My stay with Maya and Matti was a great experience. They were a part of what I liked best about Berlin - with an ease to communicate in an unassuming way. I really liked meeting them and spending a little time with them, or just relaxing in the lovely room with the big white bed, with purple flowers outside the window.
Maya was a generous and helpful host. She directed me how to get to the apartment from the airport and was easily available. She gave me her bike to use for my days in Berlin, sat with me to tell me about interesting places and show them to me on the map, walked over with me to get a German phone-card and help me find the entrance to the park. She was attuned and patient in helping me get organized. I liked their neighborhood Neukoln, with it's own local culture, coffes and a lot of immigrants. In addition to all of this - their apartment is the most beautiful one I've been in, in a large, classic house with a green courtyard. It was part of the pleasure of being there.