@@gramarmstrong6226 So why are you thinking Socorro or Silver City.?? Now Cloudcroft NM I know about, because I lived in Ruidoso (just north of Cloudcroft) 9000' ...8 months of cold, even colder than Ruidoso 7000', except the Mountain is 11,000' !!! I will never go back to the mountains again... even as much as I loved it (living there for 21 years) then in 2008 I was in a HUGE Flash Flood, almost died, that probably will never happen again... BUT... I was also evacuated 3 different times because oh huge Forest FIRES... UNREAL.. Scares test thing I have ever lived through.
Im from utah originally and have moved to many places outside of the southwest all over the US and yet the call of the desert and goliath mountains is always present. Planning on moving back to the southwest this year, cant wait
@@josefhorgos6783 Same here, from Utah and been around the country a bit. In Illinois now, but something about the dessert and the mountains always call me
this video actually helped inspire me to make the jump. I moved 900 miles away from Missouri to Las Cruces New Mexico. I had never even visited Las Cruces before I moved here with all of my belongings. I sold everything in my house and everything in my life impact what I could in a two-door coupe and headed out.absolutely the most life-changing thing I've ever done and a decision I will never regret. I love it here so much I have made this place my new home. I plan on spending the rest of my life here and I'm quite sad that I wasted so many years I swear. I'm only 23 years old so I still have tons of life left to enjoy the land of enchantment. honestly there was just as much crime in Missouri as there isnt very much. Everyone here complains about crime and nothing to do but everybody thinks that about their hometown. The locals just don't understand that they are spoiled in Paradise.
I've been so drawn to Santa Fe and keep having these coincidences and synchronicities. What you're saying is exactly how I've been feeling and it's giving me chills! Santa Fe is calling me!
I lived in NM for 12 years. 9 of 10 people regret moving there within a year or two. It's hard to imagine how backwards and desolate the whole state is until your stuck there. Trust me, unless you have a fat bank account you will get stuck. The job scene is horrible and the cost of living is not that great compared to the wages.
Crazy! About a year ago, I started feeling pulled to New Mexico. I've been researching it and planning a trip out that way to check it out. I've never been out that way. But one day, I just woke up and said, "I'm going to New Mexico!" Everyone's asking, "Why? What's there? Do you know anyone there?" The answers to those questions: "I have no idea why. I have no idea what's there. I don't know anyone there." But I know I have to go there. Like its waiting for me. Weird huh?
Caroline Bradley ...As a child we moved often. Sometimes as often as every few months. My father worked for the department of water management. Although I was born in Arkansas my first memories were of our time in the west. First New Mexico, then Arizona and then Utah. I've always felt a pull towards the southwest. About 7 years ago I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Santa Fe with friends. While there I had the same revelation. I was home. Now, I am looking at the fact that I will be unemployed within the next few months and the opportunity to reinvent myself is fast approaching. I think it's time to go home.
Caroline Bradley not sure if its just that it's been mentioned a few times in my past, But I also felt pulled to ABQ NM.. I would love to know(other than it seems like a great place to live and die) what is it exactly that is pulling people like us.. I was asked the same questions by family and friends.."What's there, who do you know?" I usually respond with I am going to be there and I know I will make good friends..
I think that's awesome! I've always felt the exact same way about Arizona. Ever since I was a child I've wanted to move out there. Granted, I do have some good childhood memories of visiting my grandparents when they lived there and perhaps there's an emotional connection as well. But everyone asks me those exact three questions! "Why? What's there? Do you know anyone there?" And I usually answer the same way you did! But it's been calling my name ever since I was a child, and I can't put it off any longer. So I'll be moving out there hopefully sometime in August this year! There's just something about the desert and being out West that I've always loved. The scenery, the mountains and red rocks. The wildlife and cacti. I don't know. I just feel like it's where I'm meant to be. So no, I don't think it's weird at all and I completely understand. I believe if you're being called or pulled somewhere, you should totally go for it! What's out there waiting for you? Who knows?! But that's the exciting part of the journey! Enjoy the ride!
New Mexico has what the rest of the country lacks. Culture and depth of history. It's palpable in the stories, the legends, the archaeological ruins, the food, the names.
I was born and raised in NM, and have lived here my whole life. I've often wondered if I would feel this way about other places if I traveled there. I think that someday I should move for a bit, but I can't imagine ever calling anywhere other than NM my home. Hope you're still in love with SF/NM in the same way. And thanks for representing our state so well.
I live in Connecticut and every time I told them at work that I was going on vacation to New Mexico they replied: "What''s in New Mexico?". They think it's just sand and lizards. Another dude at work told me that he had visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona and that he was not impressed. "It's just a big hole in the ground", he said. Some people just do not get it. That's their friggin' problem, not ours.
that just a big hole in the ground thing is dumb af, i am from germany and the first time i saw the grand canyon it was like seeing god, a spiritual experience.
@@jimdandy8996 You could buy 880 acres of excellent NM range land and have about 400k left over or buy a one bedroom condo in Marina del Rey. And if there is any kind of flood scenario in the future then 7k+ feet elevation will be looking good.
I grew up in New Mexico but moved to Tx at age 12. I lived in Tx for 50 years but it was never home. We moved back here two years ago. There is something about New Mexico that grabs ahold of you and never lets go. What an amazing place and I am so lucky to be able to call it home.
This story is so familiar to me-I did exactly the same thing way back in 1998 and moved to Taos where I lived for 12 years. I left in 2011 but go back every year to my spiritual home. I felt compelled to share my experiences that I wrote a book called, Feel Your Heart and Follow Your Feet- A New Mexico Journey. A true story of my life unfolding in the most incredible way because I fell in love with The Land of Enchantment.
I fell in love with New Mexico many years ago. It has been an obsession with me to find a property, build a home and live the rest of my life there. I have no roots there. None. Yet I'm as excited as a school kid. Close on my property at the end of the month. Will move there in a year. Like a dream come true. Land of Enchantment? You bet.
people of the comments, I urge you to make the leap!!!!! Santa Fe New Mexico is a place that EVERYBODY needs to see and experience. I was called from Buffalo NY and made the leap two and a half years ago. I came here sleeping in my car and broke as a joke but it all got better!!!! if you put yourself out there, the universe finds ways to help you out. you get to meet amazing and beautiful people and experience things you have never dreamed of. I ended up working my dream job and then starting my own business AND found the woman im going to spend the rest of my life with. I suppose this goes for anywhere you are planning to move but I guess we are just stressing to take the leap and experience what the world has to offer :)
wow, it is amazing your story my dear friend!!! I live in Raleigh, NC, i am going to put myself outthere and hopefully God and the whole conspiration of the Universe helps me out to move to New Mexico and to find amazing female friends and the Latin woman of my dreams, you inspire me to plan forward to move to NM.
i didn t plan cause i shamed by my roomate so i have no choice but to start over again but i hope to God my books all 12 of them help me get a fresh start
Oh they'll experience it. Their are some great things about New Mexico. Gov. Martinez, the economy, what jobs? and be real: what education are not on that list.
Hi, here it is April 2022 and I am watching this with total understanding and fascination. I am getting close to retirement and have been going through all sorts of crazy feelings about not knowing what I want to do, feelings of fear about money, sadness about aging, wondering if everyone in my family will be ok, and on and on bla bla bla, then I listened to you. Now, instantly actually, I feel healed. Thank you!
I went to UNM and now have landed in Miami for the last 20 or 25 years. I visit my best friend every year. The second time I visited, we were in a tiny art/craft store, beautiful Navajo art. And suddenly tears started falling and all I could hear was, "why am I in Miami? I don't belong there." I am a teacher, my ultimate passion and I love my job. But I love my soul more. I'll be back in NM by summer. Tearfully leaving my chosen career but gloriously and joyously going home. You just gave me a reminder of my own strength and of the power of The Land of Enchantment.
I moved from San Diego to New Mexico in March 2005, didn't know anyone except a family at the Santo Domingo Pueblo. I first drove through New Mexico and spent the night in Taos in August 1999. I was totally in awe, feeling a serenity and energy I've felt nowhere else. I kept coming back different seasons because I wanted to retire in New Mexico and wanted to experience different places and seasons in NM. Everytime I got off the plane in Albuquerque, I felt like I was "at home" with great energy and calm. I've never regretted moving here although I was born and raised in Callifornia which is a beautiful place but is far to stressful, crowded and expensive these days.
+Vicki Farrar Thank you for this. I've been debating between moving to San Diego or Albuquerque, and your post really helps solidify it for me, especially with all the cool dog park and dog-friendly restaurants I've seen online. I felt the energy too when I was passing through a couple of years ago, it is just indescribable as you said. :-)
Californians ruined their state and are now spreading throughout the West where they drive up cost of living, bring gang and crime problems and their shitty politics and degeneracy.
@@nygeriunprence I hate to tell you, CA is the shithole or gotten to be a shithole. I was born and grew up in NEW MEXICO then Got transplanted to CA and have lived here since but I will leave CA to you as an inheritance sanctuary state and shithole.
@@johnnyjingo3751 , you must not know the difference between the state of New Mexico and Mexico. NM has been a state since 1912. Read some history Putz.
Brother thank you so much for telling your views about New Mexico, I Am originally from west Africa and I have lived in Texas, Massachusetts, California, Chicago, and Colorado . But the very first time I stepped my foot in New Mexico I knew that it's home for me. I have never been to anywhere that people show me the kind of love that recieved in New Mexico not even Africa where I came from. The people are so and happy the government are the best. The new Mexico police are so friendly they will talk to you in a very respectful way, omg I love everything about this state. Food house weather and ETC. Even know am in Alberta Canada working in Oilfield but my family are in NM and I will always call NM my home. One love Land of Enchantment peace be upon New Mexico.
