I'm currently a 17 year old who has become increasingly interested in Buddhism and it's practices, I've read about it since I was 13 and have been deeply interested since then. Reading about it has brought me peace in my recent severe depression which has subsided a little. I join this forum seeking out more knowledge, I would one day hope to reach the state of becoming somewhat a Buddhist or someone who follows it's teachings faithfully(a lay Buddhist perhaps?)
Welcome, Gadshack! 