It took a year for Marianne to adjust to things here in America, but one matter that she had yet to adjust to was the time. She was used to waking up early in Seoul, Korea, to feed her dog, Sunny, a Great Pyrenees, and take him for a walk around the neighborhood. She realized if she woke up at 8:00 AM in Korea, it would be 1:00 PM yesterday in America. She tried to force herself to change the internal clock of her body, but it was no use. She still woke up at around noontime when she was to be at the kennels at eight in the morning. The alarm clock didn't work and not even Sunny, who was fed by her mother, Beatrice Lee. She would already be at the kennels, doing all the responsibilities and even some of Marianne's.<br/><br/>Finding the digital numbers of the alarm clock silently flashing the current time of 12:23 PM, Marianne pushed herself out of bed and headed to the shower. Before arriving at the door, she found Sunny happily waiting for her and she commented to the dog, "You took your sweet time." It was a surprised what use her English classes had given her. Though she still had a bit of her Korean accent, Marianne had managed to speak like a California valley girl, without all the 'Valspeak.' It had actually been a benefit to her when talking to the customers and regulars at the Doghouse. Her mother commented many times at hearing the praises of satisfied customers liking Marianne's accent mixed in with her slowly growing American accent.<br/><br/>She quickly showered and prepared herself for another late day at the Doghouse. Marianne bundled herself up, wearing a faux-fur-lined jacket, sneakers, and a baseball cap and heading out the door with Sunny in tow. She headed down the street, past the Animal Hospital and straight to the kennels.