Sabática team

Sabatica team is made up of professionals with great committment and values, the sames that made up Sabatica. We have all travelled across the globe to make sure we can help you with a trully experience. Each one of us has taken a gap year and have lived abroad, that is why we are sure we can understand you, help you and guide you to offer you the best exchange experience.


“"Travel, in the younger sort, is a part of education; in the elder, a part of experience." (Francis Bacon)

This phrase expresses quite well my awakening to the world of tourism. I was born in a village in interior of the province of Barcelona, but later moved to the coast, where I began to interact with people of different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. My work led me to communicate with people in another language--in English, as the case was. This made me decide to go live for a time in an English-speaking country. What initially started as a need to learn a language later became a gateway to other cultures and ways of looking at life that were distinct from my own. 

My humble travel experience began when I was a student.   Through my studies related to tourism I came to understand that I could work and travel the whole world over. 
I´ve visited exotic places as well as big cities and I think the most important thing that we get out of any trip are the friend we make all around the world .




Maribel Morencia - Santander office

My name is Maribel Morencia and I live in Santander. I´m passionate about travelling and I´ve taken every type of trip possible: on my own, in a group, organized, doing my own thing, volunteering, and to learn languages.  Over time I´ve learned that the best trips are those where you succeed in making your own inner journey.  That´s why I seek experiences that allow me to mingle with the locals and truly get to know the people and culture from within and not simply as a spectator. In that same spirit, I encourage you to throw yourself out there and live many lives!




Erik  Dahl  -  Madrid Office

Ever since I spread my wings and took off to study in Russia as an undergraduate student, I´ve been hooked on travelling and living abroad.  This wanderlust has led me to live in three different countries, learn three languages and visit more than 30 countries in total.   I´m originally from Colorado in the United States, but I´ve come to make some other points around the world my home as well—most recently Madrid.    Through my work at Sabática I seek to utilize my enthusiasm and knowledge to help you make your experience abroad the most rewarding it can be



Meritxell Morera - Directora y fundadora de Sabática

"I have lived and worked in different countries and I have taken back the best experiences and very good memories in my luggae"

My pasion for travel, to discover new places and the trully conviction that this world will be a better place if all of us travel more and become more open and tolerant to other cultures as made me found Sabática. My mission in Sabatica is to make it feasonable and affordable for anyone looking for life chaning experiences.

I have lived and worked in 3 different countries. Many things changed after my gap year, since then all my professional experience has been devoted to education and international student exchange. I started my professional life as a teacher and national and international coordinator of internships within Spain and abroad. I have worked for FIYTO (Federation of International Youth Travel Organizations), GWEA (Global Work Experience Association, and WYSTC, among others.

With Sabatica, I hope to help others travel and contribute to making a better and more tolerant world. I can´t tell you everything you must experience it.. and the mission of the whole team is to guide you and help you achive it.