So glad I spotted this video. l moved to Rio Rancho last May, 2015, for a job. I had never been there until my interview in February. I loved it, and life was beautiful. The happiest I had been in a long time. I left my family and friends also. I took my two dogs, and off we went. I saw the Sandia Mountains every day. and it filled me with hope and peace. Then out of the blue, I was terminated in September 2015. My dream was over as soon as it began. My heart broke to have to come back to Texas. I desperately tried to get another job there but nothing came to be and I moved in November. I think about my home, my job, the friends I met, the simple things that were such a treasure. I can't get past it though I have moved on back here in Texas again. I lost everything as quick as I gained it. I hope to go back if the opportunity arises again. I felt a peace there that I cannot find here.
Sorry to hear about your job loss,one day you will get back there.I am moving to Albuquerque to retire and don't know too much about it.The climate sounds great,but I hear a lot about crime.Can I get your opinion ?
Ed Denoy Crime is up in town, I've heard my fair share of stories. The main one is auto theft, highest in the nation. Plus APD just released a statement saying that all non violent misdemeanors are no longer arrest, and just citations. That includes prostitution. All because they have more things to focus on and are understaffed. I would recommend moving living in NW ABQ, or in Rio, you can get to Albuquerque in maybe 20 minutes top anywhere in rio, but you still have all the same things such as the view, food, etc.
try having a family member con you out of your place and lie to u about little things and ruin your life now if i come to Nm it will be blinded nor job no house might have to sleep on the street but at least i' ll be far from the person who ruined my life.
Born in White Sands (just on the other side of the mountains from Las Cruces). Moved away before I could get any of my own memories. For the next 49 years I'd pine for this mysterious and 'enchanted' land I could not remember. I've always called it 'my homeland'. When I finally made it back, tears in my eyes, I thought to myself, "I'm home again." The week there went by so fast. I hated having to leave and I pine even more now than I did before. Your post made me smile and I'm so happy for you!
I have a similar story about moving to Taos, where I lived for 11 years. NM really is the land of enchantment. I had a vision at the Pueblo on a visit before I moved and many things conspired to get me there 3 years later. I got a brand new life - no exaggeration - within a few months and much of that has stayed with me to this day 25 yrs later. Hopefully, it will turn into a finished novel soon. It was not always joy and bliss, but it was the answer to my soul's longing and it was healing on so many levels. I've wondered if I'm supposed to go back, but no answer to that question yet. I actually might choose Santa Fe this time, if I do return to NM. Good luck to you, and keep the youtubes coming! We can all benefit from them. You are doing the right thing by following your longing.Thank you!
New Mexico was calling to me as a young teen and I don't know why. No midlife crisis then. I've never been, don't know anyone that's ever been there. Just saw pictures of it and it captured my heart and my imagination. I'm in my middle 50s now and I'm thinking about it again a lot. New Mexico pops up her head every now and then like Norm speaks of, in my life too.💗
I feel the same way. I thought I was the only one. I stayed in Las Cruces for about 3 weeks many years ago but since then I can't stop thinking about New Mexico, especially lately. I think it's calling. This was inspirational. Thank you.
I thought I was the only one that has just had this random feeling of moving to New Mexico I’ve never been but I have been moving from state to state for years trying to find home yet New Mexico had never left my mind since I was a kid I guess it’s my next move I just have to find a way out of Ohio thanks for the inspiration I’ve been thinking of how to get there by bus or something 23 now and I feel I need to be there soon it’s a overwhelming feeling but it feels so good I don’t want it to stop
I moved to new Mexico not knowing anyone and now I live in abq AND love it here. Don't listen to the negative nay sayers they're unhappy everywhere. .. The place is rich with culture with good down to earth people. The food is delicious. Love hiking the mountains, the river bosque here in Abq, bike riding along the river. Camping in Mts near here, skiing close to abq, even sleeping out side under the stars with my wife and dog in my back yard. I love picking pinon nuts every four years, beautiful weather! Monsoon season is nice! I love LIVING in NEW MEXICO!
@@kcmaldonado3948 I lived in Denver for 4 years my car was stolen once. My nieghbor down the street turned out to be a murdered. I had experiences of road rage. The cops are on a power trip.. I grew up in Dallas my sister was raped. My home and car was broken into.. sex offenders everywhere. Crime is everywhere. Your not gonna get away from it. If you think you have, watch the news.
We lived in Placitas, a small Spanish village in the Sandia foothills, and I loved it! You’re right, NM got into my heart and under my skin and won’t leave. I also lived in Santa Fe in the 80’s when it was much less crowded. Now, we ‘ve decided to move back for our last years. Why? It’s gorgeous, inspiring, friendly, rugged, dry, spacious, starry, reverent, unpredictable, awe inspiring.
Nm is great. Besides Colorado it has huge and beautiful mountains. It's got mostly every climate except tropical believe it or not. NM even has mountains that has snow year round. It's got the plains in the east. The desert in the south and partly north. It's not nice weathered mountains with forests that are more beautiful than any other forest I've been to anywhere else in the country. Albuquerque isn't big but it's got a nice metro area and las cruces has the phenomenal organ mountains. If the organ mountains where in Europe, I guarantee they would be the most hiked mountains in Europe. We even have grassy plains with nothing but flowers. If you have ever been south of Taos, nm (Taos the city is ugly) it is probably the most beautiful place you have ever been to there was a time where I wa s only in the south desert part but when I traveled north it was very hard to believe I was in the state of New Mexico it was so beautiful. If you want metro area don't go to New Mexico. I see Gil's monsters and they are very cool and snakes, mountain lions, in one neighborhood they have desert where you can just walk and you see snakes, rabbits, roadrunners, etc. it is amazing and in my opinion New Mexico is the best state in the USA
New Mexico is beautiful, but Alaska is thee best state - mountains, coastlines, rainforest & even a small sands area on the pan handle. It truly is the last frontier. The land of enchantment is right next to Alaska in beauty.
Well I live in the greater Seattle area. Thinking of a 5 acre lot outside of Belen in valencia county about an hiur south of albq. Change of scenery, alot more space, less people and the political bs cant be any worse than here. Clean slate coming up!
My mother is born and raised in NM and my father in CA. I moved here permanently in 1985 at 15 years old. San Diego is like paradise to a lot of people and I lived in it every day. Right by the ocean. After moving to NM I would always get asked why I would leave paradise to live here. This is paradise to me. I don't want to live anywhere else. Doesn't get any better than this for me.
November, 2021.... My wife & I moved to NM two years ago after roughly 15 years of research into NM during vacation time from work in WI. We finally chose NM as our retirement destination. We absolutely Love it here in Alamogordo. We had a nice home built very near the mountains. I am outdoors every day, hiking into the mountains, going to the Lincoln National Forest, exploring off road areas via ATV or via road trips. In a short two years we have made So many new friends. People everywhere here are much more friendly than so many other areas of the country. The weather is tremendously better than WI. Sure, nowhere is perfect, but overall this has been a wonderful move for us. We are HOME.
You beautiful, inspiring, glowing being!!! At the end of watching this I see that you filmed it 7 years ago! I‘m going for your other videos as soon as I post this comment. I can’t wait to see how your life has turned out. Thank you so much for sharing and for following the “bread crumbs” and your heart ❤️ It is an inspiring tale that relates somewhat to my own. My bread crumbs led me to a nights stay in Santa Fe on my way to a house sitting gig in AZ. (I’m currently living in CA.) Now that I’m here in AZ I can’t get NM out of my mind, nor do I want to. Thanks again 💗
This was inspirational to me. I too live on the East Coast and I have been researching the west Arizona/New Mexico for a very long time now. I am drawn to it. Whenever I start to search another location, I always come back to the desert. I have been to Santa Fe and Taos a loooong time ago, but it was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for making this video, gives me hope.
I threw a dart at the map and moved to Las Cruces NM. I moved from Missouri and had never been to Las Cruces , not even when I had my car packed and driving there. Rolled up to a city I had never been to in my life and I've never looked back. I'm 23 and I've been here for 7 months now. Best decision I've ever made in my life. Moved here completely blind and with no plan besides to start over. Sold everything in my home , sold everything I had ever worked for , and it was an absolutely crazy journey to get here. Love it so much. This land is my land for sure.
I moved to ABQ back in 1992, from Illinois. I got a job in the mail room at a law firm. My brother, Chuck hooked me up. I went to night school and became an attorney, myself. If I've learned anything from living here, it's this: do not get involved with the cartels.Long story short, I now live in Nebraska under an assumed identity. Lol
It’s wonderful to hear and see other people that have felt the same way I have. Over a year ago I visited New Mexico and Arizona for the first time via a road trip. Half way through I got incredibly sick, and the last four days were miserable…. Yet ever since then I can’t shake the feeling I had when in New Mexico. I’ve always dreamt of leaving the Midwest (where I was born and raised) but never would have I imagined New Mexico is where I wanted to be. Now my long time partner is finishing up their schooling, and I’m getting more and more eager to make that jump!
It's quite refreshing to see that I'm not the only person that has never been to New Mexico and is buying a house there just because I feel drawn to it. Just confirms that it is definitely a special place
I've visted NM a couple of times and have been wanting to move there for a few years now. I can't seriously talk to my friends, family, or other loved ones about it because everyone is just so set in their ways they can't possibly fathom doing something like this. It's reaching a point where I can't hold back anymore and I'm just going to have to go. You shouldn't stay somewhere just because you can and because it's the safest thing to do.
I moved to NM from Dan Diego in 1977, I loved it the first time I visited, the weather and the people were the friendliest and handsome Spanish and Indian and cowboys and I loved the food! Sadly I have seen the change in culture and liberal minded people coming from liberal states and the over population of south of the border people from other countries with their socialist liberal views and unsocial and even rude attitudes have changed the state very much. I still love the place but I have more fear of two much crime and cultural change where I almost feel like an unwelcome stranger! I think it is becoming that way in much of America!
I've been coming to New Mexico ever since I was a kid and I always knew that one day I would live here. And in 2008 I sold everything and packed the rest into storage and my family and I jumped on a bus and headed to Santa Fe. It's been the best decision I've ever made. I now have a completely different life and even a different family and we live in the mountains of Pecos. New Mexico is my home and it always will be. This place holds a magic an old magic for those with the ability to feel it. And once you feel it no other place will call to you like this land will.
