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." --Booklist
At 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.