🌎 Sol Velasquez and Camilo Campuzano share how their family of four traded their high-powered legal and restoration firms in Miami for a life of slow travel and international immersion. From pandemic homeschooling to living in Colombia and Europe they give us all the details! 

👍 They share why building a global classroom through roadschooling and worldschooling makes the shift into a local school in Spain just another chapter in their family's learning adventure.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How do you transition from corporate life to full-time travel? Sol and Camilo pivoted to investing in real estate, allowing them to leave their physical offices in Miami behind.
• What is the best way to save on travel? The family utilizes Home Exchange and credit card miles and points!
• How do you teach history while on the road? They organized a Revolutionary War tour across the East Coast, visiting historical sites like the Freedom Trail and Plymouth Rock to bring the curriculum to life.
• Can kids learn a language on their own? Son Leo is learning Japanese on Duolingo months ahead of their next trip to Japan, showing how travel sparks natural curiosity.
• How do you handle family criticism about homeschooling? By focusing on the tangible socialization their kids get at campgrounds and international hubs!
• And more! Listen now!

CONNECT WITH SOL AND CAMILO: Follow on Instagram at @viajarparaeducar and @have_less_live_more!

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🌎 Astrid Vinje and Clint Bush join the show to deconstruct their four-year journey as a full-time traveling family. From a travel conference in Canada to navigating the pandemic in Southeast Asia, they share how they transitioned from a stable life in Seattle to a four-year worldschooling odyssey.

👍 From riding scooters through the rice paddies of Bali to navigating the social famine and feast of worldschooling hubs, they discuss the deep growth that comes from being uncomfortable and the reality of transitioning children back into public schools.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How do you fund long-term travel without selling your home? Discover the financial mechanics of their journey, including leveraging remote work renting out their home.
• What does eclectic unschooling actually look like? From swimming with whale sharks and exploring Spanish ruins to why their kids ended up ahead of their peers when they returned to the classroom.
• What are the true costs of a family stay in Lisbon? Get a transparent look at their $8,000+ monthly budget in Portugal.
• What is the social famine and feast of nomadic life? Learn about the intense emotional spikes of worldschooling hubs and why balancing high-energy community time with quiet family months is the key to avoiding burnout.
• How do you handle the "post-travel depression" of coming home? Clint opens up about the emotional challenge of returning to stationary life, the feeling of regression, and why the return journey requires as much communication as the departure.
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

CONNECT WITH ASTRID & CLINT: Listen to their podcast, Worldschooling Q&A, and find travel resources, budget templates, and more at TheWanderingDaughter.com.

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🌎 My mom Marcia joins the show for the 50th episode to share the origin story of our family's travel legacy. She takes us back to a pre-digital era of exploration, from her 1969 study abroad in Germany to an around-the-world gap year in 1975.

👍 From crossing Checkpoint Charlie during the Cold War to navigating a Kenyan safari in a VW Bug with German students, she discusses why traveling was worth it.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How did people navigate the world before the internet? Discover how they traveled with no guidebooks, relying instead on word-of-mouth advice from fellow travelers at youth hostels and the flexibility of an open-ended around-the-world ticket.
• What was it like to visit East Berlin during the Cold War? Marcia describes the stark contrast between the two sides of the wall and the tension of passing through Checkpoint Charlie.
• How do you fund a global gap year? Learn the financial logistics of their 1975 trip, including the $2,000 (roughly $11k today) around-the-world ticket and why they chose frugal options like camping and YMCA stays to keep their adventure going.
• How did a tragic loss reinforce her desire to travel? Gertraude was a German exchange student whose vibrant spirit and early passing taught Marcia to take advantage of every opportunity and live life to the fullest.
• What popups are next? Check out www.worldschoolpopuphub.com to join Suzy in Osaka October 11-17 and so many other wonderful pop ups coming up! Check out www.campfi.org for upcoming CampFI retreats!

CONNECT WITH MARCIA: Email at marcia2real@gmail.com. 

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🌎 Tasha Martin shares how her family of four to traded their suburban life in Arkansas for a 37-foot travel trailer and a multi-state odyssey. She dives into the realities of full-time RVing with older teens, proving that you don't need a traditional home to build deep family connections or an interest-led high school education.

