[ She smiles shyly, a pink tint coming to her cheeks out of embarrassment. ] It's nothing spectacular, but thank you. I simply helped my grandmother back home with preparing food, and directions are great, too!

[ Go to school for about 280 days out of the year, every year. Then you add in extracurricular activities, family events, sleeping, etc., and there's maybe an hour or two left for actual "me" time. ]

Were you able to try the food I sent over last time?