Pamplona ... Finally

I'm finally here! It's so surreal... it took soooo long to get here and it's hard to believe that I'm 4287 miles from home.  I keep having moments where I'm in disbelief about actually being here... It took 28 hours to get from Brainerd to Madrid, and a car ride, walking, 3 planes, a train, buses, a taxi, subways, lost luggage, and 3 days of traveling after leaving home I'm in Pamplona! Me and the two other girls that I traveled with stayed overnight in Madrid. I had a Spanish omelet (tortilla de pincho) for breakfast with  European hot chocolate and then left on the bus for Pamplona.  My host family is really nice and lives in a narrow 4 story house (versus an apartment like many people in Spanish cities).  They live in Barañain, which used to be a town next to Pamplona and is now connected.  The city of Pamplona has 250,000 residents and the University has 11,000 students.  I start orientation tomorrow.  I've already had to use a lot of Spanish, and it's fun to actually use the language I've been learning for so long!  I have to get to dinner now ... pictures to come soon!