Maybe it's because I'll be 35 soon. Not exactly middle-age in this era of longer-life expectancy thanks to fitbits, fixies, smoothies, kale, banting and whatever else it takes to get you annoyingly healthy types up in the mornings - but old enough to wonder why I haven't done certain things. Things like driving to Swaziland, pitching a tent and joining thousands of strangers at this year's MTN Bushfire Festival - I don't do camping, I don't do festivals, I don't know what they mean when they describe the music of New Zealand artist Estere as "electric blue witch hop".I also shy away from descriptions of the festival as an event where "a multi-generational global community of more than 20000 BRING THEIR FIRE to the scenic farmlands of the Malkerns Valley to experience the three-day event".But after having discovered that I quite like "electric blue witch hop" and deciding that the 10th anniversary of the festival is about the right time for me to attend and bring whatever fire my cynical mid-30 self can muster I am breaking my no-festival rule.I also haven't been to Swaziland in about 30 years and my passport is itching for a stamp, any stamp, just to maintain its usefulness.As festivals go, you can do worse than Bushfire - by all reports, one of the most hassle-free, positive and multi-genre musical showcases on the continent.There's also the reassuring knowledge that by attending you're helping to do some good for the local community with the festival raising money for 1000 Aids orphans and putting money into the development of local schools and artist outreach.For those of you who can't make it to Swaziland, you can still catch several of the artists performing at this year's festival either at The Good Luck Bar in Johannesburg this Thursday or at the Zakifo Festival in Durban this weekend.The 10th annual MTN Bushfire Festival takes place from May 27 toMay 29. www.bush-fire.com..