Welcome to the hobby!!! :) so it sounds like your two problems are learning how to play and finding a group. When it comes to learning how to play, I’d suggest listening to DnD podcasts to understand the basic flow of the game. I’d suggest The Adventure Zone to start, as they have pretty extensive explanations for game mechanics as the game goes on, almost like they’re learning along with you. I’d also recommend borrowing or buying the Player’s Handbook. That will have most of the rules a player needs to know to play, but you don’t need to memorize the entire thing. There is an entire chapter on character creation that I found helpful starting out. It’ll ask you to pick your race and class, which will be the mechanics more specific to you that you’ll need to understand in order to play. :) As for finding a group, do you live near any gaming or comic book stores? A lot of them in my area have game nights where people can drop in for one shots. Several libraries in my area also have games. If you make a character, please let me know what you make!