This isn’t the first time James Gerber and Lisa Hilbink have packed up their things and left. In the past 23 years, the married pair of academics have rented out their two-story house in Minnesota a handful of times – during sabbatical stints or fellowships. They’ve tucked away in boxes the family photos, handicrafts from trips to Latin America, and leather booties their children wore when they took their first steps. But this time feels different.
