I'm 65 now...but when I was in my 20s..I had the same longing and restlessness expressed by Julia Robert's character. So I, too, set out on a 7-year journey -- working my way across the USA and then spending five years in Europe. This was at a time when it wasn't cool for a single woman to be traveling like this. I had lots of men lovers and yet the inner longing never ceased until I found an Indian guru, meditation and yoga. So this movie reflected my life -- I could have written the script. Only difference -- I never looked like Julia Roberts and I remained single...she crossed over to love -- I did not -- regretably. I cried deeply after the movie...longing in that moment for a chance to do it over.