We enjoy catching up with our notable members and writing about their multifaceted adventures and accomplishments. Do you have a Sabbatical Homes story you’d like to share?
While in New York a few months ago, SabbaticalHomes.com founder Nadege Conger met up with Suzann-Viola Renninger, our newest “Member Spotlight” profile! Suzann-Viola arrived in New York City earlier this year with two goals: to move forward with the book she had already started in…
Michael Stromme is another member of SabbaticalHomes.com who has found trustworthy and reliable tenants for his home while living abroad. His home has become a Sabbatical Home for others! He is a social entrepreneur currently living in Uganda working with a variety of charitable organizations…
Pamela Carsaniga, a SabbaticalHomes.com member from the UK, participated in her first home exchange where she spent one year in a Sydney, Australia home while the members of that household occupied Pamela’s home in London. During this year of home exchange, Pamela experienced some delightful…
Shep Steiner, a SabbaticalHomes member from Canada, shares his family’s experience and provides helpful tips to guide others through the challenges of preparing for an extended stay in France. Planning a sabbatical can be complicated and bureaucratic, but if you take it one step at a time, you may find that it’s not as…
SabbaticalHomes.com is proud to feature our latest notable member, University of London professor Pat Caplan. Pat has been a member of SabbaticalHomes.com for over 10 years. Recently Pat and her family hosted a refugee from the Middle East through an organization called CARA, the Council…
SabbaticalHomes.com is proud to highlight our latest notable member, author and historian Julie Peakman. In her book Hitler’s Island War, Julie brings to light the brave men who fought in World War II on the Greek islands, an aspect of the war that gets little attention….
Born in Los Angeles, Morgan O’Hara grew up in Japan. She eventually earned her Master’s Degree in Art from California State University at Los Angeles. She began working internationally in performance art festivals in 1989 all over the world, and her latest project has started right here…
Sabbatical Homes member Gayleen Mackereth shares her experience renting out her Waiheke Island, New Zealand Sabbatical Home to professors on sabbatical. Gayleen Mackereth is a retired teacher, writer, and lecturer. She now teaches English online via Skype to students worldwide. She and her husband, Don,…
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…
As an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Sabbatical Homes 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…
