minecraft day 1

today was my first day playing minecraft

I GOT PWNED!!!!! so badly

firstly when i spawn’d i landed in a lava pit and by the time i got out my health was very very low. so i went and hide in a cave which i found out the hard way is where the monsters spawn.

after i figured out nearly all the downsides to the game at the start, it gave me time to explore the island i was on because i was always running way from the creepers, and luckily enough i found IRON!!!!!!!!!!! my first impression was crazy because i thought wood was good.

so any helping tips would be handy.