Her ultimate angle might very well be one day finding a means to stay. She's never talked about it with more than one person, and she's not even sure it's what she really wants, to give in to that cowardice over facing whatever will ultimately become of her back home.

Aiding in things like this moves that forward, one way or another.

"The assistance is appreciated. Let me know if anything needs to be changed. I'd hate to do poorly my second time through school," she says, something closer to humor interjected into her tone of voice.