Weaving Threads of the Past
Into New Mexico’s Future
By Laurie Volkin
 Over the last 10 years, Diane Bowman has helped the Española Valley Fiber Arts Center (EVFAC) grow into a unique organization that is a valuable resource for all of northern New Mexico. Through the nonprofit organization, local fiber artists are learning how to turn their creative art into a business.
It wasn’t an easy road to get the organization to this point. In recent years, grant money has been drying up for nonprofit organizations nationwide, including EVFAC. “It was hard to keep this organization going financially,” said Diane. “We had to figure out how to survive, and we started thinking about earning income instead relying on grants.” The idea was to offer classes, membership, and help artists sell their creations, which in turn would generate income to run EVFAC.
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Traveling and
Vacationing
With Children
by Lisa Ragsdale
 “How far is it? How far is it?” my 3-year old chants in a sing-song voice, rocking back and forth in his booster seat. We’re driving from somewhere to somewhere else one summer. I don’t remember where; it’s all a blur to me now.
I’m a former military mom with four children. We practically lived in our mini-van. We moved a lot, and we visited family during our vacations. We spent immeasurable time in the car, in hotels, and out of our minds. We learned a lot along the way: Be prepared, teach and practice safety, and preserve those memories.
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 Lost and Alone
in Beijing
By Diane Thome
“Madam, you’re in the wrong area. No taxis are permitted in this sector. You’ll have to walk.”
A barely English-speaking Chinese woman delivered these dismal tidings to Rosanne Roberts, owner of R.M. Roberts and Associates, a Santa Fe-based human resources consulting firm. Rosanne had ventured to Beijing, unescorted, to speak at a women’s conference sponsored by the United Nations.
Getting lost in an area where taxis fear to tread was only one of several misadventures during that trip. Unaware of the disparity between U.S. and Beijing hotel prices, Rosanne had selected a price range that put her in a substandard hotel in a questionable area of town. (You’d think someone at the United Nations would have warned her.) And she encountered men with machine guns in the room where she was to give her speech. Reflecting on this situation more than 10 years later, Rosanne muses, “I learned so much about myself. I became a world citizen there.”
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