Norm, I currently live in Springfield, MO and understand exactly how you felt and feel. I have always loved NM and have been thinking a lot lately about moving to the Los Lunas area. What can you tell me about it? Thx for your video
Morgan City La 70380 is the best place to retire. I bought my place for$12.3K and I don't need a car here. Gym Dr dentist pharmacy ER Walmart and more half mile from my house. Google Earth this town you will see. Best of all there are not folks like this guy. Glad he's happy.
Yes!! I identify with this so much. I'm from Chicago, moved to South Carolina, and went back and forth between SC and Florida. I've seen a lot of the country because my parents like to travel, but even in this vast nation, I never felt like I belonged or fit in anywhere. 'Til now. I've been talking to a native Burqueño for over three years and we fell in love, so this year in March I finally took a chance and went to NM all alone and as soon as I landed in the sunport I knew I was already home. I could hear the city calling my name. It was the best week of my life, and because of that, I'm taking the leap and moving in with the love of my life in the land of enchantment! I have nothing tying me down to where I currently stay and this house I've stayed in for years doesn't equate to the familiar feeling that NM delivers. If you feel the beckoning call of NM, absolutely take the leap! Whether it's just for a small trip or you wish to drop everything and stay, you will not regret it!!
Beautiful video, thank you for sharing. I grew up in the desert when I was a kid in my home country, years later I met the Sonora desert in Tucson, Arizona, and it remains one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
I'm from Los Angeles and HATED the desert as a youth. Then at 16 I traveled the country for 8 years and landed in Minneapolis. Loved Minnesota for the next 16 years until moving to Albuquerque 11 years ago. I don't know what it is but for me the desert is the place to be. I like to consider Santa Fe as "WHERE THE DESERT MEETS THE TREE LINE" 💛
My wife and I just moved to Las Cruces a couple months ago. We threw a dart at the map essentially. Closest friends and relatives are 14 hours away. We had paid off a lease before we even got here. The first time we seen our home , and las cruces , was when we came rolling in with a car packed with as much stuff as we could. And it’s a happily ever after from there. Absolutely love it. I don’t regret this wild decision whatsoever. I’m never going to leave here. Ever. This is my home
Born and raised in the Mojave Desert. New Mexico, West Texas, Panhandle Texas, and Arizona, are all home. This land is so vast, one can easily get lost in the middle of nowhere. That's what makes it the Land of Enchantment - you get lost, to find yourself.
It's crazy that I found your video. I just got back from a 2 week vacation thru the west, traveling about 4700 miles and going thru 10 states. Ever since I've been back I've had this overwhelming urge to move to New Mexico. I've been looking at land to build a house and even talked my son in law into taking a trip back there in a couple of months just this afternoon. I can't explain it !!!! I'm thinking rural central New Mexico... Maybe a little west of Socorro. Thanks for the video !! It makes me feel good to know that I'm not crazy !! :)
I guess everyone is just happier where they're not from. I was born & raised in Santa Fe & have lived many places from Europe to California. Although I too love the ambiance & the beauty - I also know that there is very little opportunity (specifically for the locals) & that it very difficult to make a living. I must admit tho that I have my own prejudices about the place - for example: I tried to make a documentary there about the history of Santa Fe, but instead of getting help from Gov Richardson's Office when I asked for it - his assistant literally picked up the phone to call most of the entities that I needed to deal with & told them not to help me. Who at that level has the time for such nonsense? I was able to iron everything out with everyone but what alot of extra work that was. And why? I brought my mother in 2010 to live with us in Altadena, CA - and she loved it here. The first time we went back to visit Santa Fe was in 2012 & when we returned home, my dog died. The next time I took her to visit Santa Fe - my mother died while we were there. I hate St Vincent's Hospital (but it is the only hospital in town) - I hate the doctors there who cared so little that they shoved her off to a nursing home while she still had pneumonia & could not even stand, no matter how much I objected. She had good insurance too. New Mexico is a fine place if you come with money & the transplants always do better there than the locals. Thank you for sharing this video.
Such a sad story, Patricia. I hope you are doing well and your documentary was at last a good experience. Thanks for telling your story. I, too, am thinking about moving to Santa Fe, but I don't like hearing about the only hospital there!
Yeah, Santa Fe is great if you have money and are not a local. The locals are starving. I was there just 2 months ago. It is beautiful that is a fact, but there cost of living compared to wages is nuts.
I sold my Atlanta home in a month, put my dog in my truck and my belongings in a u-haul and headed west to Santa Fe leaving behind everyone I knew, going to a state I knew nothing about. Everything was completely irrational and consciously perfect at the same time. That was 15 years ago. About the only difference in your story and mine is that I stayed in a Motel 6 instead of the Super 8. Life is good ;)
I did that when I was 21 and stayed for 14 years. I had nothing but my car and my clothes. I wound up in Bernalillo at the old convent where there were other artists and I traded work for rent. I ended up moving from there to Madrid and lived there for seven years. I loved Santa Fe. I have no regrets.
I left L. A. and landed on 20 acres in the rural east mountains of Albuquerque, an hour from Albuquerque and Santa Fe in Santa Fe county and a walk to any of my neighbors. The isolation can be tough, but all I have to do is look at the view and Im content
Perfect example of someone who then comes to town once a month without a shower and talks to everyone as nauseum because is so desperate for contact. These are exactly the people who come to New Mexico. Poor, unloved, alone, nobody cares. So they end up in town and their energy is crazy. They seem starved and look like shot honestly eating bad food and too much time inside a unlermitted structure with who knows what effects on health. This is the epitome story of white people in New mexico
I she a neighbor from LA. He said he left the rat race and a great accountant job. He has two graduate degrees one in biology and one in economics. He is a lonely guy. He had a heart failure the other day and I had to save him only to learn that yes he gave up all those things but he is also clinically insane and on unemployment because of it. Thanks. Why did all the bits come here to just make the whole place depressing as hell? Someone of us have spouses and kids and pets and want to be happy but all these freaky neighbors around make it impossible to be joyful often. You put out Easter eggs for you kids to find your semi-sane neighbors collecting them for food. So fucking weird
Thanks, Norm. This vid speaks to me. NM makes no sense, but I can't stop thinking about it. Might just be 'grass is always greener', but ....hey there's no grass there so that doesn't apply! It's such beautiful place. I got a family and am really rooted where I am, but it might be a great retirement option, either as a snowbird or full time. AZ is another option and may be better for me in some ways. I'd want to be somewhere between a big city and middle of nowhere in either state. A visit is the first order of biz.
While living in Los Angeles in 1998 pursuing the Hollywood dream, this odd 4 letter word suddenly started appearing EVERYWHERE. I didn't know what a Taos was. It got so bad I finally drove and visited and had a MAGICAL life changing week. I visited NM on and off and have now lived in NM 3 times...twice in ABQ and now 16 miles north of Santa Fe. Taos is truly my special place, but there are no jobs there. I am one of those people you hear about where when I get fed up with things here and leave, I'm brought back. I've met other people who've left and come back 6-11 times.
Hi Norm-thanks for posting this video. I'm moving to Santa Fe too and it is something I had been meaning to do for a while. Can you recommend any temp vacation homes or motels? Thank you!
Norm, ..... Finally someone to verbalize my experience. I am in the process of preparing for a move to Santa Fe. I have set a move date of 2016 (that is, if I can wait THAT long).... Very odd... the hunger and yearning that I feel. After watching your piece, I feel in good company. I honestly feel less at home here in Nebraska, every day and an almost homesick feeling for Santa Fe. Thanks so much!!! Maureen
My apologies for not responding much sooner. I haven't been to this page in several years and I didn't realize I had all these responses. I'm glad you enjoyed my video. :-)
could be aliens calling for you. :) that's funny, when I was living in Los Angeles I had some friends that would talk about Santa Fe all the time so one weekend i rented a car a drove out there just to check it out, too. pretty cool place.
This is such a wonderful story. I’m so happy for you. Hope you’re still doing well in New Mexico. I had the same experience, but moving from Maine to Florida, so I totally understand.❤😊 Thank you for this video.
This is awesome man! Stumbled across this video just scrolling. I’m originally from Albuquerque and am now living in Las Vegas, Nevada while in the Air Force. New Mexico is truly an amazing place and I can’t wait to get back!
Santa Fe is overpriced, full of art dealers from New York, with very little rentals available, housing is also a problem in Santa Fe... The wealthy made this place hard for the average guy to live there... Also, Albuquerque has the highest crime rate in the country, for whatever reason, it makes you think about moving there.
I’ve been in Santa Fe and Taos for 20 years. The sheer amount of indignant, half sane whites people now is pretty crazy. I have ranches so I don’t have to mingle but it’s like the epicenter of emotional health needs. I can’t imagine how many people seem mentally lost and quite sick. I’ll keep my ranches but it’s pretty bad. I think marijuana legalization would be helpful to Get a more stable economy and more stable citizens to come. Too many nuts around Santa Fe and the Mexican community is good when it’s good and horrible when horrible. Like here a guy raping little boys in his foster care was returned he Two weeks ago to the kids. The legal system here is fucked and again most people Are sick. This guy still thinks it’s magic. He doesn’t understand people are insane around here. I have farms in 3 other states so I can mentally disassociate. I have found like zero truly successful people To befriend. Everyone is just pretty poor and lost. Too bad.
SANTA FE DOES SUCK ! LOL . Lots of Gay liberal Hippie types, but it does have its nice things if you can hang NOT doing ANY nightlife without paying an arm and a leg ! RAN DOWN AND OVERPRICED, WE'RE ABOUT 3 TO 4 YEARS BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE. WE ARE FIRST IN BAD THINGS , THEN LAST IN GOOD THINGS - (THAT'S NEW MEXICO) I LIVE HERE I KNOW ~!
