#edc 2011

     Through my eyes PLUR is something you fill you're life with, not just the moment. It's a lifestyle, a philosophical way to live, or for many, it may even be a religion. Ever since my first event which was Electric Daisy Carnival 2011. I've changed my lifestyle. I've never been happier than any other point in my life. I've changed how I behave and interact with others and I try and share this life changing experience with everyone I come in contact with. 

     After breaking that elementary school innocence and started thinking for myself, I've always ended up alone. Depressed. After moving from New York to Nevada my life changed completely. Everything was different and it made me unhappy. I've attended 2 different schools in 7th and 8th grade both of which where ate lunch by myself. When I reached high school, I thought I've found where I needed to be. I made all the friends in the world. But even then, arguments still broke out between them. I was again, caught in the middle, unhappy and even worse, after my Sophomore year of high school, I moved to Hawaii at my father's request. And again, I was alone, depressed and was usually forgotten about. After graduating high school, I wanted to change my life. I moved back to Nevada. My brother helped me find a job, and didn't attend college for a year. Then in 2011 I stumbled across a friend who shared the same interest in music made facebook post which was about Electric Daisy Carnival. I did some research and I've come across the term "PLUR" which is an acronym for Peace, Love, Unity, and Respect. But I never really understood what it meant. Then that spectacular weekend came. The music, the vibe, the lights. It was surreal. It was the most beautiful place I've ever seen. I made some single kandi bracelets beforehand and I actually traded a couple of them to the nicest people I've ever met.

     In 2012, I introduced this culture to my brother. The wind incident during that Saturday allowed those attendees to return on Sunday. I actually got someone to give their ticket to my brother since they got a single day pass anyway. My brother claimed it was the best night he has ever had. The both of us continued going to other events as well. Nocturnal Wonderland, White Wonderland, Basscon, The Sound of Q-Dance, the beloved EDC 2013 and I even started recently attending local raves making friends! I've even raised my kandi master level!