Hello Pavan!
May you be free from college soon!
I have always wanted to attend Burning Man to feel like I belong to a community since it was tough for me to fit in growing up. I have always been considered the "odd" one with my interests/music taste/clothing/etc, but I mean what exactly is normal and what exactly is odd right? I feel as though this is the perfect time for me to finally express who I am without any judgments, make a ton of new friends that I would love to call my family, to come back a changed woman, and experience the burn once and for all.
Yeah, about that, let me offer you my two cents.
Make no mistake: BM is one of the places in the earth that I felt more welcome. It is huge, and awesome, and changed me in fundamental ways, forever. Until BM I had believed that people like us where 1 in 1000. And we are. But in BM, the proportion is somehow inverted, and douches are a minority. But they are there. So do not expect that you will not find bad apples there, ok? BM is not a mythical land where everybody practices the 10 principles and are all enlightened and shit.
Once that have been said...
If you all have an advice, tips on how to get passes since they sold out quick last year, campsite info, ANYTHING in general to help me or to simply say hello I would love that! HELLO
You know what? Back in 2017, the main preparation I did was connecting with older burners on this forum and reading it all.
When I hit the dust, 10+ years burners looked at us and said "you sure this is your first time? you guys are prepared!!!!" Best praise I ever received
so:
1. Plan. And remember no plan survives contact with the dust.
2. Make an equipment/food list. There are a lot of shared lists on google docs. Parse through and see what makes sense and whats not.
3.If you are traveling from India, you probably will have to procure equipment in the good old U.S. Get there a few days earlier if you can to be sure you will find everything.
4. DO NOT plan to board a plane on the day you leave.
5. If you never camped before, try to do it before BM. The experience will help you.
6. READ THE SURVIVAL GUIDE. Can't stress that enough. It is a desert. It may kill you if you are dumb.
7. Understand the culture. I see you probably are familiar with this, but the less you expect it to be a festival, more you will enjoy it
8. Find people to camp with in the first year. Camping solo on your virgin year may be challenging to some.
I am as good as you, only have attending BM one year. But if you need anything let me know ok?
May we see each other in the dust.
“Be authentic to your dreams. Be authentic to your own idea about yourself. Grind away at your own minds and bodies until you become your own invention. Be Mad Scientists.”
― Warren Ellis, Doktor Sleepless,
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. Once I turned 18 I planned to finally attend, but college kept getting in the way. Now I am 25 and I am freaking ready to finally go this year! 
I will be graduating with my master's this August and done with college forever (I hope). I have always wanted to attend Burning Man to feel like I belong to a community since it was tough for me to fit in growing up. I have always been considered the "odd" one with my interests/music taste/clothing/etc, but I mean what exactly is normal and what exactly is odd right? I feel as though this is the perfect time for me to finally express who I am without any judgments, make a ton of new friends that I would love to call my family, to come back a changed woman, and experience the burn once and for all. 
