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Post by lawschoolsucks » Sun Jul 03, 2016 10:33 pm

Hi my name is Chad.

I am hopefully coming this year! I have been trying to get here for some time and I recently graduated law school, will be taking the bar in july, and can think of no place I'd rather be than the playa after that. (Am I allowed to call it the playa, having never been there?)

I have already set up a request on the ridesharing forum, but I'll throw it out there that I need a ride. I'm in the Maryland, DC, Virginia area if anyone is road tripping out there, or wants to. I'm even willing to drive my explorer out there if anyone wanted to share the gas money and the road. If not I plan on getting to Reno and hoping for a ride.

I know literally no one going to Burning Man, and actually have never met anyone who has been to Burning Man. Any advice would be great, and if you just want to get to know each other, please contact me. My email is [email protected].

If there is a group out there that needs one more, or someone willing to help a beginner out, please let me know.

Taking the leap,
Chad
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some seeing eye
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Re: New Burner

Post by some seeing eye » Mon Jul 04, 2016 11:00 am

Reach out to http://regionals.burningman.org/regiona ... ington-dc/. Best with the bar exam.
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Re: New Burner

Post by Elderberry » Mon Jul 04, 2016 12:37 pm

Hey there, welcome to eplaya!
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Re: New Burner

Post by Drawingablank » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:25 am

Welcome
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Re: New Burner

Post by Savannah » Thu Jul 07, 2016 12:00 pm

Hi Chad! :D Good luck with the exam.

You can offer a rideshare here (a Ford Explorer with two people in it will require very careful packing in order to get everything in):
https://rideshare.burningman.org/

Make sure to read the Survival Guide here a few times:
http://survival.burningman.org/

If you fly, it's not too hard to get a ride from the Reno Airport:
http://burningman.org/event/preparation ... o-airport/

But you might like to lock things down for yourself through Burner Express (see also the Green Tortoise bus)
https://burnerexpress.burningman.org/

Welcome!
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Re: New Burner

Post by Ratty » Sat Jul 09, 2016 10:20 pm

Chad, Welcome to ePlaya. Do some research now and save yourself a lot of grief later. There is help for you here. (Use Google to search this site, not the search box on this page.) Plus the BM web site is full of ideas. We'll toast your well made plans at the Meet & Greet.
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Re: New Burner

Post by AntiM » Mon Jul 11, 2016 5:31 am

Welcome to the dust.

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