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,…
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…
We are always looking for wonderful places to stay, while traveling. I eschew hotels for the most part, and prefer homes in which we can relax (and have a yard, if possible), especially if we are to be gone for long periods of time. I…
Five years ago, Nadege Conger and her husband, former McGill management professor Jay Conger, began traveling regularly from near Los Angeles to London, where Jay held joint appointments. Their experience abroad became the seed of SabbaticalHomes.
