A sojourn is a short stay in a place that is not your home. a short period of time that you stay in a place that is not your home (sojorn, from sojorner , from subdiurnare, from sub + diurnum )
To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry
(intransitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English sojornen, from Old French sojorner, from Vulgar Latin subdiurnare, from Latin sub under, during + Late Latin diurnum day; more at UP, JOURNEY.