diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index bde5e01..e676491 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -16,23 +16,23 @@ template:
 # Actions to take place after the learner registers, but before they start interacting with their repo
 
 before:
-- type: # the type of action, full list at https://lab.github.com/docs/actions/
-  # some actions require additional options, those should appear below `type:`
-  # you can execute multiple actions in the `before` block
+- type: createIssue
+  title: Welcome
+  body: welcome-text.md
 
 # Steps for the course
 # A list of steps that take the learner through the course
 # Create one step for each action that a learner will complete
 
 steps:
-- title: # the title of the step, shown to the learner in the course progress page
-  description: # the event that will trigger the actions to be executed, full list at https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/
-  event: # a list of the actions that will occur when the step is triggered by an event
+- title:          # the title of the step, shown to the learner in the course progress page
+  description:    # the event that will trigger the actions to be executed, full list at https://developer.github.com/v3/activity/events/types/
+  event:          # a list of the actions that will occur when the step is triggered by an event
   actions:
-  - type: # the type of action, full list at https://lab.github.com/docs/actions
-  # some actions require additional options, those should appear below `type:`
-  # you can execute multiple actions in the `before` block
-  #
+  - type:         # the type of action, full list at https://lab.github.com/docs/actions
+                  # some actions require additional options, those should appear below `type:`
+                  # you can execute multiple actions in the `before` block
+                  #
   # - type:
   #   option:
   #
diff --git a/responses/pr-opened.md b/responses/pr-opened.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd3c73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/responses/pr-opened.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hey you opened your PR!
diff --git a/responses/welcome-text.md b/responses/welcome-text.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0026326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/responses/welcome-text.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Welcome
+This is going to be an interactive exercise.
+You will be required to create pull-requests and commits to a newly cloned repository.
+
+## Let's begin
+Create a pull-request to verify you understand the communication channel between us.