In The Ultimate Guide to Free Travel, Laura MacNeil compiles nine ways to travel for next to nothing. One is house sitting, where Sophie Alexander recommends ironing out the details, asking questions, and reaching an arrangement that works for everyone.
Five years ago, Nadege Conger and her husband, former McGill management professor Jay Conger, began traveling regularly from near Los Angeles to London, where Jay held joint appointments. Their experience abroad became the seed of SabbaticalHomes.
Nadege Conger sees herself as a kind of international matchmaker, though lifelong love affairs aren’t the aim, a two- or three-month lease will do. This Chronicle piece covers the June launch of Sabbatical Homes and how it serves nomadic scholars.
In her book Fugitive Denim, member and journalist Rachel Snyder examines sweatshop-free manufacturing through the lens of denim production. Often called the first character-driven study of the industry, the book takes a fresh approach, and she tells us about it.
No dream is too big or too small, and SabbaticalHomes is a place that nurtures both community and ambition. Mary Jane Baxter loved fashion and journalism and set out to combine them into a career. After a BBC special, she released her first book.
Toronto-based artist Katherine Dolgy takes her vibrantly colored paintings around the world, and thanks to SabbaticalHomes she rarely pays for lodging. She extends her art internationally by staying in the homes of academics and fellow artists. Here, art pays the rent.
Lorna Hendry is a rare adventurer in a busy world. After her family spent a year camping around Australia, they moved on to a year in a remote Aboriginal community. Her feedback to SabbaticalHomes prompted us to share her story.
Chris Keane, screenwriter and author of How to Write a Selling Screenplay, lectures at Harvard and has just published Romancing the A-list. In this Q&A, he talks about his experience with SabbaticalHomes and, of course, about the new book.
Mo Fini is a photographer, author, textile expert, and philanthropist who explores the arts and crafts of the world. He also heads Tumi Music, a leading Latin music label. We share the story of this many-sided traveler and collector.
Founded in 1980 by Brian Thompson ( SabbaticalHomes.com member) and Marie-Claude Thompson, Earthen Vessels is a nonprofit organization serving at-risk, inner-city youth in the Boston area. Earthen Vessels offers two complementary programs – a summer camp and a tutoring and mentoring program. The summer camp…
