Ok Im assuming Americans dont have Long Service Leave?? That is a shame In Australia after you work for a company for 10 years you are entitled to 3 months paid leave. For every year after 10 you receive another week of paid leave. My husband has worked with his present employer for 20 years so could take 6 months leave on full pay or opt to take a year on half pay.

We hope down the track to use this leave so my husband can relax and enjoy a non scheduled life and perhaps we can travel a little. We would also like to investigate less populated parts of Australia with the idea of maybe living there down the track.

I hope you manage to find a solution that works for you. As Yellow said you have to try.