👍 Tasha discusses the Martin Mayhem of road life. From managing frequent tire blowouts to navigating growing kids, she explains why the mental and emotional health of her family makes every mechanical mishap worth it.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How do you roadschool high schoolers? Tasha took on English and history using local ruins and volunteer work, while her husband tackled math and science, allowing their kids to choose their own educational path.
• What is the 3-3-3 rule for RV travel? Learn the standard RVer strategy for avoiding exhaustion: staying in one place for three weeks, traveling no more than 300 miles at a time, and stopping after three hours of driving.
• How can families budget for full-time RV life? Tasha gets transparent about Thousand Trails memberships, used membership hacks, and the mindset shift of swapping a mortgage and electric bills for a rig payment and diesel costs.
• What are the unique challenges of health and food logistics on the road? Discover how they manage Alpha-gal syndrome (a tick-borne mammal meat allergy) while traveling and the importance of pre-planning grocery stops.
• Can you work a full-time remote job while living in an RV? Tasha shares their tech setup and the boundary-setting required to balance 9-to-5 careers with a life of constant exploration.

CONNECT WITH TASHA MARTIN: Visit learntorv.com and learntorvthepodcast.com and follow on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

RV Life: Thousand Trails, Good Sam, Passport America, Harvest Hosts, RV Overnights

Roadschooling: Facebook Group, Lasagna Love

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🌎 Natalie and David transitioned from international school directors to building a global classroom called Harmony Alternative for worldschooling teens. They share how the project provides the community, consistency, and academic depth that families crave through 8-week immersive cohorts.

👍  They discuss the clash of working in prestigious international schools while choosing to home-educate their own children, and why they eventually pivoted to inquiry-based and interest-led pedagogies.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• What is the Global Classroom model? Learn how they’ve structured cohorts for pre-teens and teens that focus on building professional portfolios and using the world as a textbook rather than following a rigid, top-down curriculum.
• Why is community impact central to their travel hubs? Natalie explains her process for vetting local partnerships, from flying in bamboo architects to working with organic farmers, to ensure their presence has a positive impact on the host community.
• How do you navigate the emotions of traveling teens? Discover why Natalie incorporates daily yoga, meditation, and Shavasana to help students regulate emotions and find stillness.
• What is the Roots cohort and where is it headed next? The duo teases their upcoming Spanish immersion hubs in Peru, Argentina, and Chile, and how they are expanding their programs to include younger learners aged four to nine.
• How do you handle the logistics and finances of a family of five? David and Natalie get transparent about the costs of international travel, the challenges of "stuff," and why they choose to leave accommodation and visas to the families to maintain independence.

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Website: www.harmonyalternatives.com

Email: hello@harmonyalternative.com

Instagram: @harmonyalternative
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🌎 Maddy Novich share her secrets for summering abroad with three kids. A New York-based professor, Maddy explains how her family spends up to 9-11 weeks in Europe every year (and her database of over 400 international camps!).

👍 We cover the power of Home Exchange, where Maddy swaps her Manhattan duplex to unlock free housing across the globe and the power of family biking.

• How do you find high-quality summer camps in a foreign country? Maddy discusses her progression from discovery in Amsterdam to proactively researching international schools and bilingual academies that prioritize English-speaking staff and child-led fun.
• What is the Home Exchange mindset for managing your space? Learn why Maddy prefers having trusted families in her apartment rather than leaving it empty, and how she navigates the legalities of swapping as a renter in New York City.
• How do you handle the finances of an 11-week trip? Maddy gets transparent about her $15,000 summer budget, including how she leverages credit card points for flights and transfers her local grocery budget to European markets.
• Can you really learn a language as an adult? As a Mandarin-Chinese speaker, Maddy explains why it’s never too late to gain functional language skills and how she tackles Spanish alongside her kids.
• Why is cargo biking the ultimate travel tool? Maddy shares how the efficiency and freedom of biking radicalized her family’s lifestyle, offering tips on how to incorporate mobility and movement into your own life.

CONNECT WITH MADDY NOVICH: Follow her journey on Instagram at @CargoBikeMomma, sign up for her newsletter at cargobikemomma.com, and explore her extensive database of international summer camps.

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🌎 Dara Epstein and Melpo Toundas dive into the magic of Basoa, a forest school-inspired summer day camp in San Sebastian, Spain. They share how a chance meeting sparked a mission to create a community hub for traveling families. This summer, they offer a six-week program that blends Basque culture and child-led exploration.

👍 We cover the Forest School approach, where kids will engage with nature as their third teacher using real tools, building bug hotels, and exploring the lush hills of Donostia. 

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How does the Forest School philosophy differ from traditional education? Melpo explains child-led learning and how visits to natural spaces allows kids to take controlled risks, use real tools, and follow their own innate curiosity.
• What is the secret sauce for balancing remote work and family travel? Dara shares why the camp is from 2 PM to 8 PM (allows for work and morning family time!)
• How can families afford to maintain homes in multiple countries? Dara shares how she manages properties in Santa Monica and San Sebastian, using short-term rentals to make a multi-continental lifestyle financially sustainable.
• What does language acquisition look like? The guests discuss incorporating the local Basque language (Euskara) and Spanish through play, songs, and community interaction rather than formal classroom pressure.
• How do you build a local village in a brand-new city? Interviewing local sitters and checking references can lead to finding friends.

