forward to joining some day trips to get my experience up there. 

I self-taught how to drive MT in 2011 driving off the dealership lot myself in a 2011 VW GTI, but I have very little experience with it still (total mileage with two cars: 15k miles) and I'm hoping that I can learn some tricks of the trade when using a MT off-road. I traded the 2011 VW GTI for various reasons, but generally I was not enjoying the car. I'm hoping the slow pace will get me more used to the clutch as I seem to ride the clutch a little bit too much due to my fear of stalling out. Day to day driving isn't too bad though, and since I learned in San Francisco, hills do not scare me!

So far the only mods that I've done is swap interior and some exterior bulbs with LED counterparts. Soon, I would love to dabble on the electronics side of things, such as wiring the map light to the dome light. I have a dashcam on the way and it will be my first time getting into the pillars and headliner for any car to complete a hardwire install. I also have a TRD Quick Shifter on the way as well, and it will be my first foray into doing anything mechanical to a car (have not even tried to change the oil on the FJ yet).

Looking forward to the possible adventures in the future, and I hope that I can get in on a Hollister run soon. I intend to take the Safety Clinic from Espirit de Four once slots are open again, since it seems like a great environment/class to learn the basics.