I'm a native New Mexican and love it! What happened is Cali bused the gangs to ABQ and many problems started from there years ago. You don't mention the breath taking scenery, the awesome native people who for the most part make it worth while living there. There is danger no matter where you go and believe me I have been all over. No one knows better than locals how messed up the out of towners made our state but we deal with it the best we can!
Norm, I've been having the same feelings about Santa Fe for over 10 years now. I live in the city of Oakland California and New Mexico keeps popping into my head over and over.
Thank you for sharing your story. It really resonates with my as a DC metro homeowner. My jobs have taken me to New Mexico and Arizona a handful of times over the last 6 years. The desert calls to me as well. I hope to return soon and explore a little more, not as a tourist but prospective resident.
I moved to Las Cruces with my new husband at 16 years old.He was stationed at White Sands Proving Ground.i gave birth to 2 children while my husband went to colledge.We moved back to Massachusetts .And I've missed N.M.ever since.
Oh and by the way, my daughter is now living in New Mexico. It just happened after she took a trip across the USA. She loved it immediately built a network of friends got her teacher's certificate for yoga and met her love
I wish you well. I fell in love with New Mexico when my parents took me there on vacation when I was 10 years old in 1965. We went to Carlsbad and Cloudcroft. I was stationed at Fort Bliss and did a lot of field work in the south part of New Mexico. I have vacationed there a lot. I have always felt comfortable in New Mexico. I may retire there at least for a time. I would not be going there cold as you did. Best Wishes.
Great story, Norm. I love also , and I always have. When I was a kid in Texas my family enjoyed many day trips and vacations there-camping, finding curios in the shops, it will be great for you. Tell us about your art lessons.
I have a friend who lived in New England, and in the early '90s he had the exact same experience when he visited Denver. He moved within a few weeks. It turned out terribly, and he's regretted it ever since.
His story of taking the leap and finding his flow is no doubt inspiring. I have family in NM and have dreamed of moving there, but cannot. (It is not great for jobs or public schools.) Thing is, I don't know about the East Coast, where he was living, but on the beautiful but stressfully overpriced West Coast it is something of a cliche how many baby boomers pine for Santa Fe. The ones who move there tend to have money, they go there to retire and buy Native American art. I have seen so many: a TV executive who bought a small hacienda in Arroyo Seco, a divorcee who had an epiphany in a Starbucks about how his life should go, and then a coterie of New Agey older women dripping with chunky jewelry who blog about the pull of nature. Sincerely all the best to them, but let's be honest: you just do not see many families relocating there compared to neighboring states. My family is there, and I am priced out out here, but I don't feel like my family are the demographic who can make it work. I have loved NM for four decades. But nobody I know my age ever goes there. It seems to be a lot of people in Marin County or wealthy SoCal burbs who are drawn to New Mexico.
I moved for a recession job in 2010 to Los Alamos. Santa Fe is like any tourist town in every state. After spending some weekends hanging out in Santa Fe early on it quickly got old. I’ve now been in northern NM for 11 years; I really like everything else northern NM and plan on staying here.
It kind of looks that way in S NM,I agree.Then again,there are people that retire to some of those towns and find it quite comfortable. I am going to Albuquerque to live and am a little worried about it because it has a bad reputation.
Ed Denoy Nah, it's fine, though the main thoroughfare on Central Ave. by UNM will be horribly slow for a year as they tear it up to build the rapid transit line.
Thank you for this video. I myself have been feeling this calling to explore NM for a few years now. I can't explain it but that's one place that makes me feel "comfortable" in my mind, even though I haven't visited it yet. I am semi-retired now and planning a trip to NM sometime soon to explore and see how I feel when I am there. Thanks again for the information! :-)
I know the feeling well. I left New York and moved to Arizona. A state where I knew no one, with no job, no home here, and two children, In that flow of this "knowing" I have found who and what I am, been a Sedona person and also on the periphery of New Mexico I was as well. The Sangre de Christo area hold that special something. A calling and question mark.
I've wanted to move to New Mexico since I was 12 years old. I've been feeling the pull to Santa Fe again, it's like this tug in the back of my mind. I feel it every time I look west. I'm constantly seeing things that remind me of NM. I've never flown anywhere, and right now I'm thinking about buying a plane ticket to NM to spend a couple days out there. I know I'm supposed to be there.
this was such a beautiful and empowering story, thank you for sharing. I have been feeling to pull and having callings to NM as well and am making that jump next month with just my dog, I have never been to NM and don't know anyone out there but I can't wait to see what's in store for me!!! All the comments on this video goes to show, who is meant to flow into the land of enchantment, will
I'm thinking seriously of moving to NM as well.. I lived in AZ for a couple years. Love the beautiful desert landscape, historic homes, and friendly people in the Southwest. Also love adobe homes and turquoise jewelry. I think NM still has a lot of tremendous places to live, and Santa Fe has much to offer.
I had never been to Santa Fe until I moved here too. Pre-internet (or before everyone had it, at any rate.) So I looked it up in an encyclopedia. That was in 1992. Been here ever since. Never regretted it for a second. Glad you're here Norm.
Lived there for 25yrs. Best thing I ever did was getting the hell out of there. Cool to visit from time to time but living there and being under 60yrs old is a no go.
This is crazy. I live in Lubbock Texas and I have the same feelings and thoughts so much so that my friends here are telling me to just go. I think I will soon. Thanks for making this video.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your beautiful story! I had a very very similar experience when I moved to Idaho 9 years ago. And now I feel called to Chama NM.
I packed everything, and my dog into my SUV and moved to New Mexico with no real destination or plan. I LOVE it and live off Rte 66!
Nice where is that near?
Dawn Bell I am so proud of you Dawn… You go girl
@Derrick Bridges A lot of cities on Route 66... Albuquerque is one of them
@@gramarmstrong6226
So why are you thinking Socorro or Silver City.??
Now Cloudcroft NM I know about, because I lived in Ruidoso (just north of Cloudcroft) 9000' ...8 months of cold, even colder than Ruidoso 7000', except the Mountain is 11,000' !!!
I will never go back to the mountains again... even as much as I loved it (living there for 21 years) then in 2008 I was in a HUGE Flash Flood, almost died, that probably will never happen again...
BUT...
I was also evacuated 3 different times because oh huge Forest FIRES... UNREAL.. Scares test thing I have ever lived through.
@Derrick Bridges
GREEN... I had a Green Chili Burger just today...
The desert Southwest can seep into your soul,enlighten your heart,and free your mind if you let it!
Perfect way to word it! It healed me.
Im from utah originally and have moved to many places outside of the southwest all over the US and yet the call of the desert and goliath mountains is always present. Planning on moving back to the southwest this year, cant wait
@@josefhorgos6783 Same here, from Utah and been around the country a bit. In Illinois now, but something about the dessert and the mountains always call me
I was born here and have been taking the desert for granted finally realizing how lucky I am.
@Derrick Bridges I need a secret decoder ring to decipher your question.
this video actually helped inspire me to make the jump. I moved 900 miles away from Missouri to Las Cruces New Mexico. I had never even visited Las Cruces before I moved here with all of my belongings. I sold everything in my house and everything in my life impact what I could in a two-door coupe and headed out.absolutely the most life-changing thing I've ever done and a decision I will never regret. I love it here so much I have made this place my new home. I plan on spending the rest of my life here and I'm quite sad that I wasted so many years I swear. I'm only 23 years old so I still have tons of life left to enjoy the land of enchantment. honestly there was just as much crime in Missouri as there isnt very much. Everyone here complains about crime and nothing to do but everybody thinks that about their hometown. The locals just don't understand that they are spoiled in Paradise.
Right on bro! LC livin! Im a fan of the southern part of the state myself too, glad youre enjoying it! 🤙🏽
I'm thinking about making that move too... I'm going to visit it one more time before I make that sort of decision, however.
@@diegomontoya8889 been here for a year and a half and it was the absolute best decision I've ever made in my life.
It’s Albuquerque that has so much crime. Las Cruces is much safer.
Welcome to NM
"I moved to NM because I had a feeling and no real plan...." Yep that sounds like NM.
It's a mysterious land
Glad I’m on track! 😂
Lmao!🤣
The land of mañana😂
Why does it call like that.... weird huh?
I've been so drawn to Santa Fe and keep having these coincidences and synchronicities. What you're saying is exactly how I've been feeling and it's giving me chills! Santa Fe is calling me!
I lived in NM for 12 years. 9 of 10 people regret moving there within a year or two. It's hard to imagine how backwards and desolate the whole state is until your stuck there. Trust me, unless you have a fat bank account you will get stuck. The job scene is horrible and the cost of living is not that great compared to the wages.
Crazy!
About a year ago, I started feeling pulled to New Mexico. I've been researching it and planning a trip out that way to check it out. I've never been out that way. But one day, I just woke up and said, "I'm going to New Mexico!" Everyone's asking, "Why? What's there? Do you know anyone there?"
The answers to those questions: "I have no idea why. I have no idea what's there. I don't know anyone there." But I know I have to go there. Like its waiting for me. Weird huh?
+Caroline Bradley Best post ever!!!
Caroline Bradley ...As a child we moved often. Sometimes as often as every few months. My father worked for the department of water management. Although I was born in Arkansas my first memories were of our time in the west. First New Mexico, then Arizona and then Utah. I've always felt a pull towards the southwest. About 7 years ago I was fortunate enough to spend some time in Santa Fe with friends. While there I had the same revelation. I was home. Now, I am looking at the fact that I will be unemployed within the next few months and the opportunity to reinvent myself is fast approaching. I think it's time to go home.
Trust me, I am going through the same exact thing (Originally from Florida, lived in Puerto Rico for some time) yet I feel a calling to go there.
Caroline Bradley not sure if its just that it's been mentioned a few times in my past, But I also felt pulled to ABQ NM.. I would love to know(other than it seems like a great place to live and die) what is it exactly that is pulling people like us.. I was asked the same questions by family and friends.."What's there, who do you know?" I usually respond with I am going to be there and I know I will make good friends..
