Kathleen was very welcoming. She made sure we knew she was there if needed. Lake Washington was great for morning runs. Columbia City had a variety of restaurants to end our day. We had a rental car but we chose to use the transit system as driving is a bit hectic, however because the area had inclines we chose to drive up as close as possible to the transit areas., but they are walkable. We did drive to beautiful Mt. Rainer but avoided Hwy 5. There is no television but because our day was so filled it was ok. We did have Internet to keep up with things.