First horse back riding excursions

Trip to the Saw Mill and Sain Isabel Forest

Found the saw mill!!

Playing in Walsemburg, in Stacy's ranch!



After few days I was in Pueblo, I met Stacy, my best cow boy buddie! She taught me horse back riding ad thanks to her I had amazing excursions and time. These pictures show our first trips...

Donne e Motori

When the car breaks down...



Just sing....


Or learn how to fix it....
Automotive 101. My class to learn about cars. Dad is proud of me!



Voilà my car, Jane, the teacher, and Alegria, who took the class with me.

We also got a diploma!!!!

Snapshots of Pueblo and surroundings

The city of Pueblo is located in Southern Colorado, one hour south (driving) from Colorado Spring.

American roads... SO different from European ones, in particularly diverse from Italy! I also took an American driving licence while I was in Pueblo and bought my own car, which I sold before leaving,



Pueblo, like several American cities, is built around highways. The city is very spread out, so between one neighboor and the other you can drive through big spaces. The first time I was shown Pueblo, I was actually thinking we were driving through different towns.


In Pueblo it almst never rains, ths is why it is so dry. The city is caled the "banana spell of Colorado" because of the lack of water.



Sunsets and sunrises are gorgeous in Colorado. They reminded me those of Ireland. Pueblo at the sunset.

The Riverwalk in Pueblo city center. Neat area for a walk.


Elisabeth and me at the Riverwalk. She is a good friend of mine and, on February, she flew from Iowa to visit me. We met in Ireland fours year ago, and, since then we never saw each other. It was wonderful to see her again.

CSU UNIVERSITY IN PUEBLO

The fountain at university. CSU Pueblo is kind of little compared to other universities. It has 4,000 students and it is not too big. The adventage is that the atmosphere is very familiar and you get to know each other easily. The college is the center of social life.


The university park is so green compared to the rest of the city. It is constantly watered. I LOVED sitting there reading, eating strawberries and watching squirrels and rabbits crossing the park. I miss this so much..

Elisabeth looking at a "piece of art" at university.

Colorado 2008-2009

I want to start my blog showing you my American families who took care of me during my year in Pueblo, a town in Southern Colorado. I spent a year there as exchange student and I was welcomed by a great community who made me feel at home.



The Atencio's, my first family. From the left: Dan, Kathy, the wise grandpa, Michelle and grandma Jural. Dan is a kind man always pottering around and helping people. He took care of me and spoiled me a lot. For example he always made sure I had a cherry pie and some cinnamon bread for breakfast or always checked the tyres of my bike before going to school!. Kathy is a busy nurse and she teaches dance, very kind woman. Miki is a bright and smart student at CSU Pueblo.



My American parents Eric and Alegria, a bomb of happiness, joy and creativity!.Eric is an attorney and Alegria a Spanish professor at CSU Pueblo.



"Family" n.3, Leslie, my French roomy!. I moved with Leslie for my last four months. We bumped into eachother by chance, and after two minutes we decided to share an apartment!.She was living alone in a nice apartment close to the university!We had great time together and she was always making sure I rested enough and studied!

And then, there are all the people who gave value to my experience.... here are some of them..


My cow girl buddies


From the left me, Alda and Walter West and Jean Apple. Alda and Walter take care of all the international students. After they left the diplomatic carreer and retired, they devoted themselves to students.