I think that's awesome! I've always felt the exact same way about Arizona. Ever since I was a child I've wanted to move out there. Granted, I do have some good childhood memories of visiting my grandparents when they lived there and perhaps there's an emotional connection as well. But everyone asks me those exact three questions! "Why? What's there? Do you know anyone there?"
And I usually answer the same way you did! But it's been calling my name ever since I was a child, and I can't put it off any longer. So I'll be moving out there hopefully sometime in August this year! There's just something about the desert and being out West that I've always loved. The scenery, the mountains and red rocks. The wildlife and cacti. I don't know. I just feel like it's where I'm meant to be. So no, I don't think it's weird at all and I completely understand. I believe if you're being called or pulled somewhere, you should totally go for it! What's out there waiting for you? Who knows?! But that's the exciting part of the journey! Enjoy the ride!
New Mexico has what the rest of the country lacks. Culture and depth of history. It's palpable in the stories, the legends, the archaeological ruins, the food, the names.
Says someone who visited 3 days
You think New Mexico is the only place in the country that has culture and depth of history? Wow. You need to get out more.
It's a sanctuary and I can't wait to go back!! Was too young and dumb to realize what i was experiencing out there
New Mexico is the most racist place to be. I know I’ve lived there for 3 years and moved back home to Florida. Three years of my life waisted.
@@carolmonroe2144 what town did you live in?
I was born and raised in NM, and have lived here my whole life. I've often wondered if I would feel this way about other places if I traveled there. I think that someday I should move for a bit, but I can't imagine ever calling anywhere other than NM my home. Hope you're still in love with SF/NM in the same way. And thanks for representing our state so well.
I live in Connecticut and every time I told them at work that I was going on vacation to New Mexico they replied: "What''s in New Mexico?". They think it's just sand and lizards. Another dude at work told me that he had visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona and that he was not impressed. "It's just a big hole in the ground", he said.
Some people just do not get it. That's their friggin' problem, not ours.
ElCid48 I'm also from Connecticut and is saw the Grand Canyon it is amazing
its more than a hole its what God created
Well, at least they didn't ask "Y Mexico?" :P
that just a big hole in the ground thing is dumb af, i am from germany and the first time i saw the grand canyon it was like seeing god, a spiritual experience.
What makes New Mexico so nice compared to other states deserts, CA., AZ, NV. Is the cooler temps/higher elevations!🏜️🍻
That's why I bought some land there.
Cooler temp than CA towns by the ocean? Higher elevations are a good thing?
SPIRIT!!!
@@jimdandy8996 You could buy 880 acres of excellent NM range land and have about 400k left over or buy a one bedroom condo in Marina del Rey. And if there is any kind of flood scenario in the future then 7k+ feet elevation will be looking good.
@@seanhammer6296 I wouldn't buy a home in Marina del Rey.
I grew up in New Mexico but moved to Tx at age 12. I lived in Tx for 50 years but it was never home. We moved back here two years ago. There is something about New Mexico that grabs ahold of you and never lets go. What an amazing place and I am so lucky to be able to call it home.
This story is so familiar to me-I did exactly the same thing way back in 1998 and moved to Taos where I lived for 12 years. I left in 2011 but go back every year to my spiritual home. I felt compelled to share my experiences that I wrote a book called, Feel Your Heart and Follow Your Feet- A New Mexico Journey. A true story of my life unfolding in the most incredible way because I fell in love with The Land of Enchantment.
I fell in love with New Mexico many years ago. It has been an obsession with me to find a property, build a home and live the rest of my life there. I have no roots there. None. Yet I'm as excited as a school kid. Close on my property at the end of the month. Will move there in a year. Like a dream come true. Land of Enchantment? You bet.
Hope you made it here safe senor!
I can relate wholeheartedly. Congratulations!
Did your dream come true? Are you here?
Did you move?? If yes then what do you prefer, Red chili or Green chili?
people of the comments, I urge you to make the leap!!!!! Santa Fe New Mexico is a place that EVERYBODY needs to see and experience. I was called from Buffalo NY and made the leap two and a half years ago. I came here sleeping in my car and broke as a joke but it all got better!!!! if you put yourself out there, the universe finds ways to help you out. you get to meet amazing and beautiful people and experience things you have never dreamed of. I ended up working my dream job and then starting my own business AND found the woman im going to spend the rest of my life with. I suppose this goes for anywhere you are planning to move but I guess we are just stressing to take the leap and experience what the world has to offer :)
nice! i really plan on going to New Mexico when i graduate
Guy Fury So happy for you. I made that move to NM too and don't regret it one bit!
wow, it is amazing your story my dear friend!!! I live in Raleigh, NC, i am going to put myself outthere and hopefully God and the whole conspiration of the Universe helps me out to move to New Mexico and to find amazing female friends and the Latin woman of my dreams, you inspire me to plan forward to move to NM.
i didn t plan cause i shamed by my roomate so i have no choice but to start over again but i hope to God my books all 12 of them help me get a fresh start
Oh they'll experience it. Their are some great things about New Mexico. Gov. Martinez, the economy, what jobs? and be real: what education are not on that list.
Hi, here it is April 2022 and I am watching this with total understanding and fascination. I am getting close to retirement and have been going through all sorts of crazy feelings about not knowing what I want to do, feelings of fear about money, sadness about aging, wondering if everyone in my family will be ok, and on and on bla bla bla, then I listened to you. Now, instantly actually, I feel healed. Thank you!
I went to UNM and now have landed in Miami for the last 20 or 25 years. I visit my best friend every year. The second time I visited, we were in a tiny art/craft store, beautiful Navajo art. And suddenly tears started falling and all I could hear was, "why am I in Miami? I don't belong there." I am a teacher, my ultimate passion and I love my job. But I love my soul more. I'll be back in NM by summer. Tearfully leaving my chosen career but gloriously and joyously going home. You just gave me a reminder of my own strength and of the power of The Land of Enchantment.
I moved from San Diego to New Mexico in March 2005, didn't know anyone except a family at the Santo Domingo Pueblo. I first drove through New Mexico and spent the night in Taos in August 1999. I was totally in awe, feeling a serenity and energy I've felt nowhere else. I kept coming back different seasons because I wanted to retire in New Mexico and wanted to experience different places and seasons in NM. Everytime I got off the plane in Albuquerque, I felt like I was "at home" with great energy and calm. I've never regretted moving here although I was born and raised in Callifornia which is a beautiful place but is far to stressful, crowded and expensive these days.
+Vicki Farrar Thank you for this. I've been debating between moving to San Diego or Albuquerque, and your post really helps solidify it for me, especially with all the cool dog park and dog-friendly restaurants I've seen online. I felt the energy too when I was passing through a couple of years ago, it is just indescribable as you said. :-)
Californians ruined their state and are now spreading throughout the West where they drive up cost of living, bring gang and crime problems and their shitty politics and degeneracy.
2cents California is more civilized than your shit hole state I can assure you.
@@nygeriunprence I hate to tell you, CA is the shithole or gotten to be a shithole. I was born and grew up in NEW MEXICO then Got transplanted to CA and have lived here since but I will leave CA to you as an inheritance sanctuary state and shithole.
@@johnnyjingo3751 , you must not know the difference between the state of New Mexico and Mexico. NM has been a state since 1912. Read some history Putz.
i love this video, gives me the chills because it’s exactly how i feel..
Brother thank you so much for telling your views about New Mexico, I Am originally from west Africa and I have lived in Texas, Massachusetts, California, Chicago, and Colorado . But the very first time I stepped my foot in New Mexico I knew that it's home for me. I have never been to anywhere that people show me the kind of love that recieved in New Mexico not even Africa where I came from. The people are so and happy the government are the best. The new Mexico police are so friendly they will talk to you in a very respectful way, omg I love everything about this state. Food house weather and ETC. Even know am in Alberta Canada working in Oilfield but my family are in NM and I will always call NM my home. One love Land of Enchantment peace be upon New Mexico.
Greetings from the African state of Moçambique. I will be moving to New Mexico if it is meant to be.
@@CringePanda well the land is free
@@princejonas6960 It is? I'm from the Midwest and I've recently been looking to move southwest. I'll look into this.
@@t6mal Good luck bro New Mexico is under estimated but if you are open minded person you will achieve a lot in New Mexico.
I have to say, this was profoundly enjoyable and heart warming. Sincere, honest and spiritual...
Thank you David.
"Spiritual" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
So glad I spotted this video. l moved to Rio Rancho last May, 2015, for a job. I had never been there until my interview in February. I loved it, and life was beautiful. The happiest I had been in a long time. I left my family and friends also. I took my two dogs, and off we went. I saw the Sandia Mountains every day. and it filled me with hope and peace. Then out of the blue, I was terminated in September 2015. My dream was over as soon as it began. My heart broke to have to come back to Texas. I desperately tried to get another job there but nothing came to be and I moved in November. I think about my home, my job, the friends I met, the simple things that were such a treasure. I can't get past it though I have moved on back here in Texas again. I lost everything as quick as I gained it. I hope to go back if the opportunity arises again. I felt a peace there that I cannot find here.
Sorry to hear about your job loss,one day you will get back there.I am moving to Albuquerque to retire and don't know too much about it.The climate sounds great,but I hear a lot about crime.Can I get your opinion ?
Ed Denoy Crime is up in town, I've heard my fair share of stories. The main one is auto theft, highest in the nation. Plus APD just released a statement saying that all non violent misdemeanors are no longer arrest, and just citations. That includes prostitution. All because they have more things to focus on and are understaffed. I would recommend moving living in NW ABQ, or in Rio, you can get to Albuquerque in maybe 20 minutes top anywhere in rio, but you still have all the same things such as the view, food, etc.
try having a family member con you out of your place and lie to u about little things and ruin your life now if i come to Nm it will be blinded nor job no house might have to sleep on the street but at least i' ll be far from the person who ruined my life.
If you are supposed to be there you'll find work to be there. Don't be afraid to do work for yourself. There's something for you.
@@eddenoy321 I was there two months ago, the crime and poverty are off the chain.
