Burner Virgin
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Tiger Lilly
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:25 pm
- Burning Since: 2019
Burner Virgin
So much information to process! Wow! Found out everything is sold out. Do I still have a chance to get involved? What groups should I look to join?
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Papa Bear
- Posts: 449
- Joined: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:36 pm
- Burning Since: 2003
- Camp Name: Astral Headwash. Not a Placer
- Location: Berthoud, Colorado
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Re: Burner Virgin
If you want to go, you need to get a ticket. You can still do so through the STEP program and the OMG sale. More information here: https://tickets.burningman.org
To be clear, though, you're still going to have to come up with the money to buy it, as well as the money to put together everything you need to survive out there and to get yourself and all of it there. You're not going to get a free or reduced price ticket by volunteering, you need to get the ticket so that you can show up and pitch in.
If that's too much for you to make happen this year, I would suggest looking into your regional community. There are regional events all around the country that can give you a taste of what the burn is like. Check out https://regionals.burningman.org
To be clear, though, you're still going to have to come up with the money to buy it, as well as the money to put together everything you need to survive out there and to get yourself and all of it there. You're not going to get a free or reduced price ticket by volunteering, you need to get the ticket so that you can show up and pitch in.
If that's too much for you to make happen this year, I would suggest looking into your regional community. There are regional events all around the country that can give you a taste of what the burn is like. Check out https://regionals.burningman.org
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Tiger Lilly
- Posts: 11
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:25 pm
- Burning Since: 2019
Re: Burner Virgin
Thank you! Ready to become part of the BM community! 
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Corvus
- Posts: 95
- Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2009 9:22 pm
- Burning Since: 2009
- Camp Name: Poly Paradise
- Location: Mesa, Arizona
Re: Burner Virgin
As a long time volunteer for TTITD I would recommend not trying to join any of the departments your first year there -- enjoy wandering around gobsmacked as you will be if you're paying the slightest bit of attention. Then you'll be better able to figure out if you want to drink the Kool-aide and which tribe you want to drink it with. If you feel you have to contribute more to the City than you realized going in, there are V-spots in Center Camp and the 3 and 9 o'clock plazas where you can discover how you can participate for a few hours or even all day.