Eight months is a long time to be stuck anywhere. But if it's a little better than home, can it really be all that bad?

[ She doesn't know fully what to expect yet from being here. She can assume there are pros and cons, but she doesn't know how they stack up against each other. What she does know is that back home, she's being pulled in different directions and it all feels impossible. This is easier. This is simple. ]

All I have to do is live here. That makes things easier than they are at home.