I never thought I’d be back in New York after my first visit when I was going through a horrible divorce 15 years ago. In my Punjabi community women are often judged when divorced and the topic itself is taboo. This was a time in my life that I felt labelled as “used goods” and it wasn’t one I wanted to revisit.
It was my birthday in October and after reflecting on life, I realised I had stopped living after my divorce – and I asked myself why? I told myself that this would be the year that I start living, so aged 43 I took my first solo trip to Sri Lanka. Travelling was something I had always wanted to do growing up, but never had the freedom to as my dad was very strict and protective – he didn’t want me travelling alone because he didn’t feel it was safe.