Born in White Sands (just on the other side of the mountains from Las Cruces). Moved away before I could get any of my own memories. For the next 49 years I'd pine for this mysterious and 'enchanted' land I could not remember. I've always called it 'my homeland'. When I finally made it back, tears in my eyes, I thought to myself, "I'm home again." The week there went by so fast. I hated having to leave and I pine even more now than I did before. Your post made me smile and I'm so happy for you!
Pamela Morris ..Go Mayfield Trojons! ..it’s grown! ..a lot 😃
I have a similar story about moving to Taos, where I lived for 11 years. NM really is the land of enchantment. I had a vision at the Pueblo on a visit before I moved and many things conspired to get me there 3 years later. I got a brand new life - no exaggeration - within a few months and much of that has stayed with me to this day 25 yrs later. Hopefully, it will turn into a finished novel soon. It was not always joy and bliss, but it was the answer to my soul's longing and it was healing on so many levels. I've wondered if I'm supposed to go back, but no answer to that question yet. I actually might choose Santa Fe this time, if I do return to NM. Good luck to you, and keep the youtubes coming! We can all benefit from them. You are doing the right thing by following your longing.Thank you!
i too am pulled to new mexico i dont know why i cant explain it i just know that i'm soupost to go i am planning to move asap
Plz dont
@@MASoldier4221 It's a little late to have it to yourself.Move out of the way.
Total same. I don't get it. 1 year later, are you closer to your move or have you moved?
Take care of your yeast infection first
Hope you do something about your yeast infection before moving 💩😷
It's called a midlife crisis, my dude. You definitely sound eclectic enough to fit in amongst the Santa Fe locals.
arisenryan Right… Beautiful artist in this in Santa Fe
lmao what
New Mexico was calling to me as a young teen and I don't know why. No midlife crisis then. I've never been, don't know anyone that's ever been there. Just saw pictures of it and it captured my heart and my imagination. I'm in my middle 50s now and I'm thinking about it again a lot. New Mexico pops up her head every now and then like Norm speaks of, in my life too.💗
I feel the same way. I thought I was the only one. I stayed in Las Cruces for about 3 weeks many years ago but since then I can't stop thinking about New Mexico, especially lately. I think it's calling. This was inspirational. Thank you.
You live in Las cruces? My hubby and I are moving there
I thought I was the only one that has just had this random feeling of moving to New Mexico I’ve never been but I have been moving from state to state for years trying to find home yet New Mexico had never left my mind since I was a kid I guess it’s my next move I just have to find a way out of Ohio thanks for the inspiration I’ve been thinking of how to get there by bus or something 23 now and I feel I need to be there soon it’s a overwhelming feeling but it feels so good I don’t want it to stop
I'm going thru it now
I LOVE New Mexico. It has my heart. Land of Enchantment is so fitting.
I moved to new Mexico not knowing anyone and now I live in abq AND love it here. Don't listen to the negative nay sayers they're unhappy everywhere. .. The place is rich with culture with good down to earth people. The food is delicious. Love hiking the mountains, the river bosque here in Abq, bike riding along the river. Camping in Mts near here, skiing close to abq, even sleeping out side under the stars with my wife and dog in my back yard. I love picking pinon nuts every four years, beautiful weather! Monsoon season is nice! I love LIVING in NEW MEXICO!
have you had your car stolen yet? You probably will.
@@kcmaldonado3948 I lived in Denver for 4 years my car was stolen once. My nieghbor down the street turned out to be a murdered. I had experiences of road rage. The cops are on a power trip.. I grew up in Dallas my sister was raped. My home and car was broken into.. sex offenders everywhere. Crime is everywhere. Your not gonna get away from it. If you think you have, watch the news.
Rumorady - lmfao what Monsoon season🤣 we get high winds but this isn’t Arizona man
@@gandolfwhite7323 I'm happy with the monsoon we have here. Why cant I be happy with that? Lol!
Rumorady - wut? Bro we don’t have monsoons what are you talking about
We lived in Placitas, a small Spanish village in the Sandia foothills, and I loved it! You’re right, NM got into my heart and under my skin and won’t leave. I also lived in Santa Fe in the 80’s when it was much less crowded. Now, we ‘ve decided to move back for our last years. Why? It’s gorgeous, inspiring, friendly, rugged, dry, spacious, starry, reverent, unpredictable, awe inspiring.
Nm is great. Besides Colorado it has huge and beautiful mountains. It's got mostly every climate except tropical believe it or not. NM even has mountains that has snow year round. It's got the plains in the east. The desert in the south and partly north. It's not nice weathered mountains with forests that are more beautiful than any other forest I've been to anywhere else in the country. Albuquerque isn't big but it's got a nice metro area and las cruces has the phenomenal organ mountains. If the organ mountains where in Europe, I guarantee they would be the most hiked mountains in Europe. We even have grassy plains with nothing but flowers. If you have ever been south of Taos, nm (Taos the city is ugly) it is probably the most beautiful place you have ever been to there was a time where I wa s only in the south desert part but when I traveled north it was very hard to believe I was in the state of New Mexico it was so beautiful. If you want metro area don't go to New Mexico. I see Gil's monsters and they are very cool and snakes, mountain lions, in one neighborhood they have desert where you can just walk and you see snakes, rabbits, roadrunners, etc. it is amazing and in my opinion New Mexico is the best state in the USA
New Mexico is beautiful, but Alaska is thee best state - mountains, coastlines, rainforest & even a small sands area on the pan handle. It truly is the last frontier. The land of enchantment is right next to Alaska in beauty.
I second that!
I live in New Mexico too. I have a good job. New Mexico has its ups and downs. It depends how you make it. It can make some improvement.
This is a case of "Breaking Bad" syndrom,
Minus the crystal meth.
Booker T.W your right it’s still alive high crime, no jobs drugs gangs! Homes in SF start at 300k. Good luck
So THAT'S the appeal of the "Land of Enchantment"! 😂 Don't forget all the orange barrels and construction... or is that just Albuquerque? LOL!
Well I live in the greater Seattle area. Thinking of a 5 acre lot outside of Belen in valencia county about an hiur south of albq. Change of scenery, alot more space, less people and the political bs cant be any worse than here. Clean slate coming up!
badmoose01 no there’s still plenty of crystal meth here
My mother is born and raised in NM and my father in CA. I moved here permanently in 1985 at 15 years old. San Diego is like paradise to a lot of people and I lived in it every day. Right by the ocean. After moving to NM I would always get asked why I would leave paradise to live here. This is paradise to me. I don't want to live anywhere else. Doesn't get any better than this for me.
November, 2021.... My wife & I moved to NM two years ago after roughly 15 years of research into NM during vacation time from work in WI. We finally chose NM as our retirement destination. We absolutely Love it here in Alamogordo. We had a nice home built very near the mountains. I am outdoors every day, hiking into the mountains, going to the Lincoln National Forest, exploring off road areas via ATV or via road trips. In a short two years we have made So many new friends. People everywhere here are much more friendly than so many other areas of the country. The weather is tremendously better than WI. Sure, nowhere is perfect, but overall this has been a wonderful move for us. We are HOME.
You beautiful, inspiring, glowing being!!! At the end of watching this I see that you filmed it 7 years ago! I‘m going for your other videos as soon as I post this comment. I can’t wait to see how your life has turned out. Thank you so much for sharing and for following the “bread crumbs” and your heart ❤️ It is an inspiring tale that relates somewhat to my own. My bread crumbs led me to a nights stay in Santa Fe on my way to a house sitting gig in AZ. (I’m currently living in CA.) Now that I’m here in AZ I can’t get NM out of my mind, nor do I want to. Thanks again 💗
Namaste, and stuff like that.
This was inspirational to me. I too live on the East Coast and I have been researching the west Arizona/New Mexico for a very long time now. I am drawn to it. Whenever I start to search another location, I always come back to the desert. I have been to Santa Fe and Taos a loooong time ago, but it was absolutely beautiful. Thanks for making this video, gives me hope.
I'm visiting Albuquerque from Salt Lake City this weekend to apartment shop, and this video was so very helpful. Thank you so much for posting!
I threw a dart at the map and moved to Las Cruces NM. I moved from Missouri and had never been to Las Cruces , not even when I had my car packed and driving there. Rolled up to a city I had never been to in my life and I've never looked back. I'm 23 and I've been here for 7 months now. Best decision I've ever made in my life. Moved here completely blind and with no plan besides to start over. Sold everything in my home , sold everything I had ever worked for , and it was an absolutely crazy journey to get here. Love it so much. This land is my land for sure.
New mexico has it all.. Its goods its bads.. Beauty.. Food.. The people .. Im proud to be a new mexican..
What part of New Mexico? My parents were born in Belen.. Im from San Diego and want to move out there.
@@bigac619 I'm from Albuquerque NM ..
@@bigac619 you'd love it here ..
Felicita one of my Tia's lives in the Burque too.
@@bigac619 what part Albuquerque do you live I'm on the west side my whole family is here
New Mexico ain't bad. Been here all my life♥️ welcome to the land of entrapment- I mean, er... Enchantment.
I moved to ABQ back in 1992, from Illinois. I got a job in the mail room at a law firm. My brother, Chuck hooked me up. I went to night school and became an attorney, myself. If I've learned anything from living here, it's this: do not get involved with the cartels.Long story short, I now live in Nebraska under an assumed identity. Lol
Derrick Bridges land of tweakers
Lmao! Yep. Entrapment for sure
Derrick Bridges land before time
@@peace__777 Is that you, Gene?
It’s wonderful to hear and see other people that have felt the same way I have. Over a year ago I visited New Mexico and Arizona for the first time via a road trip. Half way through I got incredibly sick, and the last four days were miserable…. Yet ever since then I can’t shake the feeling I had when in New Mexico. I’ve always dreamt of leaving the Midwest (where I was born and raised) but never would have I imagined New Mexico is where I wanted to be. Now my long time partner is finishing up their schooling, and I’m getting more and more eager to make that jump!
