This seems unreasonably difficult to navigate.I am in the interviewing process for a position at the university of Maine and looking for reliable, stable people to share a place with. If I get the position, I will likely start in November, moving from Southwest Virginia. I am also a photographer on the side, doing freelance work and selling my art prints at festivals. Some amount of storage space is necessary, so a house is my ideal living situation. I have an ~ year old cat named Pixel who will be coming with me. She is exclusively indoors, so I am looking for people comfortable with cats are situationally aware and mindful of things like open doors or windows. Pixel is a social girl and likes other people, but keeps her distance from other cats. She can stay closed in my room if need be, but she would be happy to socialize.I am a fairly social person and have missed having friendly living arrangements with other like-minded people, but I also often disappear for lengths of time to edit photos. I love music and would be excited to be able to set up my turntable again and listen to music with people on a Friday night. I'm definitely a "Ghost of Tom Joad" kind of person. If you understand what this means, we'd probably get along well. is fine, although I don't participate. I have a strong preference not to share a home with tobacco users. I cook my meals, and I clean up after myself as I do. A clean kitchen is important. I also believe compassion and communication are important qualities. My ideal location would be a house out in an wooded area so I can have weekend fires in a fire pit. I prefer seeing trees and animals outside my window rather than buildings and people, and I'm perfectly happy with an old house as long as it's been decently maintained.If you've got this far, say hi!