"Matt Golding, but please, do me a big favor and do NOT tell Sam you know me. Being a laughingstock may ruin my reputation."

"My name is Elena Kantor. It's a pleasure to know you. So why don't you take time to relax and concentrate on some of your interests?"

"I thought of volunteering here for a while, and later go on a trip. I just haven't decided yet where to go and with whom."

As she worked on a chicken, she mumbled, "I am jealous. I'd love to travel. But my friends are married, and I'd hate to be a third wheel on a trip."

"Where would you go...