Both of my children were students at La Casita, the foundation of their academic success and their…read morelove of learning. I have actively participated at La Casita as a parent, a board member, and now I am blessed to be a teacher.

I am so glad our child was able to attend La Casita! I was very impressed by the skill level of…read moreeach of the teachers. The play-based learning was implemented in a structured yet free flowing and organic way. I felt that the teachers truly understood the importance of learning in the moment. There was a presence and attentiveness that created the prime atmosphere for learning. La Casita is structured in such a way that builds and supports community. Being a part of this community turned out to be such a gift for our family. In this day in age, it is easy to feel isolated while raising young children. La Casita became much more than a school for us. It felt like a second home! Our family as a whole was able to reap the many benefits of belonging to this awesome community of families and teachers. If you are looking for a school that cultivates your child's unique gifts, staffed with loving teachers, and supported by a strong community of families... then I highly recommend La Casita!

Got my Master's in the Liberal Arts (Western Classics) at St. John's and it changed my life…read more THRILLED that they also offer a Master of Arts in Eastern Classics and that they just launched their Master of Arts in Middle Eastern Classics!! Seriously considering returning for one of these to get back to these important and restorative conversations.

My second child has graduated from SJC with an exceptional education. I was disappointed that the…read morecollege allowed him to share a dorm with his girlfriend, though. This does not seem appropriate.

Over this summer 2023, I was excited to go ahead and complete some extra driving hours to finally…read moreget my NM driving license. As someone who drove beforehand and needed to fix a few issues here and there for not driving for some time, I decided to pay the adult education course offered at ABC Drivers Ed. Despite my early attempts to understand the direction of the teaching approach of my instructor Donny and the overall course, I was unable to achieve my goal at this time. I received shallow and obscure response and direction. Whenever I insisted to know what's going on, Donny never gave me a clear answer. It was pretty frustrating but I decided to be flexible. My bad. I wanted to complete a class for an hour a week, but Donny often offered to complete the class in two (2) hours. I don't think that's healthy and fair for a student. Personally, I felt pressured by Donny to complete as many hours as possible in a short period of time. I quite never understood the rush. He also often asked me to complete many hours in a week, even though I kept saying I'm unavailable. If I have to do it again, I will make my booking directly from the website, be more private about my personal driving practice and do not ask to drive more than an hour in one session. It didn't even make sense to me when he asked me to drive additional hours since I drove him for hours around town at least once and we went on the highway more than once. He was telling me how I was doing a good job and all. Very deceiving. In fact, Donny almost puts our lives in danger at one time as I blindly followed his driving instructions on a highway. My learning experience with Donny was unsatisfactory and poor because I left somewhat unsure about my driving skills even after the hours paid for my adult driving education course from ABC Drivers Ed. Donny said I have to learn one or two things but he actually fails to give the tools to achieve that while I was taking the course with him. He come across as courteous and friendly but as a teacher at a core, I won't recommend him unless you're ready to give him more money by paying additional driving classes. Reflecting back, I think since the beginning, his business objective was to get me to pay additional hours and earn more money that way because the charge is much higher. To be honest with you, I felt ripped off for my time and money by Donny and ABC Drivers Ed.

I have taken both of my sons to this program and they are wonderful. The instructors are very…read moreknowledgeable and my children really learned how to be defensive drivers. I highly recommend them!

As of January 2007, the beginning of School of American Research's 101st year, the name of this…read moreeducational non-profit organization was officially changed to the "SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH ON THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE." I only knew this research facility when I lived in Santa Fe as SAR. I did contract archeological cartography for them for a couple of years. The cartography wasn't difficult, but getting each drawing and map approved was. They had a reputation for never approving the first work submitted. Always wanting everything perfect. Deadlines weren't the primary motivation, perfection was. There were always changes. But producing maps and drawings for some of the Grand Canyon Series of publications made me feel a real part of this prestigious institution and worth the trouble of working for perfectionists. This 100 year-old institution was initially established to study and research the archaeology and ethnology of the American Southwest. In the late 1960s the focus became more of a global one. The programs and activities of SAR today include research and study to advance archeology, anthropology and similar related disciplines. The School's many programs include a scholars-in-residence program, seminars and public lectures, and extensive Native American Indian Arts research programs. SAR has an annual Lecture Series and also provides field trips to noted archeological sites to its members. Membership is inexpensive and the benefits are enormous. 100 years of research is at your fingertips through their extensive library collections (the librarian was the librarian in the Laboratory of Anthropology for many years) and many research programs and publications. (Plus they always welcome volunteers.) Check out www.sarweb.org for complete information on this research institution that has been moving the anthropological study of the American Southwest and other areas of the world forward for over 100 years.

I'm finally ready to become a gun owner. With that comes an incredible amount of responsibility…read more Don't consider buying a gun without professional training. Don't be sorry. The Mindful Shooter has it all. You will be ever so grateful. Happy ownership.

I spoke at length with Mr. Collins to try to get my daughter set up for a basic class. Since it…read morewas a gift for my daughter, I purchased some blank gift certificates, and met Mr. Collins to complete our transaction. This was his first time doing a gift certificate, which is why I purchased the blank certificates and gifted them to him. On the day my daughter was scheduled to meet with him, he contacted her to ask her if she was fully vaccinated. Because she was not, he cancelled the class and refunded my money. To say we were disappointed is an understatement. I recommend that Mr. Collins put a disclaimer on his website to at least let people know they must be fully vaccinated in order to train with him.

Evangeline gave me a wonderful facial! I love going here! Highly recommend and I will be back soon!read more

The instructor with red hair is ridiculously subpar at her job. I asked for the hair from the…read morescreenshot. I came to a consultation in advance and the instructor told me with full confidence they could give me those results. After a bleach and tone this is how my hair came out. I explained that the orange is absolutely not okay and i told the instructor how upset i was about the quality of the bleach. She said it's due to my hairs natural color that it came out orange. I told her i disagree that it's my hairs fault when i specifically was told by her that her student could achieve this balayage job. She wanted me to wait to speak with a director after i had already been in the salon from 9am-3:30pm. Instead of taking my concerns seriously she brushed it off like it was MY issue. I walked out without paying. The woman who instructs the students is needs to reevaluate her career choices since she very clearly does not know what she's talking about. While i was getting bleached the instructor only checked on my hair twice. If she had told me they couldn't give me the job i wanted and to go else where i would've been fine doing that.

Needing to recharge a couple of fire extinguishers for my home/shop, I found it difficult to find…read moreanywhere in northern NM that did this service--until I found Fire Safety Sales. Scott met me at his shop on a Saturday afternoon, and as my old extinguishers couldn't be recharged, he sold me extinguishers that would work. I learned a lot about extinguishers that Saturday as Scott was very knowledgeable and friendly. I found that making people safe is more important to him that making a sale. I recommend Scott and his team to everyone. FYI, if you call and no one answers, leave a message. They will call you back.

Had to recharge home fire extinguisher. Good people good service. What more is there? Thank you,…read moreScott.