So the journey begins

This is the entry I wrote on my computer the first day I arrived in Spain…I had no internet so I couldn’t post it then.
So the journey begins. Today was the longest day of my life. It is currently 8 pm here, and I haven’t slept in over 28 hours. I couldn’t sleep on the plane even though I drank a glass of vino tinto (red wine). We landed in Madrid around 9:30 and got to the school in Toledo around 11 am, but then sat around until 4 pm when our familias came to pick us up. My family seems very nice…the mother, Rosa, and the daughter (18) Laura came to pick me up at the school. They are both pretty funny. Rosa is a chain smoker and Laura is kinda emo-ish. She makes fun of her 15-year-old brother Diego, which is hysterical. Also, Laura is neither in school nor has a job. She sits at home all day everyday. I guess I’ll soon find out what she does with her life. She told me that Diego stands in the mirror ands says “Soy guapo” (which means I’m handsome). He also plays soccer for his high school team. I do not know much about him because he has only said ‘Hola’ to me. After Rosa and Laura picked me up from the school, they drove me to the house which is about 10 minutes away from the school on a bus ride…not too bad. Then they showed me how the bus system works and how to get to school. They took me to the cell phone shop to get my phone recharged and they took me to the stores to get some stuff I needed for showering etc. They have Internet, but it is not wireless, and I am not sure -how to connect. So as I am writing this I am internet-less. I think I might have to check out getting a wireless router or something like that. The family also has two dogs AND here’s the Ellyn bad-luck you all were waiting for. Currently I am having an allergy attack as bad as if I were around cats. SO I most likely am going to have to move anyway which will be a huge pain in the ass. In fact, it will probably have to be tomorrow. .
Weird things about Spain:
Lights are expensive so they turn the lights out and everything is pitch black in the house and you trip on a lot of things.
They pass out wine like water. And they mix water with Coca Cola
They smoke. A LOT. and EVERYWHERE.
Anyway my family says I’m speaking really good Spanish, and they liked their fanny may chocolates. The dad and brother so far are very rarely around.

TODAY: Anyway, Later that night, I couldn't breathe so the next day I had to move. I am have been staying at the school for a few days, but later tonight, I am moving in with another woman. She lives a five minute walk from the school whcih will be MUCH better that the 20 minute bus ride I had to take. IT is safe to say that she does not have any dogs that I will be allergic to.
Today it is freezing out. Like Chicago cold. We had to get up by 10 and take a 2 and a half hour tour of the city. It was beautiful, but it was also freezing. AND most of us had been out super late the night before. By 12:30 WE WERE STARVING. So we went to a bocadillo shop (sandwiches) and I had a smoked salmon bocadillo and a coke for about 3.50 Euro. It was very delicious.
Right now I am packing and getting ready to move to my family. The internet is very strange here, but I hope to be able to call you all later.