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As you all know, I can’t just sit and watch while everyone else is making music. So, per usual, I asked if @maskakle would teach me to play the Chacha (prounounced Sha-Sha) – and of course, they were more than happy to let me join in. It’s a simple instrument (a dried calabash filled with grains), but it takes a lot of muscle and heart to play, especially for the hours of marching that goes on during #Carnival in the @guadeloupeislands. But it is so meditative, and with every shake, you feel like you are part of something bigger – a little voice that when surrounded by so many becomes a huge roar! #GwadaCarnival *******************
Check out Episode 2 of this 7-part video series, brought to you by The Guadeloupe Islands Tourism, @villageexperiencecarnaval, and @flynorwegian! I’m sharing the celebrations leading up to me joining The Extraordinary BBlack Cruise and The Carnival Village in a few weeks – this week’s episode is The Pajama Parade, Guadeloupe’s version of J’Ouvert (to open the day). Watch the full videos on our @youtube and @Facebook channels! *******************
And you too can join us in the festivities on the Guadeloupe Islands, now through March 6th!
Carnival Village Experience
Saturday, Feb 9, 2019 - all day in Pointe-á-Pitre
BBlack Extraordinary Carnival Cruise
Feb 9-16, 2019 - from Pointe-á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, FWI

#sponsoredpartnership

I make this face when I’m having the time of my life, usually dancing with a complete stranger who has shown me incredible kindness – so needless to say, that is EXCACTLY what is happening during #Carnival celebrations in the @guadeloupeislands! #GwadaCarnival
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I’m excited to announce the launch of this 7-part video series, brought to you by The Guadeloupe Islands Tourism, The Extraordinary BBlack Cruise, and @flynorwegian! Check it out the full videos on our @youtube and @Facebook channels! In anticipation of the upcoming BBlack Cruise and The Carnival Village, I’m sharing what this month-long party really means. And to kick off the festivities, I start at Les Marchandes de Basse-Terre, a long-held tradition of venerating the women fruit and vegetable vendors on the island. The Guadeloupe Islands have a strong and beautiful identity that is like no other, and as you’ll see over the next month, I was very lucky to be able to immerse myself fully with the people of this colorful and unique place. Bonne fetes, everyone – I can’t wait for you to see what else we have coming for you!
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And you too can join us in the festivities on the Guadeloupe Islands, now through March 6th!
Carnival Village Experience
Saturday, Feb 9, 2019 - all day in Pointe-á-Pitre
BBlack Extraordinary Carnival Cruise
Feb 9-16, 2019 - from Pointe-á-Pitre, Guadeloupe, FWI

#sponsoredpartnership

Happy #MotivationMonday! We’re starting off this week (and let’s be serious) this YEAR with some serious moves - a new digital series kicks off on YouTube this week, we’re continuing the #BareFeetDNA journey (we are NOT done yet!), and we have some other exciting news that’s in the horizon (nothing I can disclose quite yet...) 💪

I had an amazing chat with a friend yesterday who really helped me put things in perspective - he said, “Mickela, what do you love about your job? What are the things you TRULY enjoy?” My answer: 1. The planning and creative process of the show, coming up with the ideas, reaching out to the dance groups, planning all the travel details - I LOVE THAT! 2. Being on camera - I didn’t realize how much I loved doing it until we started filming this new season of the #BareFeetSeries again. So much time passes by between seasons because of all the planning and prep and fundraising, but I really do have so much fun filming this series! And 3. Meeting and speaking with all of the people who have been touched by this work - I can’t tell you how much I enjoy sharing my story and being honest with the process of creating a #passionproject. And I absolutely adore running into fans, receiving beautiful and heartfelt messages on how Bare Feet has inspired them to travel or dance again or just step out of their comfort zone.

Here we go, 2019!! ✨ 📷: @evancarters_party

2018 has been an incredible year, and as we draw to a close, I just want to say THANK YOU for letting me share this #BareFeetSeries adventure with you all! From filming the new #BareFeetDNA season and sharing this personal journey of self-discovery to yet another @nyemmyawards WIN to living out my dream of being the @danceparadenyc Grand Marshal to sharing my own story on stages across the country to meeting you all in person and sharing a hug together, this truly has been a year of work, love, dance, and above all, joy! The joy I feel from pursuing this project cannot be measured by the overwhelming joy I feel by hitting so many of these milestones along the way. Thank YOU, and thank you, 2018! Wishing you all an incredible close to yet another year with hopes of a prosperous, healthy, and happy 2019! ❤️✨

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been a little less active on social media than normal. And by normal, I mean the standards set for posting frequently, consistently, and positively for someone who has a presence online and on television and in life in general. This is what being very active on social media really looks like - being isolated in the real world, missing out from interacting with people who are physically near me, not sharing a laugh, not passing a dish to taste, not shaking a hand to learn someone’s name. Don’t get me wrong, I love every one of you who shares what this #BareFeetDNA and #BareFeetSeries journey has meant to you over the last 8 years. And above all, I can’t thank you enough for ALLOWING me to share this journey with you. But until 2019 begins, until the hustle and bustle of constant travel and content creation start anew, I want to remind you that putting your phone down is a very good thing to do in this world too ❤️ Thank you to @shootmytravel for capturing this moment and for its important reminder 🙏

