There’s a great sense of relief once you’ve connected with someone for a home exchange/rental, whether you’re searching for the ideal place to stay during your sabbatical or looking for someone to stay in your home. Beyond the initial logistics, however, the most important aspect…
‘Conference Alert!’ is new series where we preview upcoming academic conventions based around a specific area of study (along with deadlines for abstracts and proposals). We’re kicking things off with five music conferences that should be on any music student or professor’s radar, as they…
Your plane ticket is booked, your plans are in motion, and you’re ready to begin your sabbatical – but what about your pets? Figuring out how to factor in the furry members of your family is an important part of any sabbatical plan, but it’s…
An upcoming trip can be both exciting and exhausting. But searching for great accommodations shouldn’t be a roadblock to getting on the road. Feeling pressed for time in a world that rewards the busy, one might feel that dashing off quick one-line notes to query…
Professor Lee Tobin McClain teaches English and is the director of the master’s program in writing popular fiction at Seton Hill University. She wrote a thoughtful four-part series about her sabbatical for The Chronicle of Higher Education. While first embarking on her sabbatical journey, she…
Minds on the Move Around the World with Professors Konrad and Hannelore Jarausch Professors Konrad and Hannelore Jarausch have active academic appointments that bring them across all corners of the globe. They are both on the faculty at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Konrad…
Being Retired Needn’t Mean Living in the Past Rosie Millard investigates de-cluttering one’s home in retirement. Besides enjoying a fresh and tidy space, earning extra income through newly available room(s) is an added bonus. Millard mentions, “…worth checking out is www.sabbaticalhomes.com, which advertises rooms to…
A sabbatical, by definition, is an extended leave from one’s career. It is sometimes offered as an employee benefit, especially in the academic world, and occasionally in the corporate world. Sabbaticals can be paid or unpaid time off, and the length of the sabbatical varies….
Although Evanston residents can log onto Web sites to try and temporarily exchange houses, like Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz’s characters did in the film “The Holiday,” the possibility of finding someone who wants to visit Evanston is slim. Instead of hunting for a temporary…
Nadege M. Conger considers herself something of an international matchmaker. Lifelong love affairs aren’t necessarily her goal, however. She’d settle for a two- or three-month live-in relationship, sealed with a lease. In June, Ms. Conger launched Sabbatical Homes, a Web site that lets nomadic scholars…
