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Hi my name is Joe and i will be writing a weekly blog on univeristy life in America. I am attending the University of Pittsburgh on a four year soccer (we all know it's football really!)
scholarship. I will be sending back information on the latest crazes to sweep campus, my own views on american life an anecdotes and stories on my new beggining in Pennsylvania.
Please feel free to contact me if you want to now more about University life in the good old US of A!
Cheers,
Joe Prince-Wright
Posted at 11:07am Wednesday 6th July 2011
Kentucky isn't just good for fried chicken.....
Not a single cloud stood in the sky over Louisville, Kentucky. It was a majestic start to a day that promised to be of epic proportions. This day, Saturday 7th May 2011, is perhaps the biggest highlight in world horse racing and also for the state of Kentucky and its biggest city Louisville. The big circus had rolled into town and the flavor of the American south mixed in with the rich aristocracy of the north created an odd sense of expectancy and razzmatazz.
Posted at 7:02pm Tuesday 8th February 2011
Not such a SUPER Sunday in the Steel City
The Pittsburgh Steelers reached the Super Bowl for the third time in six years as they battled it out with the Green Bay Packers for the famous 45th Vince Lombardi Trophy last Sunday in a wintry Dallas, Texas.
Posted at 4:31pm Tuesday 12th October 2010
A haven for Soccer, buried deep in the wastelands of America
Recently I travelled to Newark, an industrial city 10 miles from Manhattan. It is a football loving town, where the New York Red Bulls call home. It is not however for the faint hearted....
Posted at 8:09pm Wednesday 14th July 2010
Fond Farewell
After 50 years the historic Mellon Arena closed it's doors to Hockey fans as Pittsburgh moves onto a new era of Ice Hockey.
Posted at 8:30pm Friday 29th January 2010
Saints V Pompey
After last weekend's terrific 5th round FA cup draw, the rivalry of the upcoming South Coast Derby is sure to produce fireworks across the Solent one way or another on 13th February. Here in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the game will be eagerly watched in a local British bar, by a die-hard Saints fan (me) and several Americans who have seen the light and decided to call Alan Pardew's men THEIR side.
Posted at 1:48am Wednesday 18th November 2009
Gameday at Heinz Field
I travelled to my First ever NFL game to see the glitz and glamour of the Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. Cincinnati Bengals.
Posted at 4:12am Monday 12th October 2009
Pittsburgh Welcomes the World
The G-20 summit comes to Pittsburgh, as the world leaders visit my neighborhood.
Posted at 5:00pm Monday 6th October 2008
Back with a bang
Well.....my first year in Pittsburgh went extremely well and i returned home to Southampton for the summer, and enjoyed seeing friends and family again. But now im back to business, playing football and studying hard towards my degree in journalism in my 2nd year stateside.
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