Catherine was extraordinarily friendly and welcoming. Her apartment is beautiful, plant-filled, and clean. She is a very involved and considerate host. She made me hot chocolate in the mornings, offered plates of fruit during the hot week, helped me find a French tutor, and gave me an English-French translation of Yeats’ poems after I told her I was interested in poetry. She made my trip so special and I am very lucky to have stayed with her.