She watches him, engrossed in how he moves, how his parts interlink, on how amazingly awesome this is. "Oh," she says, coming out of her own headspace. "Yes and no! People sometimes go back home real fast. Other times, they're here for months. Some people have been here a year by now, you know how it goes."

Collette shrugs her shoulders. "Better to think like you're here for the long-haul. Don't let it get you down! It's kind of an exciting opportunity, if you ask me."