Hi, I'm Annabell, a visiting scholar from Germany. I had a wonderful and productive time in New York, the best 5 weeks I've had so far in my live. And a lot of this is because of the beautiful place I stayed in and the lovely host and roommate I had, Kelly. From the very beginning I felt super welcome and at home, because the appartment was very clean, extraordninarily furnished and comfortable. My room was gorgeous, bright and very spacious, I could easily do yoga in it - haha. And it was Kelly who lend me her yoga mat and a lot of other things I needed. She always helped me out when I needed help or advise, not only as a host, but as a friend, too. It was a lot of fun to have coffee, tea, beer or wine with her now and then, either in the appartment, the beautiful rooftop or in some bar in Brooklyn. Before or after work we sometimes went to yoga classes together in Brooklyn or Manhattan, which I liked very much. She also invited me to come with her to her family for Thanksgiving and I enjoyed the time there a lot, because they were all very much like her - hospitable, generous, funny and communicative.
The appartment is located in a quite and nice neighbourhood, very close to the L train to Manhattan. I can very much recommend this place - I'm sure you'll have a great time at Kelly's and I'll definitely come back some time next year! :-)