CONNECT WITH DARA AND MELPO:

Basoa Summer Camp details and interest form

Dara’s SmartSitting.com and LinkedIn

Melpo’s Athens Forest School, Greek language teaching and family restaurant on beautiful Alonissos Island!

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🌎 Out today, I’m celebrating the launch of my new e-book about how to turn your home into a travel asset! I share the exact roadmap our family used to ensure our home base funds our global adventures rather than acting as a financial anchor.

👍 We cover the ‘rent vs. sell’ framework, the essential cash flow formula and the logistical aspects of remote property management. I get vulnerable about our two biggest rental horror stories and explain how we overcame those situations! Everything is figure-out-able!

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How can renting your home actually make travel cheaper than staying put? I break down our 2022 Canada road trip where our home rental income exceeded our travel lodging costs by $1,000, proving that geographic arbitrage works.
• What is the "Rent vs. Sell" decision matrix? From capital gains tax exclusions to the "emotional attachment test," we explore the questions you must ask your family before deciding to keep or list your property.
• How do you handle worst-case scenarios from another continent? Learn how we managed two difficult situations (and know you can handle anything too!)
• What is the difference between Short-Term (STR) and Mid-Term (MTR) rentals? I discuss the benefits of guests who stay 30+ days and how to properly vet them using professional and past-landlord verifications.
• How do you turn a home into a high-performing travel asset on day one? We walk through the 8 essential modules of my new 38-page e-book, covering everything from owner's closets to tax depreciation and smart-lock setups.

GET THE E-BOOK: Grab the How to Rent Out Your House While Traveling e-book for $37 (plus a limited-time bonus 30-minute 1-on-1 call!) here! 

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🌎 Anthony and Jodie St. Clair and their kids aged 14 and 11 have been traveling full-time since August 2022, after a transformative exchange in Edinburgh and a life-changing Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii. Now split between their home base condo in Japan and traveling, they share how they navigated the transition to a sustainable, open-ended global adventure.

👍 Jodie, a cancer survivor and above-the-knee amputee, provides vital insights into the reality of accessible travel and why she chose not to wait until retirement to see the world.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

1. How did a Make-A-Wish trip kickstart a life of travel? Jodie shares how her teenage battle with cancer led to a wish trip to Kauai, Hawaii, which expanded her world and proved that her mobility limits didn't have to limit her horizons.
2. Why did they choose to buy a condo in Japan as a nomadic home base? The family explains the difficulty of finding family-sized rentals in Japan and how owning a vacation home provides their kids with the consistency they were craving.
3. How do they handle homeschooling for a teen and a tween on the move? From Beast Academy and Khan Academy to cooking classes in Taiwan, they break down how their educational approach has evolved to digital tools and life skills.
4. What does the financial reality of full-time family travel look like? As Coast FI fans, they get transparent about their $1,800/month accommodation target and how traveling full-time actually saves them money.
5. What is the "managed time vs. freedom time" balance? Jodie explains her secret for avoiding travel burnout with kids, one you can adopt too!

CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AND JODIE ST. CLAIR: Learners and Makers website, Youtube and Worldschooling in Osaka Facebook group. 

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🌎 Elodie Ferchaud and her family of six are currently based in Japan and she shares how she transitioned to a nomadic lifestyle to prioritize deep cultural immersion and family connection without sacrificing professional growth or educational consistency.

👍 We cover the origin story of Boundless Life and the secret recipe for choosing global hubs that offer turnkey housing, education, and community for traveling families. Elodie provides a fascinating look at the emotional rhythms of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), the reality of raising trilingual children, and how she intentionally designs her work day to maximize the magical window with her kids.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• What is the Boundless Life approach to worldschooling? Elodie explains how consistent education programs across different global locations provide a stability cushion and experiential learning for kids. 
• How do you manage the emotional waves of transition? Drawing on TCK research, Elodie reveals why parents and children often experience opposite peaks and valleys during a move and how to support kids.
• What does the "3 to 5 PM magic" mean for working parents? Elodie breaks down her daily routine, explaining why she carves out an afternoon window for total presence when her kids are highest in energy.
• How do you handle family judgment? Elodie gets vulnerable about the challenges and how she refocuses on her core values: raising curious, brave children who understand that a beautiful life can look different.
• What is the secret to making any new house feel like home? Elodie’s top hack for younger children is traveling with compact IKEA bed tents. 

