Michaela's Map: AfrikaBurn

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Since its inception in 1986, Burning Man has been a lightning rod for criticism from a wide variety of political, personal and even internal factions. Despite this, the event has grown annually every year and now boasts international regional events that are growing at a similar pace. As the mainstream media chooses to sensationalize certain aspects of the culture, an engrained stigma has permeated the collective consciousness of those outside the confines of the Burning Man community.

I first attended AfrikaBurn in 2014. My first experience on the African playa, inspired me to have one of my writers create a mini GoPro video and a story explaining the Burn Culture. This year, I returned to AfrikaBurn with a small crew to capture some of the peace, love, art and people exploding from the northern cape of South Africa. The people I met at AfrikaBurn and then at Kalu Yala (please watch my video on Transformative Travel and Millennial Travel habits shot in Panama) continue to inspire me to share these fascinating people's stories. Many of these same remarkable humans, who I now call friends, have encouraged me to attend Burning Man in 2015 in order to share my personal transformation.

The message ties back so nicely to what my content site stands for, meeting new people, connecting with them on a different level and bringing a newfound open mindedness as they journey onward.

Who is Michaela Guzy?

Michaela Guzy, Chief Content Creator, OhThePeopleYouMeet & Michaela's Map

Three years ago, Michaela Guzy founded OhThePeopleYouMeet a content site for travelers, foodies and philanthropists with a passion for a genuine connection with the locals people she meets. Today OTPYM has over 50 contributors across the globe and 62,000 fans on Facebook. In June of 2012, she started Michaela’s Map, an original web video series she writes, produces and hosts, which is currently distributed on sites like YahooTravel, Everett Potter, The Daily Meal and of course OTPYM channels and directs and produces commercial video work for the industry.

Michaela is the Director of the Board of Advisors for Travel+Social Good and serves as the Corporate Vice Chair for The New York Center for Children. In addition to speaking at various International Luxury Travel Market conferences and Adventure Travel Trade Association Summits, Michaela curates content for T+SG during Social Media Week and NY Travfest. In a past life, Michaela, served as the VP/Global Travel and Strategic Development at American Express Publishing overseeing sales and marketing for blue-chip travel accounts for Travel+Leisure, Food&Wine, Departures, Executive Travel, Black Ink and Time Inc. brands.

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