In a moment of revolt she feeds the mince meat she just bought for dinner to her employer's bloodhound which has been brought up as a strict vegetarian. For her, the look on the dog's face when it tastes

As she knows that her family would try to talk her out of her plan, she does her shopping and packing secretly, looking forward to a few days away from home but also fearing that she can not hold her own in the world on the other side of the kitchen wall.

However, her weak self confidence is quickly strengthened when her friend leaves her on the first day of their vacation because of a Greek beau. Alone in a foreign country she notices that she needs not to be afraid of being alone because she is "an expert at it." And she also handles the other problems of every day life, like ordering a glass of Retsina or digesting a squid with comparative nonchalance. In an affectionate though little serious affair she finds new energy and in the picturesque

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Approximate Word count = 506
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)