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American poet and author Patrick Donnelly is in the midst of a fellowship visit to Japan. While there, he is immersing himself in the world of Japanese poetics–at the intersection of the past and present. In addition to having written two books of poems, he…
Specializing in feline studies, for the past 6 years Professor Pizzicato has been honing her cat skills. She has perfected the scratching post, crafted unique yoga asanas, and is credited with developing an updated feline nutritional routine. Searching for a home near a river stocked…
We are always thrilled to attend the Modern Language Association (MLA) convention. The attendees are achieving academics and also happen to be articulate wordsmiths. Can you find a better group to inspire new tagline ideas for a service, like ours, dedicated to scholars? Dr. Jacquilyn…
Helping academics, scholars, writers, artists, and friends find home matches across the globe is our goal. Whether it’s for sabbaticals, academic research, writing retreats, or time off travel—we provide low-fee listings for people to find, or offer, homes around the world. We feel it’s important…
Every day, we are constantly being reminded of how precious the world truly is. We are prompted to be more conservative with our use of resources, to reduce what we send to the landfill and to recycle. To do our part, we make an effort…
At age two, my son has now completed 11 home exchanges. My six-month old daughter has two exchanges under her diminutive belt. Some of these swaps were as short as a weekend. All were wonderful ways to introduce the children to new places and lifestyles….
Building “green” houses is a growing trend in construction but certainly not a new one. One of our SabbaticalHomes.com members, Jennifer Siegal, has designed and built her own green home and it is one of the first of its kind available on SabbaticalHomes.com. In addition…
SabbaticalHomes.com has launched a new feature this year, the House Share. Sam Hickey, one of our members, is the first to have experienced this option for travel and it was a huge success. “This was a pleasant and good match for me. My housemates were…
SabbaticalHomes.com members make their homes available for a variety of reasons but one of the most unique might just come from Ian Johnson and his partner Ien Ang. They are living in two countries, Australia and France. When they are away from one of their…
In 2012, SabbaticalHomes celebrates its twelfth anniversary. For finding or offering a home to rent, exchange, sit, or share, the academic community has counted on the site since 2000. In that spirit, here are a dozen reasons to love Sabbatical Homes.
