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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

by Rita Golden Gelman
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

Ordinary life turned global, heartfelt cultural immersion.

If wanderlust courses through your veins, or if you yearn to live vicariously through someone else's adventures, Rita Golden Gelman's tale might just be your next ticket to inspiration. Her journey is a gentle reminder of the untapped potential within us to break free and explore, not just the world, but also the depths of human connection. It's more than travel—it's a transformation narrated with such authenticity that you too might feel the itch to leave your comfort zone and embark on an unexpected journey.

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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World

by Rita Golden Gelman
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ISBN: 9780609809549
Authors: Rita Golden Gelman
Publisher: Crown
Date of Publication: 2002-05-28
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Travel, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Travelogue, Adventure, Memoir, Biography, Biography Memoir, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 3.84
(rated by 17409 readers)

Description

“I move throughout the world without a plan, guided by instinct, connecting through trust, and constantly watching for serendipitous opportunities.” —From the Preface Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986 she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.
 

Ordinary life turned global, heartfelt cultural immersion.

If wanderlust courses through your veins, or if you yearn to live vicariously through someone else's adventures, Rita Golden Gelman's tale might just be your next ticket to inspiration. Her journey is a gentle reminder of the untapped potential within us to break free and explore, not just the world, but also the depths of human connection. It's more than travel—it's a transformation narrated with such authenticity that you too might feel the itch to leave your comfort zone and embark on an unexpected journey.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.