My husband and I registered with Housesitters America last year. We just finished a 5 month housesit on a beautiful lake outside Seattle. Besides the opportunitiy to live on a beautiful lake and wake up to see the Olympics every morning, we met and enjoyed many wonderful neighbors. We are on our second housesit in an upscale neighborhood of Sacramento and we are enjoying it thoroughly. These were two positions that we chose out of approximately 20 that were offered to us. Thank you Housesitters America for being the vehicle to a whole new life for this retired couple.