Chances are if you love to travel, you probably also love to learn and grow. When we travel we engage with new ideas, cultures, people, and ways of thinking. We stretch comfort zones and eagerly try new things. Luckily, now we can learn from almost…
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Researching at the Huntington The Huntington in Pasadena, California awards 200 research fellowships every year and hosts an additional 1600 scholars who come to study within their special collections. Over a third of these scholars come from distances far away to study the library collections,…
by Mimouna Mahdaoui We are excited to introduce Mimouna Mahdaoui as a guest blogger for Sabbatical Homes! Mimouna has worked for travel and education companies since she moved to London over 4 years ago. She’s as passionate about infographics as she is about cheese and…
I had a wonderful time at the AWP Bookfair in Los Angeles meeting fabulous writers and publishers from around the world! Ever since I created SabbaticalHomes.com back in 2000, I’ve focused on making it a robust resource for the worldwide scholarly community. I decided to…
American writer and psychotherapist Kristin Duncombe has lived in Europe since 2001. As the child of a US diplomat, she grew up overseas and has subsequently lived internationally most of her adult life. During her career working with international families, she has written two memoirs…
We were pleased to answer questions for journalist Ümit Yoker for her story in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: Andere Länder, andere Gedanken Wer seine wissenschaftliche Arbeit mit in die Ferne nimmt, hofft nicht zuletzt, das fremde Umfeld möge auch mehr Inspiration und Kreativität bringen. Zu…
As an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, SabbaticalHomes member George Williams is currently engaged in a five-year international project on anti-terror laws and democracy. He is one of Australia’s leading constitutional lawyers and public commentators. He is the Anthony Mason Professor, a Scientia Professor and…
I was delighted to meet new academics and visit with members of the Sabbatical Homes community at both the ACTFL and MLA conventions in 2016. I had the pleasure of filming some notable members who stopped by our booth. Check out what they had to…
May-Britt Stumbaum, PhD, is one of the leading women in the field of international security. She is Head of the NFG Research Group “Asian Perceptions of the EU” at the Free University of Berlin. Aiming to bridge academia and policy, she has published widely on…
Sara Brenneis doesn’t sit still for very long. Her latest book came out just last year. Genre Fusion: A New Approach to History, Fiction, and Memory in Contemporary Spain explores the interconnected nature of history and fiction born of the end of Francisco Franco’s dictatorship…