alright the exact text wasn't "text to path", its "text along path" and its right above the "Create path from text". I'm using 2.4 but as far as i can remember its the same.
why don't you check out the flash video even though its in Korean you can see what he clicks on :)
http://gimp.kr/entry/GIMP-tutorial-6-Text-to-Path
Re:yeah, still lost