I am heading overseas from December 16 - January 16, and I am hoping to sublet my room in a 5 bedroom house. The room is 100 square feet (the smallest of the 5), but the house features large common spaces enjoyed and maintained by all. All are furnished. (Large living room and kitchen.) I share a bathroom with one other roommate.

About the roommates: We are 3 girls and 2 guys, all mid-20s and Stanford grads working in the area/finishing grad school. We are fun and sociable, and our interests include swing dancing/social dance, random engineering projects, the start-up scene, sailing, juggling, ultimate frisbee, etc.

Our kitchen is Kosher (ie please no pork, and as long as unkosher food is not cooked in the kitchen it is ok in the house), but only one of us is kosher, and everyone's doing just fine-- my roommate looking over my shoulder right now says she doesn't feel limited at all in what she can and can't eat-- granted she doesn't eat bacon or ham except maybe on a Hawaiian pizza, but there you have it. Don't hesitate to ask any questions!

About you: You are someone really cool, courteous/respectful, and for whom bacon is not a vital food. I'd hope to find someone who would "click" with my roommates, who are a pretty social bunch.

Please reply, and tell me a bit about yourself! What you are looking for in house mates, doing in Palo Alto, etc.