Moving to Pamplona

Tomorrow will mark one week of living here in Pamplona, Spain. I am very fortunate to be in the position I am in now. I just Graduated in August from a university in the US to starting on Monday working as an "ayudante" at the university of navarra(http://www.unav.es/).
I have been bombarded with different cultural, social, traditional and language barriers since coming here. My original plan was to arrive in Pamplona by myself, stay in a hostel and research pisos(flats), via the internet, until I had found one suitable enough to live in. Like I said, I have been very fortunate.
A friend from wayy back (co counselor at a summer camp in grammar school and hs to be exact) also lives here in Pamplona and works for the department of international relations at the university. John, who has basically showed me all the ropes, has taken this experience from being extremely daunting and nerve wracking to making it as smooth as all hell. He was there to pick me up at the train station, give me a tour of the city in his new; well, recently purchased, pre owned Peugeot, which can move pretty quick on these tiny pamplona streets. He agreed to let me crash at his apartment until I find my own piso. 
This week I have been bouncing around the streets accomplishing small tasks to prepare myself for the year, first and foremost trying new food, practicing my rusty spanish, buying a new cell phone, opening up a bank account, and mostly piso hunting. I will continue looking for a piso and if all goes well I shall be moving into my very own place this weekend.