Yes, be monk, we rock. ^^ Monk is so much fun, you boost and run to face the mob and proceed to smack the crap out of it. And we can take hits coz of our high HP and VIT. And leveling warrior for sub is fun too.
And Elvaan is the best race, no doubt about it(j/k pick whatever you like to look at since you're spending long time with it). I must warn you though that Windurst is horrible, I get lost there every time I visit there. And Bastok is just ugly. Sandy on the other hand is pretty and easy to navigate. ^^
If you want to come to Unicorn I can get you worldpass and pearls for great ls(I'm pearlsack holder) with lots of helpfull and nice people. No one from this EoFF community seem to be on Unicorn though... T.T

Well, whatever you choose, welcome to the world of Vana'diel.