CONNECT WITH ELODIE FERCHAUD: Boundless Life (www.boundless.life) and Instagram (@boundlesslife). Sign up for Boundless Life here or with code: SUZYMAY

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🌎 Laurie Bevan-Jackson and her Leeds-based family of four are currently on a year-long sabbatical exploring Southeast Asia, Nepal and Japan. A decade of financial planning and a commitment to family attachment helped them take a sabbatical from their careers to prioritize worldschooling their twin daughters.

👍 We cover the intentionality behind their adoption journey and how they transitioned from classroom to traveling. Laurie shares her perspective as a primary school teacher on the benefits of "Magic School Bus" style learning. She gives an honest look at the realities of traveling as an LGBTQ+ family (and where they had challenges).

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• What is adoption like in the UK? Laurie details their plan that led to adopting their twins at eight months old.
• How can a teacher's perspective reframe school on the road? Laurie explains why swimming with whale sharks or visiting ancient cities offers cognitive benefits and critical skills that can't be replicated in a classroom. 
• What does a gap year budget actually look like? The family breaks down their £180 daily budget (approx. $246 USD) and how they funded the trip through a £50,000 savings goal and the rental income from two properties.
• What are the safety and comfort considerations for LGBTQ+ families abroad? Laurie contrasts their experiences from the private nature of Japan to intrusive questions in Sri Lanka and effortless acceptance in Nepal.
• What is the must-have gear? A pegless washing line for drying clothes! 

CONNECT WITH LAURIE: Reality of Adventure blog and Instagram (@reality_of_adventure)

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🌎 In this short and sweet end of the month episode, I share our recent adventures, a sneak peek at my upcoming e-book and reveal the historic city behind this month’s opening trivia.

👍 We cover a recap of recent guest highlights—including navigating global careers in Norway and driving the Pan-American Highway—before diving into a comprehensive Summer 2026 travel planning guide!

✨ 4 Questions Answered:

• What is the significance of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in US history? Learn why this city (founded in 1521) is older than St. Augustine, the origin of its blue cobblestone streets, and the 1950s hotel where the piña colada was born.
• What major global events will impact travel in Summer 2026? From the World Cup across North America to a total solar eclipse visible from Spain and Iceland, I break down what to book now.
• How do you find the best flight redemptions for a family? I highlight flight booking tools while explaining the sweet spot timing for booking domestic vs. international travel.
• How do you budget for different tiers of worldschooling travel? We break down daily costs for lower-budget, middle-budget, and upper-budget options, including recommendations for Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, and luxury rail in Japan. AND MORE!

RESOURCES:

• Flight booking: seats.aero, Google Flights, Chase Sapphire credit cards
• Logistics: ETIAS.com, TrustedHousesitters, sitting tips article
• Worldschooling: worldschoolhubs.com, LinkEase app, Naturally Richer, Better Together, Deliberate Detour, HeyCohli in Portugal July 2026
• Pop Up Hub Naples, Italy April 27-May 3, 2026 - join us!

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🌎 Chris and Robin are a Denver-based family of five currently blending airline industry perks with a flexible, intentional approach to global education. After three years of RV living, they transitioned back to a home base in Colorado, using Chris’s career in the airlines to unlock international adventures including 6 weeks to Australia and New Zealand.

👍 We cover the logistics of flying standby as a large family and navigating online public school. Chris and Robin share how they accommodate neurodivergent learning needs and how they use financial transparency to teach their kids the costs of adventure.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• How can families fly business class for just $35? Chris explains the standby space available system for airline employees and how almost any professional (from IT programmers to ramp agents) can access airline travel benefits that make international family travel incredibly affordable.
• What is the budget for a traveling family of five? The family breaks down their $5,000 monthly RV budget and how they aim for a similar $5,000–$6,000 range for international travel.
• How do you navigate education with neurodivergent learners? Their family transitioned from homeschooling to a hybrid online public school model that provides specialized support for dyslexia and autism while allowing for flexible live classes.
• How do you handle sensory and food challenges abroad? Robin shares her pro-tips for traveling with a child with food selectivity!
• What is the secret to staying resilient when travel plans fail? Robin’s book, Yucky Weather, and her pilot’s perspective—knowing the sun is always shining above the clouds—helps their family stay calm when they are forced to change course.

