I, Sharon Cornet, wrote articles for many years, served on the board of directors (including officer positions, and was the first female President in 2001) for the El Paso Solar Energy Association (www.espea.org), learned everything I could about passive solar home design, and taught workshops, attended events, promoted solar on Earth Day committees, baked cookies galore in solar ovens at renewable energy fairs, and worked as Project Manager for three bi-national and EPA grants to install solar water distillers in border colonias. In time I moved and bought two acres and designed and built my