Perspective on last year’s Cargo Cult from a newbie, who is excited to be returning this year
Looking down on Black Rock City from a plane that I watched skydivers jump out of. NO BIG DEAL.
What is Burning Man like?
When I’d agreed last year to go and perform on the Playa with the burlesque troupe I’m in, I didn’t really know what I was getting into. I was thrilled to perform there, but other than that I had basically no knowledge about what Burning Man was (and is). I’d only ever just heard of it when I moved to San Francisco about three years ago, and all I really understood was that it was people camping in the desert.
As the months until the Burn whittled down, and then suddenly there were only weeks, and then days, I was actually dreading the trip there. I couldn’t admit it at the time, but I was pretty scared about going.
Why? Because I had no idea what Burning…
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