Why I Love Santa Fe

By Anthony • March 11th, 2010

My 25 years in Santa Fe have been a time of: personal growth, opportunity, family, community, crossroads of life. A lot has changed, I remember when Cerrillos Rd ended in dirt at Airport Rd. Now you have an Olive Garden and Target Store down there. A lot has not changed like: magical Christmas holidays, Zozobra & Fiestas, Santa Fe’s Quatro Centenario – 400 years since the founding of Santa Fe, City of Holy Faith.

Every day you wake up in Santa Fe, the air is fresh and sweet. The mountain views motivate me to be outside during all four seasons. We Santa Feans enjoy an active outdoor community. That is because Santa Fe is sunny 98% of the time. Surrounding the city are National Forests, Indian Pueblos, and BLM / Bureau of Land Management lands. So 15 minutes out your door you are: hiking, fishing, horseback riding, skiing, four wheeling, motorcycling, mountain biking.

There is something spiritual about sunsets, sunrises, and full moons in Santa Fe. I figure the Native Americans around us are praying to the four sacred directions, amplifying our hearts and souls to follow our true path. Yep, you heard it from me a good ole Texas boy, this energy makes us all the more aware of our roots and mother nature.

The thing about living in a multicultural town like Santa Fe, you do not have to fit in because you are accepted as who you are. That also means you do not relocate to Santa Fe to judge others, you simply come here to be you and grow with the energy and cultural traditions. There is a relaxed, casual pace of life in Santa Fe; we take time to talk with each other. Every day in Santa Fe, you meet someone new, from a different background. Santa Fe life is one big discovery of folks from around the US and the World.

Santa Fe cultural life – Zozobra, Christmas farolitos, dancing on the plaza, Pet Parade, Santa Fe Rodeo, Fine Arts, Performing Arts. In Santa Fe, there are over 500 Santa Fe non profit organizations to join and support the Santa Fe community. Joining is a great way to meet Santa Feans from all walks life, the US and the World. I enjoyed serving Santa Fe as: President New Mexico Guides Association, Chairman Council for Art of the West – NM Museum Foundation, President Santa Fe Kiwanis Club, President Santa Fe Downtown Kiwanis Foundation. These associations make Santa Fe life very fulfilling.

Anthony Atwell – Serving You Santa Fe Real Estate 20 years.