@hxtk what all of those guys said, but where in SC are you? Do you have someone you dive with or in your area that is a cave/technical diver that can help mentor you?
You aren't progressing too fast though. Fundies is not a "new" course in terms of where it will let you go. It doesn't let you go deep, doesn't let you do deco, etc. etc. All it does is give you the tools to practice properly. In life there is the saying of "practice makes perfect". In performing arts we preach that only perfect practice makes perfect.
With NAUI we are taught the importance of Thorndikes learning laws. I'm sure other agencies teach this, as all should, but it is hammered with NAUI. It is critical for all teaching, not just scuba.
- Law of Readiness-you certainly seem ready to learn
- Law of Exercise-this is where doing Fundies EARLY is important. The more you practice, the more natural something becomes. If what you practice isn't right, then before you can perfect the correct procedures, you have to break what you have already committed to. This has very hard for an instructor and can take a very long time
- Law of Effect-Make sure you shop for instructors. People quite all sorts of things because of bad instructors. The last thing you want is to be ready and eager to learn, then have an instructor ruin it
- Law of Primacy-it sounds like your first instructor set you on the right path. When students first learn flutter kicking, kneeling, vertical orientation, etc. it is very difficult for an instructor to break.
- Law of Recency-not really applicable for this
- Law of Intensity-also not really applicable to this, but this is usually the "butt-pucker" learning in scuba diving. You tend not to forget those lessons. Can also be positive, like when you have that one science experiment from elementary school that you never forget.