So I’m going to a Canadian festival roughly modeled after Burning Man alone this week. I’ve never gone to something like this before, but expect to have a weird time (hopefully in a good sense).
Have you ever gone to something kinda like this (BM itself, a regional burn, outdoor multi-day music festival with that kind of vibe)? I’d love to hear people’s stories/hard-earned wisdom.
Lol, your last paragraph resonates. I’ll probably have more to say about it once I’ve actually done it, but that’s basically the risk - either you’ll go, get out of your shell a bit, and have a good time, or you’ll be kinda bored and anxious.
Will say that based on your skill set, you’d probably do well with the crew that goes out and does initial setup or a bigger, more involved camp. In doing the grunt work, you’d likely make a connection with those folks which will help bolster the social experience of it all.
I think you should give something like this a shot - worst you could say is you tried it out, and had a meh time. But it could be awesome - I’ve yet to see someone talk about a festival like this and say “Yeah, I went - I was bored and lonely as shit”.