I made it!!!

Well I made it to Soria after a long day of traveling. My flight to Frankfurt Germany was good. I sat next to an Italian girl about my age that had studied in Michigan and was visiting her boyfriend. She invited me to stay with her in Rome and we exchanged email addresses. Then I had a four hour lay over in Frankfurt where I met a man from Lebanon who was lost, spoke no English or Spanish, but he was going to Madrid too, so I helped him find our gate. Once there he never left my side, no matter how hard I tried. He knew the word friend in English and asked me several times if we were friends.
Next I arrived in Madrid, my luggage came out right away and I talked to some people in the airport who told me about a bus that took me straight to the bus station I needed, so it was very easy. Then I got to Soria after a 2-3 hour bus ride and couldn't get a hold of anyone so I came to my apartment and my roommate let me in. Both of my roommates are good so far! I think later today we are going to go to the mall. Sergio even made me lunch today because I have no food yet, he made lentils, they were good and they were the first thing I have eaten since being here in Spain.
Today I went to the school and one of the teachers showed me around town. The school has a bi-lingual program. The department is very small but everyone seems nice. My schedule seems to be good, except Fridays I have to start at 8 :( But about half of my time here is conversation, where I meet with a teacher and help them with their English. I also am helping teach 4 science classes as well as English classes.
After Isabel (the teacher) left me I walked around the city. I even hiked up a huge hill to see the Parador, which is a hotel developed around some ancient ruins, it had great views! The people here are great! I had several conversations with strangers, they're so nice. Someone even bought my coffee today in the coffee shop that I didn't know. The people here are much more open, much more so than in Salamanca. Then I went to the market just to look. Its right down the street from where I live, its small but really cool. They have lots of fresh fruits and veggies and inside is all fresh fish and meat. I saw some interesting squid and octopus in the market.
So, so far so good! Its a small town but not as small as I had imagined. I start classes on Tuesday, I have Mondays off. I will update and let everyone know how they go. I will post some pictures as soon as I take some. Also I think that I am getting a cell phone today, the teacher at the school seems to think I need it today for some reason, so I guess I'm going to go get one in a bit. I will post the number in an update and anyone can call me then either from a phone card or any phone :) I hope all is well back in the States and I miss you and wish you were here!