It's quite refreshing to see that I'm not the only person that has never been to New Mexico and is buying a house there just because I feel drawn to it. Just confirms that it is definitely a special place
NM is fine (been here nearly 50 years) if you don't mind high elevations and lack of available oxygen.
How high?
I've visted NM a couple of times and have been wanting to move there for a few years now. I can't seriously talk to my friends, family, or other loved ones about it because everyone is just so set in their ways they can't possibly fathom doing something like this. It's reaching a point where I can't hold back anymore and I'm just going to have to go. You shouldn't stay somewhere just because you can and because it's the safest thing to do.
Have you moved here yet, Rick? Follow your dreams no matter where they lead you. I hope you can make it if you haven't already come ere.
Rick Blasing
I moved to NM from Dan Diego in 1977, I loved it the first time I visited, the weather and the people were the friendliest and handsome Spanish and Indian and cowboys and I loved the food! Sadly I have seen the change in culture and liberal minded people coming from liberal states and the over population of south of the border people from other countries with their socialist liberal views and unsocial and even rude attitudes have changed the state very much. I still love the place but I have more fear of two much crime and cultural change where I almost feel like an unwelcome stranger! I think it is becoming that way in much of America!
@@dobypilgrim6160 finally moving in june
I've been coming to New Mexico ever since I was a kid and I always knew that one day I would live here. And in 2008 I sold everything and packed the rest into storage and my family and I jumped on a bus and headed to Santa Fe. It's been the best decision I've ever made. I now have a completely different life and even a different family and we live in the mountains of Pecos. New Mexico is my home and it always will be. This place holds a magic an old magic for those with the ability to feel it. And once you feel it no other place will call to you like this land will.
Witness protection program?
Santa fe is the high desert. phoenix is the REAL desert with Temps at 110
High mtn desert...
Desert isn't defined by a heat index.
Norm, I currently live in Springfield, MO and understand exactly how you felt and feel. I have always loved NM and have been thinking a lot lately about moving to the Los Lunas area. What can you tell me about it? Thx for your video
Because it is the cheapest best place to live if retired, not if working. DO NOT expect to make money here
Best bring your own money and a body guard. hahahahaha
Morgan City La 70380 is the best place to retire. I bought my place for$12.3K and I don't need a car here. Gym Dr dentist pharmacy ER Walmart and more half mile from my house. Google Earth this town you will see. Best of all there are not folks like this guy. Glad he's happy.
Thank you. Honesty is Gold.
@@jordanm.8729 lol no you wont tough guy.
Santa Fe is not cheap at all though, nor is Taos.
This story makes me think of an alien abduction
alien abduction is for globe turds. there is no VOID. What there is is avatar extraction.
Lol
Yes!! I identify with this so much. I'm from Chicago, moved to South Carolina, and went back and forth between SC and Florida. I've seen a lot of the country because my parents like to travel, but even in this vast nation, I never felt like I belonged or fit in anywhere. 'Til now. I've been talking to a native Burqueño for over three years and we fell in love, so this year in March I finally took a chance and went to NM all alone and as soon as I landed in the sunport I knew I was already home. I could hear the city calling my name. It was the best week of my life, and because of that, I'm taking the leap and moving in with the love of my life in the land of enchantment! I have nothing tying me down to where I currently stay and this house I've stayed in for years doesn't equate to the familiar feeling that NM delivers. If you feel the beckoning call of NM, absolutely take the leap! Whether it's just for a small trip or you wish to drop everything and stay, you will not regret it!!
Beautiful video, thank you for sharing. I grew up in the desert when I was a kid in my home country, years later I met the Sonora desert in Tucson, Arizona, and it remains one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
Raimundo Lanas the Sonoran Desert is magical
I'm from Los Angeles and HATED the desert as a youth. Then at 16 I traveled the country for 8 years and landed in Minneapolis. Loved Minnesota for the next 16 years until moving to Albuquerque 11 years ago. I don't know what it is but for me the desert is the place to be. I like to consider Santa Fe as "WHERE THE DESERT MEETS THE TREE LINE" 💛
My wife and I just moved to Las Cruces a couple months ago. We threw a dart at the map essentially. Closest friends and relatives are 14 hours away. We had paid off a lease before we even got here. The first time we seen our home , and las cruces , was when we came rolling in with a car packed with as much stuff as we could. And it’s a happily ever after from there. Absolutely love it. I don’t regret this wild decision whatsoever. I’m never going to leave here. Ever. This is my home
Born and raised in the Mojave Desert. New Mexico, West Texas, Panhandle Texas, and Arizona, are all home. This land is so vast, one can easily get lost in the middle of nowhere. That's what makes it the Land of Enchantment - you get lost, to find yourself.
OH PLZ
You get lost to lose your life and waste it on a state that has no future 💀💀😂😂🤦♂️.
red black - well put.
@@GoonOnFire xD
Red Black Amen!!!!
It's crazy that I found your video. I just got back from a 2 week vacation thru the west, traveling about 4700 miles and going thru 10 states. Ever since I've been back I've had this overwhelming urge to move to New Mexico. I've been looking at land to build a house and even talked my son in law into taking a trip back there in a couple of months just this afternoon. I can't explain it !!!! I'm thinking rural central New Mexico... Maybe a little west of Socorro. Thanks for the video !! It makes me feel good to know that I'm not crazy !! :)
Oh my, west of Socorro is towards the Very Large Array.
Living in the desert to me is peace,freedom ,sense and sensibility- life is what you make it.
I guess everyone is just happier where they're not from. I was born & raised in Santa Fe & have lived many places from Europe to California. Although I too love the ambiance & the beauty - I also know that there is very little opportunity (specifically for the locals) & that it very difficult to make a living.
I must admit tho that I have my own prejudices about the place - for example: I tried to make a documentary there about the history of Santa Fe, but instead of getting help from Gov Richardson's Office when I asked for it - his assistant literally picked up the phone to call most of the entities that I needed to deal with & told them not to help me. Who at that level has the time for such nonsense? I was able to iron everything out with everyone but what alot of extra work that was. And why?
I brought my mother in 2010 to live with us in Altadena, CA - and she loved it here. The first time we went back to visit Santa Fe was in 2012 & when we returned home, my dog died. The next time I took her to visit Santa Fe - my mother died while we were there. I hate St Vincent's Hospital (but it is the only hospital in town) - I hate the doctors there who cared so little that they shoved her off to a nursing home while she still had pneumonia & could not even stand, no matter how much I objected. She had good insurance too. New Mexico is a fine place if you come with money & the transplants always do better there than the locals. Thank you for sharing this video.
Such a sad story, Patricia. I hope you are doing well and your documentary was at last a good experience. Thanks for telling your story. I, too, am thinking about moving to Santa Fe, but I don't like hearing about the only hospital there!
Do the locals universally resent transplants? I have gotten that impression before from videos and comments, but never been...
In pictures it looks amazing during the winter
Yeah, Santa Fe is great if you have money and are not a local. The locals are starving. I was there just 2 months ago. It is beautiful that is a fact, but there cost of living compared to wages is nuts.
I sold my Atlanta home in a month, put my dog in my truck and my belongings in a u-haul and headed west to Santa Fe leaving behind everyone I knew, going to a state I knew nothing about. Everything was completely irrational and consciously perfect at the same time. That was 15 years ago. About the only difference in your story and mine is that I stayed in a Motel 6 instead of the Super 8. Life is good ;)
I wanna be able to do that some day in life
Very inspiring...thank you :))) Going through the same emotions right now. Thank you!!
I did that when I was 21 and stayed for 14 years. I had nothing but my car and my clothes. I wound up in Bernalillo at the old convent where there were other artists and I traded work for rent. I ended up moving from there to Madrid and lived there for seven years. I loved Santa Fe. I have no regrets.
I left L. A. and landed on 20 acres in the rural east mountains of Albuquerque, an hour from Albuquerque and Santa Fe in Santa Fe county and a walk to any of my neighbors. The isolation can be tough, but all I have to do is look at the view and Im content
Perfect example of someone who then comes to town once a month without a shower and talks to everyone as nauseum because is so desperate for contact. These are exactly the people who come to New Mexico. Poor, unloved, alone, nobody cares. So they end up in town and their energy is crazy. They seem starved and look like shot honestly eating bad food and too much time inside a unlermitted structure with who knows what effects on health. This is the epitome story of white people in New mexico
I she a neighbor from LA. He said he left the rat race and a great accountant job. He has two graduate degrees one in biology and one in economics. He is a lonely guy. He had a heart failure the other day and I had to save him only to learn that yes he gave up all those things but he is also clinically insane and on unemployment because of it. Thanks. Why did all the bits come here to just make the whole place depressing as hell? Someone of us have spouses and kids and pets and want to be happy but all these freaky neighbors around make it impossible to be joyful often. You put out Easter eggs for you kids to find your semi-sane neighbors collecting them for food. So fucking weird
Something about the desert. The forest is very cool, but something about the desert...
Come out for a Hike into the Canyons when the sun is setting and with a full moon shinning above. Will be worth it
Thanks, Norm. This vid speaks to me. NM makes no sense, but I can't stop thinking about it. Might just be 'grass is always greener', but ....hey there's no grass there so that doesn't apply! It's such beautiful place. I got a family and am really rooted where I am, but it might be a great retirement option, either as a snowbird or full time. AZ is another option and may be better for me in some ways. I'd want to be somewhere between a big city and middle of nowhere in either state. A visit is the first order of biz.
But there’s no grass there! Haha
Maybe theres a giant ufo on top of the mountain calling you.
While living in Los Angeles in 1998 pursuing the Hollywood dream, this odd 4 letter word suddenly started appearing EVERYWHERE. I didn't know what a Taos was. It got so bad I finally drove and visited and had a MAGICAL life changing week. I visited NM on and off and have now lived in NM 3 times...twice in ABQ and now 16 miles north of Santa Fe. Taos is truly my special place, but there are no jobs there. I am one of those people you hear about where when I get fed up with things here and leave, I'm brought back. I've met other people who've left and come back 6-11 times.
