Hello from Québec :)

Hi everybody,
I’m a young art teacher and have always been interested in the tattoo world.
I bought the book, watch a thousand videos, searchin for pictures and so and now I will soon have a tattoo course. I’m really exited about it!
Just by curiosity, I would like to know, what was your first tattoo machine? Do you have recommandation for begginer? And about the ink, there’s a lot of kind. Wich ones are the best one? »Thank you very much :)