Female Nomad and Friends

Rita Golden Gelman, author of Tales of a Female Nomad, celebrates the wonders and joy of cross-cultural connecting with this collection of stories and recipes from more than forty authors. She also includes anecdotes about her own further adventures. Happy reading-and bon apptit, selamat makan, buen provecho! Book jacket.

He 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. As a nomad, Rita has no permanent address. She does have a website, www.RitaGoldenGelman.com and a new project, www.LetsGetGlobal.org.

How Female Nomad & Friends Came to Be and What It's All About	p. 1
Breaking Bread: About the Recipes	p. 12
Connecting
My Favorite Organization Ever	p. 17
Peeing, Drugs, and a School	p. 23
A Pair of Shoes	p. 29
Tower of Babel	p. 35
Connecting to Raymond	p. 41
Mom and Trader Joe's	p. 44
My Call of the Wild	p. 46
My Opinel on the Camino	p. 51
Breakfast in Malacca	p. 55
Sharing Laundry	p. 57
Kava and Trauma on Waya Island	p. 60
An Awakening	p. 64
Mixed Messages
The Beauty Contest	p. 69
A Long Walk	p. 73
Pickup in a Bar	p. 75
Curry Calamity	p. 79
My Airport Pal	p. 84
A Wet Shoe Story	p. 87
Million-Dollar Moment	p. 91
The Trip that Changed My Life	p. 97
A Stitch in Time	p. 102
A Different Taste	p. 105
Southern Hospitality	p. 111
Wild for Worms	p. 115
Language
Patikami What?	p. 125
A Desert Garden	p. 132
Train to Tithorea	p. 135
Tongue-Tied	p. 144
A Boat Ride	p. 147
A Great Mix of People	p. 155
French Confusion	p. 159
Turkish Delight	p. 164
A Rose and a Kiss	p. 166
Master Kim	p. 172
Passion
The Perfect Seatmate	p. 183
In Search of a Familiar Soul	p. 186
Making the Move	p. 193
George	p. 198
Fairy Godmothers ... Who Needs 'Em!	p. 202
Filipino Elvis Presley	p. 208
What Happened for Chana	p. 212
Dance Class	p. 216
The Drummer	p. 222
The Sweet Life	p. 224
Chapati Love Remembered	p. 230
Food
The Ho Mok Story	p. 237
Any Pan Is a No-Stick Pan If You No-Cook in It!	p. 244
Paneer Sailor	p. 248
Bonjour, Friendship!	p. 254
Foreign Flavors	p. 261
Cajeta and the Spirits	p. 265
Thanksgiving: A Different Perspective	p. 271
Riding Out the Storm	p. 279
Just Call Me Garlic	p. 287
The Café Chapín	p. 293
A Desert Mirage	p. 298
Cow Feet Soup for Breakfast	p. 305
Soul Food	p. 311
Maasai Moments	p. 319
Afterword	p. 329
Acknowledgments	p. 331
Reading Group Guide	p. 333
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