Ali Roff
well travelled
What does your soul yearn for? I was asked this question as we set out. ‘Freedom,’ I said. Then I blurted out something about feeling stuck; not knowing what I wanted but that I felt there was more to life. I wanted to travel, but then I mumbled something about the pressure to have a big house in the suburbs… Where did that come from? ‘I feel trapped by what society expects and views as “right” and “normal’’ – the 2.4 children; even the commute to work.’ And, as I sat listening to my companions, five women I had just met, share what their souls yearned for, I realised that we all felt the same.