Happy #TravelTuesday! While filming the #BareFeetSeries, my family tends to grow. The #BareFeetCrew is the family that starts the journey with me, who see it through with me from start to finish; our hosts and our guides quickly become family as we work long hours together, working tirelessly to fit everything we need in a limited amount of time; and the people that I dress up with, dance with, and make music with are the family that don’t really have any other choice but to take us in: we are the long-lost relatives that just show up at their door. We may not all share the same blood, but it never fails, we all become one big family every time ❤️ #BareFeetDNA #ExperienceRomania 🇷🇴

My sister is the best - look what came in the mail today!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #ChristmasCameEarly 🎄

My favorite annual tradition - a #selfie with one of my #travel heroes, Mr. @ricksteveseurope at @ampublictv Fall Marketplace! Thank you, Rick, for the endless love, support, and of course guidance to us all in being better travelers and citizens of this world! ❤️🌎

Happy #BareFeetFriday - the videos we post every week are a beautiful reminder of just how lucky I am to be able to do what I do, go where I go, and meet all of these incredible people along the way. But the best is when I get to share some magic with kids, that is always so special to me and it is 💯 part of the #BareFeetSeries mission. Check out this week’s #fbf video on our @youtube channel or our @facebook page, featuring the beautiful students of the Orang Asli Youth Youth Center outside of Kuala Lumpur, #Malaysia 🇲🇾

Happy #ThrowbackThursday to this magical moment in Kourion, Cyprus 🇨🇾 - embracing the power of our femininity ❤️ #BareFeetDNA #tbt 📷: @shootmytravel

Happy #BareFeetFriday! I can’t help but dance with everyone, even the guards in KL (I still don’t know how I convince people to do the silly things they do with me, but it always brings a smile to their faces) ❤️ Our #FF brings us back to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the Colours of Malaysia Festival 🇲🇾 watch the webisode on our Bare Feet YouTube Channel or on our Facebook page! Terima kasih to @tourmalaysiausa for making this episode possible!

Happy #InternationalMusicDay! Thank you to Taraf de Caliu of Clejani, Romania and to everyone else around the world who has shared their music with me - thank you for letting me experience fully your art, your culture, your heart, and your soul! ❤️ thank you, mulțumesc, gracias, شكرا, madloba, merci, tesekkur ederim, obrigado, ευχαριστώ, grazie, 고맙습니다 🙏
#BareFeetDNA #BareFeetSeries
📷: @evancarters_party

Have you ever been to Inch Beach on a windy day? Well, this is what you get. This is one of the most breathtaking places I have ever visited, a beach that emerges out of nowhere - waves crashing from the underwater cliffs making their dramatic drop, but the tide seems to go on forever. It’s a place that reminds me just how small and fragile we all are. 💚 This week was full of so many emotions, but this place will always make me feel energized, fired up, and so happy to be alive 💪 #BareFeetDNA

I fell in love with #Dingle about 5 years ago when I first visited the #wildatlanticway in Ireland. And during that first trip, I briefly met an incredible musician, Peter Staunton. Peter was playing in a little pub with his powerhouse duo group @scannalmusic, where everyone was dancing their butts off, including myself (you can see a snippet of that video on our YouTube channel). 3 years after that, my husband and I were back to Dingle, and Peter and I recognized each other from that little video on YouTube. Last year, I was back again (you can’t keep me away from #Ireland for too long), and of course, I was lucky enough to cross Peter’s path again. The number of friendships I have made through music and dance are countless, and what you see in the #BareFeetSeries is either me making lifelong friends right then and there or reconnecting with old friends to capture their magic on camera. Of course, Peter and his wife Niamh will be in this new #BareFeetDNA season - every time I see them, dancing is a given (this time with their new band @superceili)! And the entire episode is filled with reconnecting with so many beautiful friends! 💚🍀

I’ve been blessed with the luck of the Irish on this trip 🍀 we were able to capture this breathtaking #sunset while filming the #BareFeetDNA episode here in #Ireland. This was my third time visiting The Dingle Peninsula, and every time, I fall more and more in love with it. This is by far one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever experienced IN MY LIFE, especially knowing that it’s not every day you get such good weather - rain was predicted for our entire time here, but now all we’re seeing is blue skies!

Wow! What a way to spend a day - literally surrounded by #BareFeetFans - such an honor to have been part of the @hofstrau’s Italian Experience where I was able to share the #dance that represents my family’s culture, the Tarantella Minturnese! 🇮🇹 Thank you to everyone who danced with us, who was kind enough to say hello and let us know how much the #BareFeetSeries means to you, and for all of you supporting this project! Grazie mille - without you, none of this would be possible! ❤️

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