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Tales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman (2001, Hardcover)

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There's more than one way to do life. In a small cemetery deep in the jungle of Borneo, two men climb into a freshly dug hole and retrieve the bones of a long-dead grandmother. An American guest joins the procession from the cemetery to the elaborately decorated village square for a traditional ceremony that will properly send Grandma off on her journey to the next world. In years past, a man from a neighboring tribe was sacrificed whenever this ceremony was performed. Today, in a new era, the neighboring tribe has been invited to participate in the festivities, and the only victim is a cow. A few years earlier the American guest, Rita Golden Gelman, a children's book author and the mother of two grown children, was living in a comfortable suburban home, dining in elegant restaurants, and attending glamorous parties. Rita only dreamed of traveling to exotic places and experiencing other cultures. When her marriage failed, she decided to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and, at the age of forty-eight, took off to see the world. Fifteen years later, she's still without a permanent home. Rita has lived in Mexico and the Galapagos Islands, Bali and New Guinea, Israel, Nicaragua, Thailand, and New Zealand. And she's still moving. Although she's not athletically gifted or independently wealthy, Rita has climbed mountains, paddled up rivers, and subsisted for a year on what many people spend in a few months. In Tales of a Female Nomad, Rita shares how she, an ordinary woman, has created a spectacular life, filled with interesting people, enlightening experiences, and fascinating adventures. Determined to understand each local culture she visits, Rita stays not in hotels but with the natives on sleeping platforms or in huts, cement block houses, mountain cabins, or small bungalows. She even spent four years at a palace in Bali, complete with a prince. She's observed orangutans in the rain forests of Borneo, served as an unofficial tour guide in the Galapagos, taught herself the Indonesian language, and forged many lasting cross-cultural friendships. And the food - Rita has learned to cook exotic cuisine of all kinds, from elaborate Thai dishes to Nicaragua's staple, gallo pinto. In addition to her tales of adventure, Rita shares the nitty-gritty details of how she manages to travel on scant funds and live without modern conveniences. To participate actively in the daily life of the communities she visits, she has learned to trust strangers to help her find places to stay and to teach her the local ways. The payoff is that she gains their trust as well. Dynamic, vivacious, and a marvelous weaver of tales, Rita celebrates her glorious transformation from an unfulfilled suburbanite to a liberated and incredibly self-assured woman of the world. More than a travel memoir, Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of a woman's rebirth. Rita Golden Gelman's real-life tale proves beyond a doubt that anyone can cast away the burdens of conventional life at any age and continue - or begin - to thrive.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0609606425
ISBN-13
9780609606421
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1840020

Product Key Features

Book Title
Tales of a Female Nomad : Living at Large in the World
Author
Rita Golden Gelman
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Women, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year
2001
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
20.6 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
G465.G443 2001
Reviews
"This is a courageous, gentle, fascinating book, but be forewarned it's no idle armchair read. Like all of the best travel writing, Rita Golden Gelman's wanderings are likely to provoke powerful self-examination, which could easily catalyze your own wanderlust and curiosity." -- Alexander F. Lobrano, European correspondent, Gourmet, and author of Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris "Rita Gelman takes us on a journey filled with cultural interactions and human observations. An inspirational story, particularly for anyone considering a major lifestyle change." -- Melinda Blanchard, co-author of A Trip to the Beach, "This is a courageous, gentle, fascinating book, but be forewarned it's no idle armchair read. Like all of the best travel writing, Rita Golden Gelman's wanderings are likely to provoke powerful self-examination, which could easily catalyze your own wanderlust and curiosity." -- Alexander F. Lobrano, European correspondent, Gourmet, and author ofFrommer's Irreverent Guide to Paris "Rita Gelman takes us on a journey filled with cultural interactions and human observations. An inspirational story, particularly for anyone considering a major lifestyle change." -- Melinda Blanchard, co-author ofA Trip to the Beach
Copyright Date
2001
Lccn
00-064529
Dewey Decimal
910.4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21

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The Epitome of Seeking and Learning New Cultures!
THis is just a most fabulous book! Rita Golden Gelman experiences around the world show how one woman can make a difference in others lives as well as having a difference made in her own. I use this book at work in my cultural diversity training because it really showcases acceptance of other cultures, rituals, religions, etc. I bought this because my dog chewed my last copy!!!

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