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title: "1 Everybody Thought Quotes By Rita Gelman"
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> [I came back once or twice a year to visit my family, and then I would take off again. In the beginning, I think everybody thought I would get over it and get it out of my system. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/i-came-back-once-or-twice-a-year-to-visit-my-family-and-then-i-would/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

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## More by Rita Gelman

> [I came back once or twice a year to visit my family, and then I would take off again. In the beginning, I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/i-came-back-once-or-twice-a-year-to-visit-my-family-and-then-i-would/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [I don't want to be responsible anymore. I don't want to have plans. I just want to float through the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/i-don-t-want-to-be-responsible-anymore-i-don-t-want-to-have-plans-i/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [Even here, in the U.S., I walk my daughter's dog and I look for interesting people sitting at a picnic table and I walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/even-here-in-the-u-s-i-walk-my-daughter-s-dog-and-i-look-for/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [Stay away from Europe, stay away from Japan, Australia. If you go to the Western world, you're gonna pay more money. You can spend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/stay-away-from-europe-stay-away-from-japan-australia-if-you-go-to-the/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [There are times when the state department says not to travel to a place, but I'll look it up and find out for myself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/there-are-times-when-the-state-department-says-not-to-travel-to-a/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [Eat where the people eat, not the hotels and touristy restaurants. If a local teacher makes $50 a month and they're living decently, see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/eat-where-the-people-eat-not-the-hotels-and-touristy-restaurants-if-a/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [If you don't talk to strangers, your life is so limited. If you're careful about what you eat, you'll never try anything adventurous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/if-you-don-t-talk-to-strangers-your-life-is-so-limited-if-you-re/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [Take what happened to me in Bali. I planned on going to Ubud, then met a man on an airplane who told me it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/take-what-happened-to-me-in-bali-i-planned-on-going-to-ubud-then-met/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [There were times that the kids were upset I wasn't there, those three times a year they needed me. The rest of the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/there-were-times-that-the-kids-were-upset-i-wasn-t-there-those-three/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [I don't worry about being a woman alone out there. My advice to people is to smile a lot, talk to strangers, accept all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/i-don-t-worry-about-being-a-woman-alone-out-there-my-advice-to-people/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [When I'm by myself, I'm not threatening at all. I get many more invitations than I would if I were traveling with anyone else,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/when-i-m-by-myself-i-m-not-threatening-at-all-i-get-many-more/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

> [Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rita-gelman/risk-taking-trust-and-serendipity-are-key-ingredients-of-joy-without/)

[Rita Gelman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rita-gelman/)

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