Welcome, Robynne! I hope you will find us a happy, caring, wonderful family to be with!
I made the switch to Photoshop about 5 years ago kicking and screaming every inch of the way. I loved my old program but it would no longer run on Windows 10. PS and I had a love/hate relationship until I started looking at the tutorials offered for free on the Adobe site. After a bit, it began to make sense and now I love it - most of the time. Steep learning curve, but great rewards.
I have cousins in Timaru. One day, I shall visit there, I hope. I would love to see where my great grand uncle farmed. No Canadian cousins that I know of, but you just never know.