With her mindset, she probably would have thought that she had made the wrong decision no matter what she went with. Honestly it's probably for the better that she got to know more places and people, especially people her age, this way, and is now able to make a more informed decision about her future. Especially since quite obviously, she's the only person around who seems to think that she isn't free to change her mind anytime she wants to.
Also, that aside, as usual very impressed by both the sheer amount of attention to detail and research this author tends to put into their story, and of course also by the amount of research you people from knight heron put into your translations as well!