New Mexico

I am proud to be a New Mexican.

Part of the United States.  

I don't speak Spanish fluently, 

but I have friends who do and I wish I did.

Forget about how cool it is that we're the only place in the world that grows green chile (which is best tasting, forget about hotness, also, but it can be) and that our state question is about food and that we have a better variant of Mexican food than Mexico or Texas (especially).

Red or green, ladies?  Fellas?  Hmmm?

Forget about how we have the best weather of anywhere I've heard about or experienced.  And forget about how fucking beautiful and diverse this place is.

 Even if pictures can't really show it... 

and these are pretty good, if I do say so myself.

And I don't care about the Balloon Fiesta or whatever else we're known for.

Trinity Site... first atomic bomb testing.  

Yeah, I've been there.

Haven't been here, though.

We have more soul than anywhere I've been.  We have a culture and a spirituality and a substance that I feel is very real and I strongly relate to.  I feel there is so much to say, and it's hard to know where to begin.  A tribute is all I wanted.  And I guess everyone loves their home, and I suppose it's hard to explain, but I am so proud of this place and no matter where I go I hope I end up here eventually.

This is even where the aliens hovered and crashed one time.