Naima is very relaxed and friendly. Her flat is light and even the rooftop views from my room beautiful. The metro is accesible from just outside the flat and the bus service very good. It takes about 35 minutes by bus to St Germain and just over an hour to Charles de Gaulle airport. There are two supermarkets in the street as well as cafes, banks and good boulangeries.The East side of Paris was new to me and there is a lot to discover e.g. Bois de Vincennes (20 minutes on foot) also La Coulee verte - a walk which can take you as far as Bastille.