“Not everything about me has changed but during my time as an ABQYAV, I have had so many different challenges, experiences, and opportunities that I am not the same person I was a year ago.”

“For hot air ballooners and fans alike, this was the Super Bowl, the March Madness, the Olympic Games of their craft. And here I was to see what all the hype was about.”

“the joy of the people around me, as they welcome us into their lives and communities makes the vastness of New Mexico feel less overwhelming...”

“The presence of the Spirit doesn’t seem to appear whenever I desperately want it to. However, She eventually makes herself know, typically when I least expect Her and after I’ve given up on searching.”