Discover the people and stories behind SabbaticalHomes.com. Explore member spotlights, founder updates, academic journeys, travel experiences, and community connections that bring our global network to life.
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 many years. Recently Pat and her family hosted a refugee from the Middle East through an organization called CARA, the Council for…
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…
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,…
I had the pleasure of meeting Sabbatical Homes member Daniel Andler when I was in Paris this past July. As professor emeritus at Université Paris-Sorbonne, Daniel is a philosopher of science and a cognitive scientist, still active at Ecole normale supérieure. He is married 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…
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…
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…
We recently compiled interviews with several Sabbatical Homes members at the #MLA convention in Chicago from last year. We love hearing about all the ways that our members have used the website to connect with other academics across the globe for home rentals, home exchanges,…
