Anne's place is in a very good neighborhood, Mar Vista is some place I would like to live in too, Venice beach is not too far away and traffic isn't bad in between (of course, other part of LA,,, you know), Venice High School Pool is 10 minutes away and it is a very good pool with just about right amount of people (at least it is the case in Feb).
Anne showed me the places throughly and she showed great care when the weather got a little cold while I was there, and I parked my car half a block away, and she offered me her spot (which I didn't take, but appreciate her offer).
At the end my mom broke a frame, and I told Anne, instead of asking for a lot of money, she shopped around for a while to find me a cheap replacement, it is really nice of her.