How do I get out of the starting center?

[toastykiwi]

Does young wear off after some time?

How come I only gained .4 hiding in 5 hours?

[CookieLover]

Unless you are premium you have to move constantly to raise skills. A tile gives approximately 0.3 then you'll have to walk a few tiles.
Generally the area is a 8x8 as I've been told, but I don't know how far it extends on UOD.

People tend to raise skills on a boat.

Edit: about young status ( here )