These bootcamp style hackathons foster a atmosphere that gives me that little extra boost I sometimes need to create. This reminds me of the Buddhist idea of a

These bootcamp style hackathons foster a atmosphere that gives me that little extra boost I sometimes need to create. This reminds me of the Buddhist idea of a 'Sangha' which translates roughly to "community with common goal, vision or purpose". One of the most important things that emerge from these communities are relationships that will be forged. This is the hacker right of passage that I have been yearning for in the subconscious parts of my mind. I will be there, and I will make something beautiful.