I arrived in Paris on my birthday and Karina welcomed me by taking me foront Blanc and chocolat chaud at Angelina's as a birthday treat! ☺️ She was so accommodating and flexible with my travel plans/schedule. the directions to her apartment were so easy to follow (even for a directionally challenged person like me!). She also made sure I had my bearings by reviewing the map with me, giving me a little test on meeting her somewhere, and answering navigational questions each day. She also helped in booking a side trip to Venice. She made sure I had breakfast each day, even packing a travel breakfast in days I left early for my outings. She also let me make use of her kitchen to cook after my trips to the market.

I felt very much at home and like I had someone looking out for me also while o was traveling solo in a foreign country.