Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World
by By Gelman, Rita Golden
Category: Travel , Essays & Travelogues

The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world.“Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people’s lives. This is an amazing travelogue.” —BooklistAt the age of forty-eight, on the verge of  a divorce, Rita Golden Gelman left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with  people in cultures all over the globe.In 1986, Rita 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.