[And here's where she feels really bad, because this must sound like funeral bells to a New Feather.]

...I've been here for over a year and a half. Honestly, it isn't all bad here once you've gotten used to it.

[...She feels like she should try to amend this, because it has to sound really steep.] I've known some people who were sent home after only a few months, though. It's all just a matter of time.