[ She's pretty close to being royal back home too. "Modern day royalty" might be the term she'd seen in a trashy sort of magazine once. She had often felt embarrassed to admit things like that to people she met here but it seems she's not alone in having been privileged. ]

You did? [ She pauses. ] My family does have staff back home... So I'm not unused to have someone else cook for me. [ It's the norm for her in fact, hence why she has little clue in the kitchen. ] I think that's why I've struggled with learning so late.

That's admirable of you to want to do that for yourself. I often wish that I'd had the courage to be more independent in my past.