Bennett, Nellie

"Nellie Bennett grew up in Sydney, Australia. After completing high school she worked as a shop girl in a department store, where she learnt ironing technique and gift-wrapping. Nellie moved to Spain in her early twenties to learn flamenco dance. She spent the following four years living in Madrid, where she learnt to dance flamenco from the Spanish gypsies. Nellie has contributed feature articles to The Australian and The Sydney Morning Herald. She is currently studying Arabic and trying to learn how to read a map in order to fulfil her dream of crossing the Sahara by camel.";