Yes, absolutely. And that was more important to you than being subject to sexual harassment.

I didn't have anyone to support me. I walked out without a job, in a country where there was no help, and where, there have been times, I didn't have a roof over my head.

When soldiers go to war, they don't ay, "Well, I'm going to get shot, so I'm not going out into the field because I want to make sure I stay alive."