This document summarizes some of the pros and cons of Second Life for a newcomer. The pros included helpful orientation islands and villages, advertisements, notecards, the spatial and economic similarities to the real world, and the willingness of other avatars and generosity of others to provide information and free items. However, the cons were that orientation island required too much time, and there were issues with lag time, freezing, crashing, and long load times when using Second Life.