I don’t have a beef with her at all either. I respect people who go into the whole ex-pat thing with their eyes open, but I suspect there are more than a few who don’t understand the potential downsides.
Yes. She readily acknowledges the problems of health care and the climate during monsoon season. You have to hand it to her — learning a new language and becoming conversant in it is a HUGE undertaking so late in life. She clearly understands the culture there and how bad it is to be seen as a surly, unfriendly person.
Kudos to her! Few of us have the courage to do what she did.