Getting settled

So I've been in Spain for about 4 days now, and I think I am starting to get the hang of things. I moved in with my host family yesterday, Conchi and Primi, and they're really nice. Their apartment is really big and it's in a neat part of the city. I have my own room and bathroom and I even have a little balcony. Conchi and Primi don't speak any english, but they told me that I speak spanish pretty well, which made me happy. Conchi fixes breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and so far everything has been delicious. I've had paella, tortilla de espana, and a bunch of other stuff that i don't know the name of haha. Last night I watched Mr. Brooks in spanish with Primi, and he talked to me about a bunch of different things. Their place is about a 20-25 minute walk from the beach and to school, so it's not too bad. The walking is actually really nice, and I haven't gotten lost yet so that's good too.
Today was our first day of classes. We have two, and each is an hour and 15 minutes, with a little break in between. It's very different from a regular semester because now we have to do work for both classes every night, and over the course of the next five weeks we have 4 reports, 3 presentations, and two finals, on top of regular stuff. Even tonight we had a lot to do, although that didn't stop us from stopping by the beach for a couple hours. It should be interesting, especially since the beach is so close and so tempting.. After the beach a group of us went to a cafe to do some homework together, I think we'll be doing that quite a bit.
I haven't quite mastered the shower yet. They are very conservative with water here, so they take really quick showers and sometimes turn the water off when washing their hair and stuff. So I have been trying to do the same. Except, I can't figure out a happy medium with the temperature. It's like its freezing, with bursts of really hot water every now and then... I guess I'll get it eventually. Also, I have noticed they don't really drink a lot of stuff here. Not like alcohol, but just regular drinks. Conchi and Primi barely had any water with lunch, and nothing with dinner. I had three glasses. And they don't use ice either haha, so everything, even the milk, is kind of lukewarm. But, they do have cokes, and they are nice and cold. I had one with dinner, and it was delicious.
I think I've been adjusting pretty well. It's really strange being so far away from home and from everybody. If I think about it too much it starts to freak me out, so I can't do that haha. But luckily I have been able to have access to the internet and to a phone that works so I have been able to stay connected. I don't think I would like it so much if I couldn't be. But I can say that being here definitely puts a lot of things in perspective. I get to try lots of new things, and I also have a newfound appreciation for things at home :) I'm looking forward to seeing what this trip is going to do for me in lots of different aspects.