She felt “isolated”.
It has been my experience that, in that specific situation, you are only as isolated as you allow yourself to be.
I have spent plenty of time in places I didn’t know the language or culture, but it was a given that because of that...you are going to be “isolated”.
And then, what you do with that is your job.
I just accepted I didn’t know much, and adjusted things accordingly.
This is just weak to whine about that. You can whine about having the runs, hating the food, disliking the people, but...whining in that situation about feeling “isolated”...
On a Trip to France.
Been to France several times, never had any issues, even in Paris, a little French does go a long way. If you act like the typical entitled Ugly American, though, you won’t do well.