Going to my first REI Meetup. Any suggestions?

[Shaylon Wright]

Hello BP Community,

This Saturday I will be attending my very first REI Meetup in Fayetteville, NC. Any suggestions? I am excited to jump into the world of REI. This past December I began studying RE on my own by listening to podcasts and reading books. At the beginning of January I reached out to Shelby Osborne, BP Episode 406, since she was someone I knew in the past when she served in the Army. I was amazed at how far and fast she has progressed after the Army. And that's not to say she wasn't a beast in the Army. She simply sent me some action steps to take in order to jump right into REI. Since then I have spent everyday working on that list of actionable steps. I've noticed a mindset shift in me. I plan to keep doing these steps in order to jump in the game. I'm currently Active duty Army and do plan to retire but when I do, I don't want to do anything else besides REI and Coachyouth football.

But not to deviate from my original question, any suggestions for my first Meetup?