CONNECT WITH CHRIS AND ROBIN:

• BGBarnstormer.com
• Yucky Weather book
• FB/Instagram: @BGBarnstormer

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🌎 Justin Vorel and his family of five is currently navigating an ambitious 18-month family road trip from the US to South America in a Honda Pilot. After a decade spent building a rug manufacturing business in Morocco, Justin and his wife transitioned to a remote-work lifestyle to provide their three young children with a hands-on global education. 

👍 We cover travel budgets, logistics of traveling in a car to the children's approach to learning along the way. Justin highlights the resilience required to travel faster (moving locations nearly every week), while balancing business management, exploring cities and nature and language immersion.

✨ 5 Questions Answered:

• What is the budget for a 18 month Pan American road trip? Justin breaks down their initial daily budget of $135 and explains why they are increasing it to $155 for 2026.
• How does a family of five manage education on the road? The episode explores their worldschooling mix of Khan Academy, IXL, and heavy independent reading, alongside a focus on life skills like financial literacy and agriculture.
• What is the logistics and cost of crossing the Darien Gap? Justin explains the necessity of shipping their vehicle from Panama to Colombia, noting that while it is expensive and time-consuming, it is safer than buying a new car in South America.
• How to fund the adventure? Justin shares the evolution of his Moroccan rug business, moving from an art gallery concept to a manufacturing operation with 20 employees that he now manages remotely with 10-15 hours of work per week.
• How to maintain safety and community while moving fast? Awareness is important to navigating geopolitical shifts, as well as the importance of seeking out local worldschooling hubs and public parks to find community.

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🎉 All about slow living, global careers and finding wellness in the wild! Monica Virga Alborno discusses her journey from global engineering to building a life in the mountains and fjords of Norway.

🌎 Monica gives us a look at the Scandinavian Barnehage system and how a nature-first approach to education can build incredible resilience in our children.

👍 Tune in to hear about the realities of life in Norway, the importance of decadent spaces for parents, and how you can incorporate Wander Wild principles into your own family travels.

✨ WHY YOU SHOULD LISTEN:

• Learn why Norwegian kids nap outside in sub-zero temperatures and how foraging excursions are part of their daily curriculum.
• Hear Monica’s inspiring story of leaving a Fortune 500 career to follow her intuition and launch a wellness-focused travel business.
• Discover why elevated, intentional spaces are essential for parents to combat the mental load of modern motherhood and fatherhood.
• Get an honest look at the logistical and emotional challenges of moving abroad, from high tax systems to the isolation of being an immigrant during a pandemic. 
• Get the details on the 2026 retreat schedule and why animal-integrated experiences, like goat therapy, are transformative for families.
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

• Upcoming Wander Wild Family Retreats at wanderwildfamilyretreats.com
• The WandHERwild Podcast
• Instagram: @wanderherwild and @wanderwildfamilyretreats

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🎉 All about language learning! I share about Mark and my language backgrounds and what has worked for raising trilingual kids. 

🌎 After highlighting the best of this months episodes and our Listener Location trivia, the deep dive includes a comprehensive guide for family language learning. 

👍 Tune in to the reasons why you should still learn another language even if English is a major world language, five considerations for multilingual families and tons of resources!

✨ WHY LISTEN:

• Hear our candid ‘lesson learned’ about a medical emergency before a flight
• Get a curated list of the best tools for language learning including Preply, tailored for kids and adults.
• Discover how monolingual parents can effectively raise multilingual kids.
• Understand the four pillars of language learning (future-proofing your kid’s careers?!)
• Enjoy fascinating facts about our Listener Location!

Resources: 

Tutors: Preply (use this link!), italki, Verbling, Lingoda, Outschool (use this link!)

Apps: Babbel (use this link!), Lingopie, Dreaming Spanish

1-5+: Little Pim, Studycat, Minis, Simple Espanol, Eat Spanish, Maus

5-10+:  Seis Minutos, FabuLingua, Culture

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🎉 Cassidy Crowell tunes in from Colorado to inspire you to travel with purpose while maintaining a home base. Their family of 5 spends 3-4 months a year exploring new areas for 4-6 weeks, the 'sweet spot' for their family. This balanced approach allows for slow travel and deep immersion without the potential for burn out from full time travel.

🌎 They fund life and travel with rental properties and they prioritize worldschooling hubs in Peru, Dominican Republic and Montenegro, while also finding ways to connect educational offerings between locations.

👍 Cassidy helps parents navigate the worldschooling landscape with the Worldschool Hub Map featuring over 200 locations and sharing their travels online, inspiring others to live unconventionally. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Take test trips, such as a 3 week experimental trip, to see what speed and length of travel works best for your family. 
• Define a family mission, quest or goal for a trip to give purpose to avoid feeling listless on the road.
• Prioritize support, such as strong customer service, when using travel booking portals.
• Hybrid schoooling and understanding enrollment policies in your school district allow families to navigate longer trips away.
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources: Find Cassidy on Instagram (@livingunconventionally) and Living Unconventionally.com and YouTube (@LivingUnconventionally).

