I'm Gail Strob and you're listening to She Explorers. It feels cheesy to say this, but welcome to the new year. It's good to be back. I just wanted to make a couple of announcements before we get started. First I'm working on an upcoming

episode that will highlight the unique experiences of women aged 50 and

older and I'd love to hear your stories. Head over to she hyphen explorers.com or the link in the show notes for more details.

Also I love staying in touch between episodes through our she Explorers Podcasts Facebook group.

We talk about each week's episode, future ideas, and share accomplishments.

It's so nice to stay connected.

Okay, on with the show.

I want people to be okay with weirdness and uniqueness and not question themselves because they have this weird dream.

One myth I want to break is that it's too late to do anything

at a certain point in your life.

You know, I'm in my 40s.

I want to show people that you can do what you want to be a mountain nomad go for it.

I went through the face where people were laughing at the idea or I kept it a secret because I'm nervous.

People will look down on it and they think I'm going to fail.

So I just want to see how far it's going to go.

This is Maranel de Jesus and by the end of this episode you'll of this episode, you'll find out why last year,

at the age of 41, she decided to leave her 15-year legal career

in Washington, D.C.

to pursue her very own weird dream, becoming a Mountain Nomad, organizing

adventure tracks around the world.

Marinels is a story of great cultural expectations,

and the clarity she found when she stopped listening

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