At the NABO meeting, and then at the excellent lunch prepared by the Utah Basque club chefs, old friends like Anita Anacabe Franzoia (left) and Gloria Garatea Lejardi (right) --from Elko, Nevada and Homedale, Idaho respectively-- had a chance to meet and rememorate their long Basque lifes. Both of them coincide, for example, being just kids, in Oñati, Gipuzkoa, at the first Basque Program abroad, organized in 1974-75 by prof. Pat Bieter and BSU (Boise State University), a pioneer Basque iniciative that is celebrating its 40 anniversary (photo EuskalKultura.com)