Memoirs of an American Gypsy

About the Book

Memoirs of an American Gypsy is a collection of stories by a young woman on an invigorating adventure through Europe. With an overstuffed backpack and over-planned future, she begins the journey of a lifetime. Her plane to return home leaves without her as her definition of home shifts. She falls deeply in love with foreign cultures, alternative communities, tongue-tingling languages, and welcoming families along the way. Plans and fears melt away to reveal the freedom that lies in the core of us all.

She has emerged from tents, mansions, college dormitories, and an abandoned wheat factory to share her journey, the tips n tricks of hitchhiking, trekking the world without needing to pay for a bed. The biggest secret to gypsy survival without cash is faith in humanity. The goodness of people and the inevitable connections that form will dissolve our stereotypes, fears, and inhibitions, leaving us with trust, abundance, and a contagious joy that will help make the world a better place.

Tales of urban exploration, charming castle villages, a giant community squat, breathtaking nature, gnarly music festivals, a mud war, police searches, unicorn spotting, a pirate’s cave, Vikings, rainbows and human-connection fill the pages of this book. Good luck holding on tight to your pre-conceived notions of the world of traveling, because this is going to be a wild ride…

About the Author

Reece Gesumaria is a wanderlust spirit, a gypsy of the modern age. Enchanted by the world and its inhabitants, she lacks a certain fear to explore which many describe as courage. Her background is in microbiology labs, dance, modeling, hair-cutting, and road trips. The University of Life broadened her knowledge into languages, djembes, the magic in a plant-based vegan diet, cave dwelling, eco-village living, hitchhiking, yoga and meditation. Bursting with positive energy and a passion for life, her adventures have only begun-- the depth of this planet and its breathtaking diversity to be discovered yet.