Just Like Me - Unplugged

It’ll be dark out. Mr. Lucas will be practically prancing with excitement. As a teacher and group-space-holder extraordinaire, he’s about to drop into one of his favorite activities. Somehow, he’ll become patient. He’ll tap into ‘teacher mode’ and wait to speak. Just like you, Lucas sat through plenty of uninspired gatherings back in the plugged-in world. He won’t be looking to fill the space with platitudes.

He’ll deliver a clear message of belonging to the group. Then, someone in the group, we don’t know who, can’t know who, will follow their intuition and begin to speak. This is the moment when we’ll start to become a team— a group of humans sharing ourselves, caring about each other, and experiencing firsthand the powerful, if not magical, feeling of: “Hey, another human, just like me.”

Meeting new people can be draining. Wearing your social hat for days on end takes energy, more for some than others. We gotchu though. We've intentionally built in huge chunks of free time so we can all do whatever we want. Some will set off to frolic, while others will read or take a nap. There might be a game of spike ball, a drum circle or art set up. Without question hackers will want to toss ‘sack and I’ll be hanging with those who want to snack.

But what about the other stuff? As humans, we’re all acutely aware of weird power dynamics, hierarchies, and awkward status games we can end up playing in tribes. And we all want to feel accepted. We all feel weird. Hell yeah.

The flow and well-being of the group is Unplugged’s top priority. Which doesn’t mean it’s all peaches, and that’s on purpose. When an atmosphere of safety and belonging is established, it opens the door for us to connect. Social tension can be toyed with.

Then, maybe, we can do what us humans are capable of doing. We can lower our shields, we can move to our groove, and we can contribute our freakishness. We can feel alone as we move through this nutty real time experience of being alive.

More deets and Spring Break trip info here.

It’ll be dark out. Mr. Lucas will be practically prancing with excitement. As a teacher and group-space-holder extraordinaire, he’s about to drop into one of his favorite activities. Somehow, he’ll become patient. He’ll tap into ‘teacher mode’ and wait to speak. Just like you, Lucas sat through plenty of uninspired gatherings back in the plugged-in world. He won’t be looking to fill the space with platitudes.

He’ll deliver a clear message of belonging to the group. Then, someone in the group, we don’t know who, can’t know who, will follow their intuition and begin to speak. This is the moment when we’ll start to become a team— a group of humans sharing ourselves, caring about each other, and experiencing firsthand the powerful, if not magical, feeling of: “Hey, another human, just like me.”

Meeting new people can be draining. Wearing your social hat for days on end takes energy, more for some than others. We gotchu though. We've intentionally built in huge chunks of free time so we can all do whatever we want. Some will set off to frolic, while others will read or take a nap. There might be a game of spike ball, a drum circle or art set up. Without question hackers will want to toss ‘sack and I’ll be hanging with those who want to snack.

But what about the other stuff? As humans, we’re all acutely aware of weird power dynamics, hierarchies, and awkward status games we can end up playing in tribes. And we all want to feel accepted. We all feel weird. Hell yeah.

The flow and well-being of the group is Unplugged’s top priority. Which doesn’t mean it’s all peaches, and that’s on purpose. When an atmosphere of safety and belonging is established, it opens the door for us to connect. Social tension can be toyed with.

Then, maybe, we can do what us humans are capable of doing. We can lower our shields, we can move to our groove, and we can contribute our freakishness. We can feel alone as we move through this nutty real time experience of being alive.

More deets and Spring Break trip info here.

It’ll be dark out. Mr. Lucas will be practically prancing with excitement. As a teacher and group-space-holder extraordinaire, he’s about to drop into one of his favorite activities. Somehow, he’ll become patient. He’ll tap into ‘teacher mode’ and wait to speak. Just like you, Lucas sat through plenty of uninspired gatherings back in the plugged-in world. He won’t be looking to fill the space with platitudes.

He’ll deliver a clear message of belonging to the group. Then, someone in the group, we don’t know who, can’t know who, will follow their intuition and begin to speak. This is the moment when we’ll start to become a team— a group of humans sharing ourselves, caring about each other, and experiencing firsthand the powerful, if not magical, feeling of: “Hey, another human, just like me.”

Meeting new people can be draining. Wearing your social hat for days on end takes energy, more for some than others. We gotchu though. We've intentionally built in huge chunks of free time so we can all do whatever we want. Some will set off to frolic, while others will read or take a nap. There might be a game of spike ball, a drum circle or art set up. Without question hackers will want to toss ‘sack and I’ll be hanging with those who want to snack.

But what about the other stuff? As humans, we’re all acutely aware of weird power dynamics, hierarchies, and awkward status games we can end up playing in tribes. And we all want to feel accepted. We all feel weird. Hell yeah.

The flow and well-being of the group is Unplugged’s top priority. Which doesn’t mean it’s all peaches, and that’s on purpose. When an atmosphere of safety and belonging is established, it opens the door for us to connect. Social tension can be toyed with.

Then, maybe, we can do what us humans are capable of doing. We can lower our shields, we can move to our groove, and we can contribute our freakishness. We can feel alone as we move through this nutty real time experience of being alive.

More deets and Spring Break trip info here.

It’ll be dark out. Mr. Lucas will be practically prancing with excitement. As a teacher and group-space-holder extraordinaire, he’s about to drop into one of his favorite activities. Somehow, he’ll become patient. He’ll tap into ‘teacher mode’ and wait to speak. Just like you, Lucas sat through plenty of uninspired gatherings back in the plugged-in world. He won’t be looking to fill the space with platitudes.

He’ll deliver a clear message of belonging to the group. Then, someone in the group, we don’t know who, can’t know who, will follow their intuition and begin to speak. This is the moment when we’ll start to become a team— a group of humans sharing ourselves, caring about each other, and experiencing firsthand the powerful, if not magical, feeling of: “Hey, another human, just like me.”

Meeting new people can be draining. Wearing your social hat for days on end takes energy, more for some than others. We gotchu though. We've intentionally built in huge chunks of free time so we can all do whatever we want. Some will set off to frolic, while others will read or take a nap. There might be a game of spike ball, a drum circle or art set up. Without question hackers will want to toss ‘sack and I’ll be hanging with those who want to snack.

But what about the other stuff? As humans, we’re all acutely aware of weird power dynamics, hierarchies, and awkward status games we can end up playing in tribes. And we all want to feel accepted. We all feel weird. Hell yeah.

The flow and well-being of the group is Unplugged’s top priority. Which doesn’t mean it’s all peaches, and that’s on purpose. When an atmosphere of safety and belonging is established, it opens the door for us to connect. Social tension can be toyed with.

Then, maybe, we can do what us humans are capable of doing. We can lower our shields, we can move to our groove, and we can contribute our freakishness. We can feel alone as we move through this nutty real time experience of being alive.

More deets and Spring Break trip info here.