QUIRKYALONE CAMP

The view from Hollyhock, home of the West Coast Quirkyalone Camp

The first Quirkyalone Camp of the summer took place June 29-July 3, 2005 in Canada at Hollyhock. It was a major success. Check the main page of this site for photos, testimonials, and a report.

Quirkyalone Camp is a getaway camp for grown-ups: a chance to commune with nature and other quirkyalones at the same time. It's taking place this summer at two fabulous holistic retreat centers dedicated to fun, personal growth, nature, delicious, mostly vegetarian food, health, unwinding, and community.

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Choose from two locations:
*Hollyhock, on an island 100 miles north of Vancouver: Wednesday, June 29-Sunday, July 3, 2005
Omega Institute, two hours north of New York City: Friday, August 26-Sunday, August 28, 2005

QA Camp is a chance to:
*Meet new people
*Do arts and crafts
*Play fun games
*Expand your horizon and transform your ideas about being single (or in a quirkytogether partnership)
*Participate in lively, intelligent, sometimes hilarious, conversations on the quirkyalone movement.
*Hike, swim, soak in a hot tub (at Hollyhock), dance the night away. Lie on the beach or (at Omega) in a hammock by the lake.
*Do yoga every day. At Omega, you can also take tai chi.
*Eat delicious, healthy, mostly vegetarian meals
*Slow down and enjoy nature: Omega Institute is in Hudson Valley, two hours north of New York City, on a campus that includes gardens, a lake, and rolling hills. Hollyhock is an island set in a temperate rain forest with wide biodiversity. Both are car-free environments.
*Meet me! I will be at Quirkyalone Camp acting as the workshop leader.

The camps are open to quirkyalones (and quirkytogethers) of all ages.

QA Camp will be both thought-provoking and fun. We'll discuss the genesis and growth of the quirkyalone movement, quirkyalones throughout history, the special role of friendship for people like us, the nature of the quirkytogether relationship, quirkyalone careers, and more. This will not be dry classroom learning, however. Throughout QA camp we will be outside as much as we will be inside. There will also be plenty of time to hike, swim, canoe, watch quirkyalone movies, attend yoga class every morning, and more.

West Coast Quirkyalone Camp
June 29-July 3, 2005
Make this your alternative fourth of July getaway, Americans!
Hollyhock, a beautiful retreat center on an island 100 miles north of Vancouver
http://www.hollyhock.ca/
To register, visit hollyhock.ca

East Coast Quirkyalone Camp
August 26-28, 2005
A chance to savor the final days of summer
Omega Institute, a well-known retreat center in Rhinebeck, New York, two hours north of New York City, on a campus that includes gardens, a lake, and rolling hills.
For more information, visit eomega.org
To register email registration@eomega.org or call toll-free at 800.944.1001.

Why is it called "camp"? We could call it a convention, summit, or meeting of the minds. But camp sounds more fun, and that is what these events are all about: the enjoyment and inspiration of meeting other quirkyalones. Camp also implies more outdoor activities like hiking and swimming, just two of the things we will be doing.

I will be at Quirkyalone Camp acting as the workshop leader and cruise director. As I plan our activities, I hope to hear from people who plan to come about what you would like to do and discuss. Like Burning Man, where the ethic is "no spectators" and people are encouraged to participate rather than consume, Quirkyalone Camp will be a place where we can learn from each other.

I look forward to meeting some of you this summer! Please let me know if you have questions. And please email me and introduce yourself and let me know if you are planning to come.

All best,
Sasha Cagen

P. S. I hope that some of you from Europe, Australia, Asia, and Africa will consider making Quirkyalone Camp part of a larger trip to North America so we can make the event truly international.