As we go through the annual ritual of preparing our home to drive into the dusty playa, my mind is buzzing with thoughts of anticipation and trepidation.
This will be my 3rd Burning Man, and Chris’s 9th. Each time I have been to Burning Man, it has been a true temporary location to park my home. When people greet me with ‘Welcome Home!’ – it means something slightly different for me. This year will be no different.
Except that we will be joined up with dozens of other like minded nomadic spirits. We started Camp Nomadia last year, with the intentions of meeting and camping with others who are not just visiting the playa, but bringing their home there too. Last year was a small camp.
This year, despite the challenge of being amongst the 20% of theme camps not placed due to the shrunk size of the city, our population has grown significantly and we’ve had to add an Annex. This time around, Camp Nomadia is primarily folks living a life of full time travel – or darn near it. I suppose it makes sense that not having an address is a natural beacon for nomads and vagabonds.
This year we’ll again be hosting a series of ‘Nomadic Happy Hours’ as well as a workshop on how to become technomadic. Click for our full schedule of events. If you’re attending Burning Man this year, stop on by at 6:00 & DNA and say hi!
While going to Burning Man is mostly like any other day for us – a new temporary location, new people, new experiences, living off grid, radical self reliance, leaving no trace – there is something different about it. It is the only event that is an anchor in our calendar. I consider it my marinade for the year. The journey I soak up in one week at Burning Man has lasting seasoning throughout the year.
The journey doesn’t stop at the gate, it is meant to be shared with the world. And the world I have experienced is meant to be shared with Burning Man.
Last year we came back from the ‘American Dream’ themed Burning Man inspired to volunteer on the Obama Campaign. We ended up in rural Nevada running a field office in Fallon. This morning we appropriately start our final leg to the playa from Fallon. Our host family from the campaign will take care of Kiki for us, while this year’s inspiration finds us.
With early arrival passes in hand, we’ll spend the weekend helping set up Pandora’s Fix-It Shoppe @ 6:00 & DNA (directly behind Center Camp), the camp that invited us in to place our main Camp Nomadia. We will be scouting out an ideal location nearby for our Camp Nomadia Annex for when the rest of our camp arrives at gate open on Monday morning.
See you on the dusty side!
Haven’t been able to make the past couple of burns, it’s a bit more involved when you have to come across the atlantic, not to mention pricey. So many friends will be out there with you I always feel scratchy during that week, wishing I were out there too. \\
Hope you have a great week and look forward to hearing how the new home copes with the playa.
J.
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Last year we picked up our Oliver at the factory, packed up and drove directly to the playa.. it did wonderfully! Anticipating the same this year too 🙂