Keeping it Simple, Sweetheart
After having read Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer, I've picked up another travelogue by Rita Golden Gelman: Tales of a Female Nomad. In it, the author describes her pared-down existence. I love the following quote. It challenges, delights and astonishes:
"I pack everything I own: two pairs of pants, one skirt, four T-shirts. A sweater. Underwear. A bathing suit. Toothpaste, toothbrush, deodorant, sunblock, insect repellent, sneakers, and four plastic bags. I put in my Spanish dictionary, the Lonely Planet guide to Guatemala, a novel to read and trade, a Swiss Army knife, and a sleeping bag. And finally, I pack two empty spiral notebooks, some ballpoint pens, and the smallest secondhand manual typewriter I can find. I've given everything else away."
Then she adds, "A friend gives me a threadbare (as requested) face towel that can fit in a small space and wash and dry easily."
