I hope you enjoy it! Curling is harder than it looks, because you are on ice, which is slippery. I know that sounds obvious, but a lot of people don't realize just how hard it can be. And of course when you watch the top curlers, it look so easy. I figure I am doing well when I make (or come close to making) 60% of my shots. sigh.
If you do go for it, spend the money on a decent broom, and curling shoes and a slider. Nothing worse than working hard sweeping and having no effect, or not enjoying the game because your feet are cold. You don't have to spend a fortune. Any other gear is optional (I wear cross-country ski gloves for curling, for example).
It is nice being Canadian for watching curling on TV, CBC is very good at showing the important things. Unfortunately, although at home I watched it all on CBC.ca, when I was in the US for a few days the ccb.ca coverage was blocked. I got to watch it all when I got home. (And on my flight home, the Air Canada flight attendant announced the final score for the mens' Canada/US hockey game, they knew their passenger priorities).
And for fun, you know you are a curler when you worry about your weight being too light, hurry refers to sweeping, shot is not a drink, and a hammer is not used to hit a nail.
Re my last post - I love curling. There is plan A ( what you want the rock to do) , plan B( rock almost did plan A), plan C (rock does something totally unanticipated) and plan X (what the hell happened there!?!?!) Good introduction to planning and flexibility ;-)
I'm going to an introduction to curling class in April with a buddy and am really excited about it. It's the only Olympic sport that is half strategy board game. People that get curling really get it. I missed not seeing it this year at Sochi, NBC had horrible options if you weren't a cable subscriber.