As far as I know, none of the "regulars" on this board are on Odin server. Myself, I'm on Pandy, so as far as in game help is concerned, sry. What time and what zone do you usually play? That will actually help determine who might be on. I usually play late PST, so I start off with a bunch of NA players and then kind of switch over to a lot of JP players. I really don't see too many EU players except on weekends. So that is something to take into account. Also, I think Odin might be one of the original servers which would also account for the larger amount of JP there. You could try switching to a different server if your play times are set. Picking some of the more middle of the road servers should get you more English speakers, where as the newest servers may have a larger share of EU players. This is by no means a sure indication of who is where, because server selection used to be random, and populations haven't fluctuated all that much with server migrations I think. I think the majority of "regulars" on this board are on Caitsith, but not sure.
As far as help is concerned though, you are close to Dunes and party stages and that is usually when you start getting all the linkshell invites for social shells. Once you get a linkshell, that's where the majority of your questions will be answered and where you'll get the most of your help from. You can also ask for assistance in party once you start. The more you ask ppl, and try to get help, the better shot of getting a link pearl. Once you get a pearl though, don't stop looking. You might go through a bunch of different shells to find one that meshes with your personality. GL.