Worldschooling Hub Map and more!

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🎉 Lauren and Tiago join us from Costa Rica as they explore their remarkable transition from a whirlwind international romance to a life of perpetual travel with two young children. Tiago traces his origin story to rural Africa while Lauren had a traditional US upbringing.

🌎 They discuss how the pandemic lead to three different wedding ceremonies and how they leaned on community in Portugal and Spain during their early parenting days and the isolation they felt when they ventured on their own.

👍 This community-driven co-living experience of Cohli is designed to create 1-3 months retreats for families to live, eat, learn and share together, all combined with local cultural immersion and authenticity. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Perpetual travelers will want to be aware of what constitutes tax residency in a new country, often by staying less than 182 days per year.
• Even with slow travel, there is benefits of purging items on moving days to increase mobility.
• Unconventional learning opportunities abound (listen in to how they 'paid' for their children's attendance at a rural public school in Colombia.
• Co-living cohorts and long-term hubs help share the mental load of traveling families and avoids travel burnout. 
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Join Lauren, Tiago and other families at an upcoming Cohli co-living retreat at https://cohli.com! 

Community at https://community.cohli.com/ and Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/heycohli/!

Sacred Valley, Peru (Apr-Jun 26)

Sumapaz, Colombia (Jun-Aug 2026) 

Costa Vicentina, Portugal (July 2026)

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🎉 Christina Cann and Brett Wiewiora join us from Italy as they share their family’s journey from selling their bakery business in Florida to worldschooling with their two daughters ages 12 and 8 and their sourdough starter, Gandalf!

🌎 They incorporate local flavors into their baking and have adapted to kitchens without ovens to bake. They prioritize second-tier cities to reduce costs and immerse themselves in local cultures while blending worldschooling for their daughters.

👍 By blending their professional passion for baking with global exploration, they demonstrate how families can trade traditional routines for a flavor-filled life on the road. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Taking test trips with your kids while they’re younger can get them ready to take on longer worldschooling later on!
• Spend less time in major cities and more time in smaller, lesser-known cities like Lille, France instead of Paris, in order to find walkability and affordability. 
• Packing even a few comforts, like earplugs, blankets and a Dutch oven, can make long term travel more sustainable!
• You can bring your hobbies with you! Learn how they travel with their sourdough starter!
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Take a sourdough class from Brett and Christina at www. sourdoughlifestyle.com!

Follow on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sourdoughlifestyle/) and Substack (https://sourdoughlifestyle.substack.com/)

01:03 – Travel Origins and Meeting in College

05:00 – Trading the Bakery for the World

12:00 – The Reality of Worldschooling

17:17 – Sourdough on the Road

24:43 – The Finances of Slow Travel

28:26 – Challenges: From Rural Barns to Mooing Cows

35:32 – Lightning Round & Wrap Up

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🎉 Maxwell Lee joins up from Taipei, Taiwan to share his family’s journey from Florida to Taipei, where he successfully overcame his fears of moving abroad. He shares the worldschooling journey they took before moving to Taipei and how the kids have adapted to new languages and school in Taiwan.

🌎 Maxwell moved on the Gold Card visa to Taiwan due to his musical background which he shares more about in the episode (including the opening and closing songs which are original songs by Maxwell!) 

👍 He shares their business endeavors and what lead them to expand on the Anytime Fitness franchise brand in Taiwan and Malaysia. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• If you know you’re moving somewhere, use time in between to take slow and long term travels to family, friends and new places before you move.
• If there is a brand you love in your home country and you are living somewhere new to you, the opportunity to franchise that brand could be an option to starting a business!
• Early exposure to language is a great basis but sometimes kids need extra help to learn languages even before they arrive in a new country.
• There is always time to go back to your favorite hobbies!
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Maxwell Lee website, Instagram and Facebook

https://projectmaximusmusic.com/

Original songs by Maxwell Lee!

Opening song: Because of You

Closing song: Someday You'll See

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🎉 In this special bonus episode, I invite my husband Mark to reflect on our favorite parts and best of´s of 2025 and we share a bit about our 2026 plans!

🌎 What was our most memorable view to wake up to? Favorite meal? Most difficult destination to reach? Tune in to find out!

👍 Don´t miss Flow with Connie into 2026, a gentle and welcoming way to ease into the new year! Sign up here!

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🎉 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your worldschooling family!

