We recently had the opportunity to interview Alex Carballo-Diéguez, PhD, a SabbaticalHomes member and retired Columbia University professor and researcher. Throughout his active academic career, he utilized SabbaticalHomes.com to find apartments to stay in when he travelled internationally to attend conferences and give lectures. He also…
We recently interviewed longtime SabbaticalHomes.com member and Harvard University educator Katherine Merseth. She has been called an “Academic Entrepreneur” for her innovative research and teaching methods over her 40+ year career in education. She was also honored as a Harvard Professor of the Year in…
We recently had the opportunity to reconnect with author Alix Christie and her husband, Ludwig Siegele at the historic House of Shields bar (open since 1908) in downtown San Francisco, California. A longtime SabbaticalHomes.com member, Alix and her family have traveled throughout the world and…
At SabbaticalHomes.com, we have always incorporated sustainability into our mission. When Nadege Conger founded the website in 2000 as a way for academics to rent, share and exchange their homes, she saw this a way to support the academic community while also increasing the utilization…
While visiting in Paris, SabbaticalHomes.com Founder Nadege Conger had the opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee with Dr. Florian Lionnet at the Cafeotheque. He shared the work he does in studying and preserving an endangered language in Chad, Africa. They also discussed the challenges…
Private and surrounded on all sides by nature, Sandy Dutro’s Big Sur home right on the coast is a true retreat. She enjoys welcoming friends, family and guests she finds through SabbaticalHomes.com to stay in her home by the ocean. As she says, “it is…
Dr. Kirk Dolan and his family have been in Taiwan since the beginning of 2020 and have had the experience of living through a global pandemic in one of the few countries that has almost completely controlled the spread of the virus. A Professor at…
A few months in Paradise: from Utah to Hawaii What happens when you transplant two academics and their three school-age children from Logan, Utah to the Big Island of Hawaii for the Fall semester? The Warren family has spent the last few months working hard…
One of the highlights of this last month was our video conversation with Laura Quincy Jones. It is always fulfilling to personally connect with SabbaticalHomes.com members, and talking with Laura was no exception. Read on to learn more about this inspiring artist and how she…
Writing Retreat in Amsterdam, Netherlands Finding inspiration while writing can be elusive. With all of the interruptions of daily life, many successful writers dedicate a physical space in their home or office to be able to focus and encourage the flow of ideas. But what…
