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Where to Find Furnished Apartments for Rent Near UBC Vancouver
Reasons Why You Will Love Furnished Rentals Near UBC. Learn about Furnished apartments and rentals near UBC in Vancouver.
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Explore Australia: Mi casa es su casa (for a price)
Last January, my family spent a month in Vietnam while a family from Christchurch, New Zealand holidayed in our home. We had never met until they collected the key. This is the story of that exchange and what it taught us about opening our door.
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Compagnon-Parfait: Home, sweet home sur SabbaticalHomes
On SabbaticalHomes, thousands of people look for a house or apartment to exchange or rent on the other side of the world, often for a sabbatical year. This French-language feature revisits the site more than a decade after its launch.
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The Guardian: Eleven Ways to Make Money
In The Guardian, Jill Papworth rounds up nearly a dozen ways to earn extra money, including renting out a spare room. She singles out SabbaticalHomes, the California-based site run mainly for academics and teachers, as one way to do it.
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Inside HigherEd: Settling Families Into Sabbaticals
In her Mama PhD column for Inside Higher Ed, Dana Campbell writes about balancing academics and parenthood. Settling Families Into Sabbaticals takes readers inside the family sabbatical, drawing on her own years as a SabbaticalHomes member.
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Women Entrepreneur: SabbaticalHomes– Housing for Traveling Professors
Founder Nadege Conger calls it a traveler’s dream job, one that lets her circle the globe several times a day while helping academics and their families chase adventure. Born in France with an MBA from McGill, she shares the story behind the site.
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Science News: The World Is Your Lab on a Postdoc or Sabbatical Abroad
In Science News, Chris Tachibana encourages scientists to seize the chance to work abroad. Among those he interviews is Joel Rothman, chair of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, who speaks to the value of taking your research overseas.
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Wandering Educators: SabbaticalHomes.com – Making great sabbaticals happen!
Wandering Educators shares a traveler’s preference for homes over hotels, especially for long stays, ideally with room to relax and maybe a yard. In that spirit, this feature looks at how SabbaticalHomes helps make great sabbaticals happen.
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Insight Into Diversity: The Affordable, and Comfortable, Sabbatical Leave
A sabbatical is an extended leave from one’s career, offered as a benefit most often in academia and occasionally in the corporate world. Paid or unpaid, and varying in length, it takes planning. This piece looks at making sabbatical leave both affordable and comfortable.
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South Bay Woman Magazine: SabbaticalHomes.com Celebrates Seven Years of Academic Matchmaking
SabbaticalHomes marks seven years as the leading online directory for sabbatical home exchanges, rentals, and house sitting. Founded by experienced sabbatical traveler Nadege Conger, the site has grown exponentially while helping academics worldwide find housing.
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The Daily Northwestern: Evanston Residents Use Internet to Find Swap-worthy Homes
Evanston residents can try to swap homes online like the characters in The Holiday, though finding someone eager to visit Evanston is a tall order. The Daily Northwestern looks at how locals use the internet to find swap-worthy homes anyway.
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American Historical Association: For that Home Away from the Archives
Research travel is part of any historian’s job, and arranging housing for a long stay can be a hassle. Since 2000, SabbaticalHomes has connected academics across disciplines worldwide to make that easier, a home away from the archives.
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Home Exchange Travels: Long-term Home Exchange
The ideal length of a home exchange varies by country. Europeans generally get far more vacation time than Americans and are more likely to use it, since there is no legal right to vacation in the United States. This piece looks at the long-term exchange.
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Where to Find Furnished Apartments for Rent Near UBC Vancouver
Reasons Why You Will Love Furnished Rentals Near UBC. Learn about Furnished apartments and rentals near UBC in Vancouver.
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Best Options for Short Term Furnished Rentals in Manhattan
The Ins and Outs of Short Term Furnished Rentals in Manhattan. Learn about short term furnished rentals Manhattan.
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Navigating NYC Laws for Furnished Short Term Rental
How to know if furnished short term rentals in Brooklyn are right for you. Learn about furnished short term rentals Brooklyn.
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The Academic Career Resource Guide: Finding Faculty, Postdoctoral, Research & International Opportunities
A complete guide to building an academic career: the major job types, discipline-specific job boards, the hiring calendar, international fellowships, remote work options, and the temporary housing logistics that come with nearly every faculty, postdoc, or visiting-scholar move.
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A Practical Guide to Finding USC Off Campus Housing Options
Find your ideal USC off campus housing for academic success, with tips on neighborhoods, costs, transit, and long-term stays.
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Notable Member: Earthen Vessels Founder Brian Thompson
Founded in 1980 by SabbaticalHomes member Brian Thompson and Marie-Claude Thompson, EVkids has grown into a thriving Boston nonprofit supporting young people through tutoring, mentoring, college guidance and summer camp.
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Off-Campus Housing Trusted by Universities Worldwide
Universities worldwide that recommend SabbaticalHomes.com to their faculty and researchers, organized by country, state, and province.
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How to Prepare for a Sabbatical: A Guide for Academics and Professionals
Preparing for a sabbatical goes beyond checking off logistical boxes. Discover how to shift your mindset, design a flexible routine, and set clear goals so you can return truly refreshed and restored.
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