hello all, after lurking for awhile i decided it was time to step up and introduce myself

my name is Michael and i'm 18 years old (from what i gather i'm quite a youngin for this forum)

i just recently got a popup from thompsoncigar and browsed their site for awhile and became extremely interested in this hobby/way of life.

i will admit i am a COMPLETE noob and my passed cigars are nothing more than swishers and phillies, i very much hope you guys can help me out on that haha.

i guess my very first question will be... where to start? i've been reading reviews and i just can't decide how to start my journy in the world of cigars. i know eventually i will need to get proper storage stuff, but i want to know what i like first... can anyone point me in the right direction towards good sampler deals that have good noob stuff? (keep in mind many internet cigar sites will not sell to <21... infact i think famous smoke is the only one i've seen so far.)

any help is greatly appreciated, i cannot wait to get started

-boom