how did you first get into mountain biking?

hi! I've only ever done road biking. I've been trying to teach myself bunny hopping and a couple other small things. (i am not very good)

I think mountain biking is really cool, I'm close with a couple of people who do mountain biking but I don't know where to start. I want to try going to a bike park but it's very intimidating and I'd be afraid to do anything there. what should my next steps be?