Reminds me the few gliding hours (well, quarters an hour would more adequate !) I had some years ago. I loved it, but at that time I was anxiously looking the other side of airport (Rouen, LFOP) where engines were roaring... I finally crossed the fence, but promised myself to come back to those wonderful birds some day.
I never flew solo, only on ASK13 and SF28 (a kind of heavy motorized glider). I remember one day being in a thermal, circling to gain heigth, and a buzzard was doing the same, opposite of me ! What a feeling !
Now D-AIHC, the best thing to do is find the nearest gliding site, go there on a sunny day (well, maybe a little late now
), and ask people there. You won't regret it !