[A woman after his own heart, truly. The less he has to show his true feelings, the happier Ian is.]
Fortunately [or not] a couple of my friends had already been here for some time. They showed me to the essentials, and I've discovered the rest on my own.
[Mostly because he wouldn't let them give him the full tour. And sorry Elsa, but Ian's not the type of guy who's happy to just talk about himself when he's with a lady.]
How about you? Someone did show you around, didn't they?