Sabbaticalled
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Going on sabbatical is simple (not really). All you need to do is:
Work (or be married to someone who works) 10+ years for an organization that grants sabbaticals as part of its employee benefits program
Plan, plan, plan, plan, plan…
Sell your condominium and put all your belongings in storage
Stay for an unspecified amount of time with your parents (or in-laws)
Rent a ramshackle furnished apartment over a coffee shop, complete with fridge full of moldy cauliflower and cabinets full of used medicine and reusable takeaway containers, the likes of which you haven’t inhabited since college
Prep a summertime wardrobe in below-zero degree temperatures and brave a Chicago winter with nothing but Fall attire
Find a friend to babysit your car
Abide a flight cancellation AFTER your ride to O’Hare has already arrived (thanks Auntie Kim!)
Abide a second flight cancellation the next day, again AFTER your ride to O’Hare has already arrived (double thanks Auntie Kim!)
Fly for seventeen hours straight across the International Date Line, foregoing New Year’s Eve celebrations as you journey forward in time but getting to snuggle in an Economy Skycouch instead.
11. Disembark and order a long black coffee, served in a tulip cup, and relish it!
