Kathleen was a wonderful host. I had flown in from Washington state to spend a month in the city; living here was a truly wonderful experience that gave me the feeling of being home despite being on the other side of the country. I've heard that in order to survive in New York one needs a room that he or she can escape to, and this was truly the ideal place for me. Kathleen was remarkably relaxed and mainly kept to herself which gave me a sense of true independence and only enhanced the feeling of having my own corner of the world.