tales of a female nomad by rita golden gelman

We began to chat and soon discovered we were both Americans. She was sitting in the doorway of the Hassidic (Orthodox) Art Gallery, and when I said hello, she answered in English. She radiated a peace and confidence that I admired. After Shlomo’s tour, I wandered through the galleries of this hill town built of stone. My energy felt renewed.īecause Safat is an artist’s colony, I was drawn there to visit fellow painters. I realized in my traveled-out stupor that what I was learning now was personal the story of my own people. Along the way, I learned some of the history of each of the cultures, but no history had come so alive as the one I heard from Shlomo that morning in Safat. I tried to hide the tears that welled up in my eyes from the overflow of emotion.ĭuring the first four months of my six-month-long trip around the world, I visited Japan, China, Thailand, Bali, Singapore, and Egypt. He sent chills up my spine with legends about the ancient synagogues, rabbis, and battles as he pointed out the bullet shells still embedded in the old city walls. Maybe that’s why I felt so peaceful there.Ī walking tour with my guide, Shlomo, my first morning in town, made the history of Safat come alive. Published by Three Rivers Press/Crown Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc.Įach of the four holy cities of Israel represents one of the four elements, and Safat is air. You can learn much more about Rita Golden Gelman and her work on her website – Reprinted from “Female Nomad and Friends” by Rita Golden Gelman. Learn more at: We invite you to join s on the Female Nomad and Friends virtual tour. She is currently involved in an initiative called Let’s Get Global, a project of US Servas, Inc, a national movement deigned to bring the gap year to the United States. As a nomad, Rita has no permanent address.

Rita Golden Gelman is the author of Tales of a Female Nomad and more than seventy children’s books, including More Spaghetti, I Say!, a staple in every first grade classroom. Also included are more than 30 travel-inspired, taste-tested and author-approved recipes. Enjoy!įemale Nomad and Friends: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World – From the author of the international bestseller, Tales of a Female Nomad, Female Nomad and Friends is a moving anthology of essays that celebrates traveling, connecting, and eating around the world. I am happy to host this collection today and hope you will find the pieces as inspirational and interesting as I did! You will find an excerpt from the collection following the publication information below. I went to Safat, a beautiful and mystical city in Israel, for the first time when I was sixteen-years-old, so I was especially drawn to that particular piece in Rita Golden Gelman’s wonderful anthology of essays, Female Nomad and Friends: Tales of Breaking Free and Breaking Bread Around the World.

Female Nomad and Friends by Rita Golden Gelman

Tales of a female nomad by rita golden gelman