I was one of the unlucky people who spent time at elan. It was a terrible terrible time. Much like the author of the article I was awoken by 2 big dudes in my bedroom and was given the choice to get dressed and go peacefully or they would drag me out of bed and take me away in my underwear. I said I'm not doing shit until my parents give you permission to take me. They handed me a piece of paper with both my parents signatures on it that effectively signed custody over to them. I asked if I could smoke a cigarette before we left and they told me I could smoke as many as I wanted in the van.

That was the start of one of the worst times in my life.

elan was a real life hell.

AMA if you want.