Browse news stories, press features, interviews, and media mentions that share the story of SabbaticalHomes, our members, and the meaningful connections created through our global academic housing network. Explore coverage of our mission, community, milestones, and ongoing work to help scholars and higher education professionals find trusted housing around the world.
Manhattan Beach, CA (March 20, 2007) – SabbaticalHomes.com, the leading internet-based directory for sabbatical home exchanges, home rentals and house sitting opportunities, celebrates its seventh anniversary of helping academics worldwide with their housing needs. Founded by Nadege Conger, an experienced sabbatical traveler (her husband is…
Manhattan Beach, CA (February 21, 2003) – SabbaticalHomes.com aims to facilitate academic sabbaticals, post doctorate and research trips by providing a listing service to academics worldwide who need to find or offer temporary accommodations. This is SabbaticalHomes.com 3rd year, and the service just posted its…
Manhattan Beach, CA (July 2000) – SabbaticalHomes.com is dedicated to bringing academics on sabbatical leaves, research trips or exchange programs together on the web. It is a place where scholars can go to post their homes for rent/exchange/homestay or to search for what other academics…
Manhattan Beach, CA (February 15, 2011) – SabbaticalHomes.com is enjoying its 11th year of operation and is making more connections than ever before in the academic community. With over 56 countries represented and nearly 7,000 listings, members can find homes away from home nearly anywhere…
The Guardian UK author Martha Holmes-Watkins explores academic sabbatical opportunities in her article titled Time Out. She details considerations one should take into account when asking for sabbatical leave and emphasizes relaying the importance of how your sabbatical will benefit the school. Read the entire…
Professor Lee Tobin McClain teaches English and is the director of the master’s program in writing popular fiction at Seton Hill University. She wrote a thoughtful four-part series about her sabbatical for The Chronicle of Higher Education. While first embarking on her sabbatical journey, she…
BBC author Kate Ashford explains how to effectively plan for your sabbatical in her article Planning a Sabbatical? Smart tips for the journey. From the length of preparation time to how to do it less expensively, she covers many relevant points. She writes, “If it…
Gabrielle Blair is the captain of DesignMom.com, a website full of fabulous tips and information at the intersection of motherhood and design. This year, she is taking her whole family to live in France and has found a perfect home in the beautiful Normandy region….
Shelley Miller reveals her biggest secret, “With home exchanging you will never say, ‘I wish we could afford to travel.’ Instead you’ll ask, ‘Where should we go next?’.” We were so pleased when this up-and-coming author (Postcards From Home: Exchange the home, save the family)…
Last January, my family spent a month in Vietnam. While we were away, a family from Christchurch, New Zealand, had their own holiday in our home. They weren’t friends or relatives; in fact, we’d never met them until the day they collected the key. The…
