Get a simple (no retracts, no flaps, etc.) slab sided kit from a brand name supplier such as Great Planes, Tower Hobby, some Sig kits ( the more modern lazer cut type), or Balsa USA sells a neat looking high wing trainer/sport plane that is made just for someone who has never built a kit before. That Balsa USA one (can't think of it's name) would be ideal for what you want to do. It will lead you by the hand teaching you all those "secrets" how to's and what glues etc. Go to their web site and you will find the one I am referring to as it is a new model introduced in the last year or so. The finished plane look good too!