Two Croatian friends want to go to BURNING MAN festival! :)

Elena Zivanovic Start Date: Sep 7, 2020 - End Date: Jun 6, 2021
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
  • Nevada City, CA, United States of America
  • Reno, NV, United States of America

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by: Elena Zivanovic Start Date: Sep 7, 2020 - End Date: Jun 6, 2021
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
Two friends from Croatia have an enormous desire to dance in the desert to the sounds of the famous BURNING MAN festival.

We have the will, the desire, the enthusiasm, but we don't have enough income to make it possible for ourselves.
Croatian salaries and standards differ significantly from American ones.
As we are not creditworthy, a friend recommended this way of raising money.
We are aware that our going to the party will not bring peace in the world, but it will bring us happiness, the opportunity to improve our English and get to know a new culture.
After the trip we would like to make some video and photos as a way to thank everyone who helped us.
We need 7,000 euros / $ 8,300 to make that trip possible. This amount includes: Festival tickets, plane tickets, visa, trip to / from the airport, car rental, money for food and drinks for 10 days + additional costs..


About the festival: 
Burning Man is an event held annually since 1986 in the western United States.[1] Since 1998, the event has been located at Black Rock City, a temporary city erected in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada. The event is located approximately 100 miles (160 km) north-northeast of Reno. The late summer event is an experiment in community and art influenced by ten principles: Radical Inclusion, Gifting, Decommodification, Radical Self-Reliance, Radical Self-Expression, Communal Effort, Civic Responsibility, Leaving No Trace, Participation, and Immediacy.[2] The event derives its name from its culmination, the symbolic burning of a large wooden effigy, referred to as 'The Man', that occurs on the Saturday evening before Labor Day.[3]
  • Nevada City, CA, United States of America
  • Reno, NV, United States of America