was surfing the net and I found a great website.

• Surfing the net. This is when you spend some time just looking at different websites.
• You may not be looking for anything specific, just looking around - or 'browsing' which is another way of saying surfing.
• You can also browse in a shop - it's when you are looking around the shop and not necessarily planning on buying anything.
• 'Can I help you?' 'No, thanks, I'm just browsing.'
• It's the same with the Internet - you are not looking for anything specific.
• The net is short for Internet.