🌎 Our special episode today brings Listener Location trivia, our family adventures this month and my favorite parts of this month’s episodes with Stephanie Tolk, Maggie Tucker and Courtney Orgias. 

👍 The Deep Dive is all things worldschooling holiday memories and plans from so many wonderful contributors to this worldschool community! I am thrilled to share these with you!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Capture your holiday memories! Photos, videos, write it down! You won’t want to forget these moments together!
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Resources:

Anna from Wanderlust Haaks episode 9 and Instagram

RoamBase Kids episode 27 and Facebook group

Bryanna (@bryayoga) Instagram

Nabila (@slowparentingrabat) Instagram

Connie Flow Journey Substack and Flow With Connie Into 2026 signup

Rachel Carlson episode 14 and website

Trecia (Rhythm and Roam) website

Stephanie Tolk episode 29 and website

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🎉 Courtney Orgis, mama of the O.Family.Adventures family, details her family’s 3+ year full time travel journey while working remotely and raising kids who are now 3 and 6!

🌎 She details how they sustain themselves financially, their education priorities of language and cultural adaptation and how they overcome the challenges of being far from family. 

👍 Don’t miss what they have and have not yet done from their 2021 Ever-Growing Bucket List! 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Selling your home and cars before leaving provides a financial cushion while working remotely can fund your current travels.
• Mix longer travels in less expensive countries with shorter trips in expensive must-visit locations.
• Integrate kids into the local culture and language by enrolling them in international schools or hiring local nannies.
• Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and inspire others, especially marginalized groups, that family travel is possible!
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

O.Family.Adventures YouTube, Instagram, LinkInBio, email (hello@orgiasfamilyadventures.com)

CNN article, The Ever-Growing Bucket List blog

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🎉 Maggie Tucker, an early retiree and co-host of the Inside Out Money podcast, shares her blended family's approach to traveling with three teenage daughters!

🌎 A major theme is balancing the privilege of family travel with teaching financial responsibility and gratitude to her kids, particularly when managing budgets and setting expectations on trips.

👍 Don’t miss Maggie’s recent trip location that had cheap flights yet unexpectedly expensive food costs (can you guess where?)!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Start where you are (don’t compare your travels to others!)
• Adopt intentional spending habits focused on your primary goals - leverage early saving and investing to achieve financial flexibility sooner!
• Set clear financial boundaries with kids by involving them in trip budgets.
• Prioritize slower travel to avoid travel exhaustion.
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Maggie Tucker's Instragram

Inside Out Money podcast

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🎉 Meet Stephanie Tolk, founder of Deliberate Detour hubs, who discusses her family’s two-and-a-half-year worldschooling journey, how they navigated learning on the go and re-entry to public school.

🌎 She shares how those travels, and love for immersive cultural experiences, led her to start Deliberate Detour in Oaxaca, Mexico and Cusco, Peru. 

👍 Don’t miss Stephanie’s favorite part about running these two hubs in these amazing locations (and where the third location was supposed to be!)!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Fund your long-term travels by renting your house out furnished.
• Prioritize long-term, slow-travel in lower cost countries, while enjoying higher cost areas for shorter stints, to save on costs.
• To move beyond tourism, use platforms like Workaway to arrange stays with local host families
• Focus on "homeschooling light," prioritizing core subjects like math and letting history and science be taught by the location.
• To prepare kids for a gap year, aim for a shorter, more focused planning window (maybe three months).
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Deliberate Detour website, Instagram, Facebook

Workaway website

Wonder Year book

Linkease app

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🎉  In this episode, we celebrate gratitude and giving back, starting with a recap of what we are most thankful for, explore our Listener's Locations and share the top tips from this month’s episodes with Lizz, Kathy and the RoamBase kids!

🌎 For our Deep Dive on Generosity, we speak with Rebecca Herbst from Yield and Spread all about getting started on worldschooling as well as the importance of making intentional giving a habit, especially within the Financial Independence (FI) community. 

👍 Rebecca covers how to shift from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance and starting small with automated charitable contributions like the ‘Fi-lanthropy Pledge’. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Slow travel is especially helpful with younger children to maintain routines and bring comforts from home. 
• Incorporate worldschooling even when not traveling by exploring new cultures locally, listening to Culture Kids podcast or travel documentaries.  
• Switching from a scarcity to an abundance mindset takes time and is worth the practice!
• Automate charitable giving by setting up recurring monthly contributions to charities you’ve researched and want to support. 
• Take the Pledge for giving! Start with 1% to build that muscle to donate more over time. 
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Join us in Naples! Worldschool Pop Up Hub events

Amber O'Neal Johnston in London and book

Givewell.org

Thelifeyoucansave.org

Rebecca Herbst Yield & Spread website and Fi-lanthropy pledge

Trusted Housesitters referral code and discount!

