Mitra clearly takes the effort to make her basement apartment inviting. She added lots of nice touches that are above and beyond, which were greatly appreciated.
The apartment itself has a separate entrance, so I never met Mitra. It is located in a quite suburban neighborhood.
It is pretty close (10 minute walk) to standard suburban Toronto shopping, but it is the suburbs, so a car is the basic transport concept. I was able to come and go by bus, and there are taxis or lyft available.