I see others are already helping you, so I'll make the obligatory social post. :-)

Hello monks, before I start with my issue please allow me to introduce myself. Oh, before that, just so you keep in mind, I'm totally new to Perl and to The Monastery.

Welcome to the monastary, and welcome to Perl! I hope you stick with both. They are good places to be.

Also, since English is not my native language, some of my writing may seem incoherent.

Your English is very good. Better than a fair number of Americans...

So please bare with me, ok?

Well, with one exception, maybe... ;-)
"Bare" is to remove coverings. "So please get naked with me"... LOL!
"Bear" is the spelling you want in this case. "So please put up with me".
Just one mistake that made me smile... You really are very well spoken. Again, welcome to the Monastary!