Tiny questions with quick answers - continuing thread

I have a couple of questions:

I have faithfully kept away from books until the end of course 3 (finished today!) and am about to start level 1. Is it okay to start reading a bit now?

My second question is about speaking Welsh in Wales as a tourist. I live far away and am coming to visit this weekend for the first time. I was wondering about the different ways I might be able to get some Welsh practice in. I’ll be close to Bangor and Bethesda. Currently my best hope is that our Airbnb hosts can speak Welsh, but if they don’t, I have no idea who to speak to. I imagine it wouldn’t be a great idea to ask for directions in Welsh, since only about 50% of the people in Bangor speak Welsh… Does anyone have any ideas or experiences? Maybe some shops?

Oh, and about the bootcamps in Wales. Are they just for adults, or could I (15 years old at the moment) join? Not soon, I’m too busy with school, but maybe some summer? I need to start speaking it, but there aren’t many people in Helsinki who speak or are learning Welsh… Most language exchange sites I’ve found require you to be over 18, so I would feel weird joining.

Thanks for any help

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