Teresa was very very cool --kind and laid-back (which I appreciated, especially when my arrival time got wonky due to interstate traffic).

The neighborhood is nice: a few blocks from the NE hip part of town; bus stop to downtown is right up the block; it's two blocks down from the Alberta Arts, which is a must-see; and the neighborhood is safe feeling. It's got a scruffy kind of charm, like much of Portland itself (think Kurt Cobain --grungy yet beautiful).