Just go to last shift. most car manufacturers use last shift as 1st gear. 2nd one up will be 1st and 2nd gear. then regular drive , neutral, reverse , park. it should be in this order, alphabets may differ but most cars have similar shift for drivers ease.
press brake to stop . always keep in low shift and keep brake pressed, when you release brake and car is in low gear, engine will automatically hold car for some time till you press accelerator and use handbrake to stay put in one place.
never stay in neutral while stop in traffic , always put it in park.. if your car start going down as car was in neutral and brake pressure start loosing . you will have to grind gears.
one ignorant driver ruined gearbox he went to reverse and accelerated while his car was rolling forward downhill.
have a safe journey. do post pics when you get back.