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Burning Man Festival, Black Rock Desert, Nevada, USA
Trying to explain what Burning Man is all about to people who have never been to the event is a bit like trying to explain what a certain color looks like to someone who is blind. To truly understand this event, you must participate!
There's always somebody there who's thought up something you never even considered. You're there to breathe art. Imagine an ice sculpture emitting glacial music in the desert. Imagine the man, greeting you, neon and benevolence, watching over the community. You're here to build a community that needs you and relies on you.
What happens to your brain and body when exposed to 107 degree heat, moisture wicking off your body and dehydrating you within minutes? You know and watch yourself. You drink water constantly. You'll want to reconsider drinking that alcohol you brought with you.
Since nobody at Burning Man is a spectator, you're here to build your own new world. You've covered yourself in silver, you're wearing a straw hat and a string of pearls, or maybe a skirt for the first time.
Ride your bike in the expanse of nothingness with your eyes closed. Find your love and understand each other as you walk slowly under a parasol. Wander under the veils of dust at night on the playa.
On Saturday night, they'll burn the Man. As the procession starts, the circle forms, and the man ignites, you experience something personal, something new to yourself, something you've never felt before.
  
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