This summer, SabbaticalHomes founder Nadege Conger had the opportunity to travel to Venice, Italy. It is such an inspiring place to us that the picture of the San Michele Cemetery Island has long held the honor of being the main image on our website home page.

We noticed that many of the people who are listing their homes in Venice on SabbaticalHomes are connected to the world of art. Talk more about the Biannale….

While visiting Venice

While visiting Venice, Nadege was able to meet with SabbaticalHomes member Mirjam Schaub. When they spoke, she was finishing her latest book. She has her desk right next to a window, and from that window she feels like she has a view of the whole village. It’s in a neighborhood with real people living in Venice, it has a lot of life. Writing can be a very lonely activity, but because she’s next to that street she does not feel isolated. It’s a perfect place to write!

• Mirjam studied philosophy, political science and psychology in Münster, Munich, Paris and Berlin.
• She is a prolific writer and academic who has been affiliated with several universities and has also worked as a freelance culture journalist and theater producer around the world.
• She has a world citizen family culture; her mother was a translator, which led to her love of languages.
• Mirjam is fluent in French, English, German and Italian [confirm this].