Hi Norm-thanks for posting this video. I'm moving to Santa Fe too and it is something I had been meaning to do for a while. Can you recommend any temp vacation homes or motels? Thank you!
Sorry Jasmin. Just saw your post. There is one apartment building (former hotel) that rents by the month. You might consider renting a bedroom.
Norm, ..... Finally someone to verbalize my experience. I am in the process of preparing for a move to Santa Fe. I have set a move date of 2016 (that is, if I can wait THAT long).... Very odd... the hunger and yearning that I feel. After watching your piece, I feel in good company. I honestly feel less at home here in Nebraska, every day and an almost homesick feeling for Santa Fe. Thanks so much!!!
Maureen
My apologies for not responding much sooner. I haven't been to this page in several years and I didn't realize I had all these responses. I'm glad you enjoyed my video. :-)
hey!! did you make it?
Are you still in New Mexico?
could be aliens calling for you. :) that's funny, when I was living in Los Angeles I had some friends that would talk about Santa Fe all the time so one weekend i rented a car a drove out there just to check it out, too. pretty cool place.
This is such a wonderful story. I’m so happy for you. Hope you’re still doing well in New Mexico. I had the same experience, but moving from Maine to Florida, so I totally understand.❤😊 Thank you for this video.
This is awesome man! Stumbled across this video just scrolling. I’m originally from Albuquerque and am now living in Las Vegas, Nevada while in the Air Force. New Mexico is truly an amazing place and I can’t wait to get back!
Santa Fe is overpriced, full of art dealers from New York, with very little rentals available, housing is also a problem in Santa Fe... The wealthy made this place hard for the average guy to live there...
Also, Albuquerque has the highest crime rate in the country, for whatever reason, it makes you think about moving there.
Santa Fe is an exemplar of the basic supply/demand economic model.
I’ve been in Santa Fe and Taos for 20 years. The sheer amount of indignant, half sane whites people now is pretty crazy. I have ranches so I don’t have to mingle but it’s like the epicenter of emotional health needs. I can’t imagine how many people seem mentally lost and quite sick. I’ll keep my ranches but it’s pretty bad. I think marijuana legalization would be helpful to
Get a more stable economy and more stable citizens to come. Too many nuts around Santa Fe and the Mexican community is good when it’s good and horrible when horrible. Like here a guy raping little boys in his foster care was returned he
Two weeks ago to the kids. The legal system here is fucked and again most people
Are sick. This guy still thinks it’s magic. He doesn’t understand people are insane around here. I have farms in 3 other states so I can mentally disassociate. I have found like zero truly successful people
To befriend. Everyone is just pretty poor and lost. Too bad.
Albuquerque is not even top 10 in crime rate.
SANTA FE DOES SUCK ! LOL . Lots of Gay liberal Hippie types, but it does have its nice things if you can hang NOT doing ANY nightlife without paying an arm and a leg !
RAN DOWN AND OVERPRICED, WE'RE ABOUT 3 TO 4 YEARS BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE.
WE ARE FIRST IN BAD THINGS , THEN LAST IN GOOD THINGS - (THAT'S NEW MEXICO)
I LIVE HERE I KNOW ~!
I'm a native New Mexican and love it! What happened is Cali bused the gangs to ABQ and many problems started from there years ago. You don't mention the breath taking scenery, the awesome native people who for the most part make it worth while living there. There is danger no matter where you go and believe me I have been all over. No one knows better than locals how messed up the out of towners made our state but we deal with it the best we can!
Norm, I've been having the same feelings about Santa Fe for over 10 years now. I live in the city of Oakland California and New Mexico keeps popping into my head over and over.
Thank you for sharing your story. It really resonates with my as a DC metro homeowner. My jobs have taken me to New Mexico and Arizona a handful of times over the last 6 years. The desert calls to me as well. I hope to return soon and explore a little more, not as a tourist but prospective resident.
I moved to Las Cruces with my new husband at 16 years old.He was stationed at White Sands Proving Ground.i gave birth to 2 children while my husband went to colledge.We moved back to Massachusetts .And I've missed N.M.ever since.
Me and my hubby are moving to hubby Las cruces
Oh and by the way, my daughter is now living in New Mexico. It just happened after she took a trip across the USA. She loved it immediately built a network of friends got her teacher's certificate for yoga and met her love
I wish you well. I fell in love with New Mexico when my parents took me there on vacation when I was 10 years old in 1965. We went to Carlsbad and Cloudcroft. I was stationed at Fort Bliss and did a lot of field work in the south part of New Mexico. I have vacationed there a lot. I have always felt comfortable in New Mexico. I may retire there at least for a time. I would not be going there cold as you did. Best Wishes.
Great story, Norm. I love also , and I always have. When I was a kid in Texas my family enjoyed many day trips and vacations there-camping, finding curios in the shops, it will be great for you. Tell us about your art lessons.
I have a friend who lived in New England, and in the early '90s he had the exact same experience when he visited Denver. He moved within a few weeks. It turned out terribly, and he's regretted it ever since.
His story of taking the leap and finding his flow is no doubt inspiring. I have family in NM and have dreamed of moving there, but cannot. (It is not great for jobs or public schools.) Thing is, I don't know about the East Coast, where he was living, but on the beautiful but stressfully overpriced West Coast it is something of a cliche how many baby boomers pine for Santa Fe. The ones who move there tend to have money, they go there to retire and buy Native American art. I have seen so many: a TV executive who bought a small hacienda in Arroyo Seco, a divorcee who had an epiphany in a Starbucks about how his life should go, and then a coterie of New Agey older women dripping with chunky jewelry who blog about the pull of nature. Sincerely all the best to them, but let's be honest: you just do not see many families relocating there compared to neighboring states. My family is there, and I am priced out out here, but I don't feel like my family are the demographic who can make it work. I have loved NM for four decades. But nobody I know my age ever goes there. It seems to be a lot of people in Marin County or wealthy SoCal burbs who are drawn to New Mexico.
I moved for a recession job in 2010 to Los Alamos. Santa Fe is like any tourist town in every state. After spending some weekends hanging out in Santa Fe early on it quickly got old. I’ve now been in northern NM for 11 years; I really like everything else northern NM and plan on staying here.
I agree. Many people I've seen take that jump, became homeless
Northern NM has lots of culture and beauty; everything south of Socorro is a soul-killing cesspool of poverty, ugliness and vegetable retirees.
It kind of looks that way in S NM,I agree.Then again,there are people that retire to some of those towns and find it quite comfortable. I am going to Albuquerque to live and am a little worried about it because it has a bad reputation.
Ed Denoy Nah, it's fine, though the main thoroughfare on Central Ave. by UNM will be horribly slow for a year as they tear it up to build the rapid transit line.
Rolling Ormond Hey Thanks
know of any good homeless shelters there or as place to get a job??? or even a good book publishing place down there ?????????????
SO AMAZING! This story made my day!
Thank you for this video. I myself have been feeling this calling to explore NM for a few years now. I can't explain it but that's one place that makes me feel "comfortable" in my mind, even though I haven't visited it yet. I am semi-retired now and planning a trip to NM sometime soon to explore and see how I feel when I am there. Thanks again for the information! :-)
I know the feeling well. I left New York and moved to Arizona. A state where I knew no one, with no job, no home here, and two children, In that flow of this "knowing" I have found who and what I am, been a Sedona person and also on the periphery of New Mexico I was as well. The Sangre de Christo area hold that special something. A calling and question mark.
I've wanted to move to New Mexico since I was 12 years old. I've been feeling the pull to Santa Fe again, it's like this tug in the back of my mind. I feel it every time I look west. I'm constantly seeing things that remind me of NM. I've never flown anywhere, and right now I'm thinking about buying a plane ticket to NM to spend a couple days out there. I know I'm supposed to be there.
new mexico pulls me back again and again. Thank you for sharing your experience!
this was such a beautiful and empowering story, thank you for sharing. I have been feeling to pull and having callings to NM as well and am making that jump next month with just my dog, I have never been to NM and don't know anyone out there but I can't wait to see what's in store for me!!! All the comments on this video goes to show, who is meant to flow into the land of enchantment, will
RANDY JUDAH TALK
I move to Santa fe in 4 months ... and I know no one there ..... but I think my decision is the best
+KayLa Douglas You'll make friends.
+KayLa Douglas Why are you coming here?
KayLa Douglas
You're living my dream 👍
62andru job
How's it going so far Kayla?
Is Santa Fe a safe place? Is it expensive ? Thanks.
Love this story. Thank you for this, from someone who is feeling a little lost right now. :)
Human nature wants change after being used to the same type of living so of course opposites attract
I'm thinking seriously of moving to NM as well.. I lived in AZ for a couple years. Love the beautiful desert landscape, historic homes, and friendly people in the Southwest. Also love adobe homes and turquoise jewelry. I
think NM still has a lot of tremendous places to live, and Santa Fe has much to offer.
Welcome to our home. I’m old New Mexican; my family has been here for over 300 years. We will never leave New Mexico.
I had never been to Santa Fe until I moved here too. Pre-internet (or before everyone had it, at any rate.) So I looked it up in an encyclopedia. That was in 1992. Been here ever since. Never regretted it for a second. Glad you're here Norm.
Very powerful. Truly inspirational.
Clainda Stuart Yep, I made that cross country move from NY to NM and don't regret it! It's really beautiful!
Thank you Clainda. Glad you showed up here.
Lived there for 25yrs. Best thing I ever did was getting the hell out of there.
Cool to visit from time to time but living there and being under 60yrs old is a no go.
LOL that is likely quite right.
Never moved.
This is crazy. I live in Lubbock Texas and I have the same feelings and thoughts so much so that my friends here are telling me to just go. I think I will soon. Thanks for making this video.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your beautiful story! I had a very very similar experience when I moved to Idaho 9 years ago. And now I feel called to Chama NM.
Wow this is very inspiring. I can definitely relate to you and say that there are certain places that call our name