Welcome to Steemit from me here in New Zealand.

To get started i would follow @steemitblog if i was you, they run competitions/events and its worth a look!

For intoduction posts its good to include a photo of you holding a piece of paper with todays date and your steemit username as a way of verifying your account.

Post real life stuff around here brother and you will be fine :)

If you have any questions about this place let me know

Peace