Josephine's place was nice and bright! The morning sun is amazing and just shines through the whole place. It is in a great location - very close to the subway, grocery/liquor store and to our surprise, within 5 steps from the door to the building on Tuesdays and Thursdays is a market with fresh everything (fruit, veggies, fish ... you name it). On our way out one day, we bought some fresh salmon and ran it back up to the fridge - we had a great salmon dinner in that night. When we left for the airport, we literally crossed the road to the front of the hospital and caught a taxi there - they have a wait stop there for taxi's so that was perfect. We ate at the cafe next to the supermarket and that was good but other than that, we were usually still out and about sightseeing so we ate while out but we did notice quite a few good restaurants in the area while walking one night - many different food options right on the same street (chinese, vietnamese, indian, italian, etc.)
The apartment was very homey and fresh - we felt very comfortable there and safe in the neighbourhood too. It is across from the subway station and hospital so you will hear the subway constantly and alot of ambulances but we got used to it quickly.
We never actually met Josephine - we met Mathieu upon our arrival but Josephine was in touch by email for the first 3 days to ensure we were comfortable and so we could ask questions if we had any but we didn't and again on our last day.
I strongly recommend this apartment. You will not be disappointed.
Thank you Josephine and Mathieu for your hospitality. You helped make our Paris experience a great one!