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🎉  Erin Riska from RoamBase (and episode 18!) had the idea to bring the voices of the worldschooling kids to the show and I am so grateful for these 3 lively kids for sharing their perspectives (and their families for letting them!)  

Meet Micah (15), Sammy (12) and Zuri (12)!

🌎 They overwhelmingly favor "slow travel," preferring to spend several months in one location to maximize cultural immersion, language learning and historical exploration.

👍 They emphasize the benefits of flexible, adapted schooling methods—ranging from homeschooling to online programs—over traditional classrooms, noting that the group hub environment is vital for maintaining a strong social life. And don’t miss what they envision for the perfect worldschool hub!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Prioritize "Slow Travel" for Immersion: Give children sufficient time to learn the language, understand the local culture, and feel oriented in their new surroundings.
• Ensure Social Time with Hubs/Groups: Utilizing world-schooling hubs or planning co-travel with other families is crucial for consistent peer interaction.
• Opt for Flexible Curricula: Choose online education programs or homeschooling methods that allow for a variable schedule to adapt to travel days, cultural events, and individual learning paces/needs.
• Establish Clear Financial Education: Use an allowance or chore system, but actively teach children about international currency exchange rates and the hidden costs of debit card usage (foreign transaction fees) to make small purchases meaningful.
• Develop an Arrival Checklist: Confirm essential logistics such as the drinkability of tap water, the necessity of filtration, and country-specific rules regarding waste disposal
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

RoamBase Facebook group, Instagram

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🎉  Kathryne Imabayashi, a retired international educator and parenting coach, discusses her extensive experience living and working in diverse locations like Japan, Lebanon, Bangkok, and Georgia, and raising and educating her son around the world.

🌎 She shares her passion for the Reggio Emilia philosophy, which emphasizes children's competence, the environment as the third teacher, and interest-led learning. She focuses on the unique needs of boys: the importance of parent awareness and advocacy, providing ample physical activity, limiting screen time, and adjusting communication styles to accommodate boys' tendencies.

👍 Kathy advocates for parents to respect gender differences and cultivate a deep, lasting relationship with their sons built on understanding and time.

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• View your child as competent and capable and allow them to lead their own learning. 
• Educate yourself on the typical developmental needs and gifts of boys. Use this knowledge to advocate for accommodations (like movement breaks) in school environments that may not be naturally built for their energetic learning style.
• Plan for physical activity before, during and immediately after learning (e.g., stopping at the park) to help them regulate their energy.
• Shift away from expecting intense, face-to-face conversations. Instead, opt for "shoulder-to-shoulder" interactions (like talking in the car or while doing an activity) which are often more comfortable
• Boys excel at single-focus: use brief, direct instructions to ensure your message is received.
• Actively help your son create a robust emotional vocabulary by providing words for different feelings (beyond just "mad" or "happy").
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Kathy's Sonhood Coaching website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Kathy' Podcast: Unlocking the Parenting Code 

Raising Boys Who Become Remarkable Men book 

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🎉  Lizz Quain, a solo mother of 16-year-old twin girls, shares her family’s extensive world schooling journey that began in 2016. She transitioned into long-term slow travel, using a variety of different educational methods—unschooling, local schools, and online tutoring—to adapt to her kid's needs.

🌎 Lizz emphasizes that this lifestyle fostered independence and global citizenship, with both her girls now thriving academically and possessing crucial skills

👍 She encourages families to adopt world schooling, even for short periods, calling it an invaluable gift that focuses on making lifelong memories and teaching children how to learn.

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• For children under eight, focus on self-directed learning, exploration, and nature, as this is how they learn best.
• Focus on teaching critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, as these are more important for the future workforce
• Utilize strategies like slow travel to lower costs and pet sitting
• Consider taking worldschooling or hub creation courses and joining communities to avoid costly "newbie mistakes"
• Be willing to try various methods—online schools, local schools, tutors, or world school hubs—to find what works best for each child at different phases of their life.
• Leverage the world schooling lifestyle to actively spend time with your kids, observe their learning styles, and adjust your approach

Resources:

Trusted Housesitters

Hive, Popup Hub, Project Worldschool

Trailblazing Families course, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram

Worldschool All Stars

Email: lizz@trailblazingfamilies.com

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🎉  October’s recap includes the best highlights of episodes 20-23! Don’t miss these insightful episodes with Susie, Melissa, Kate and Benef and Trecia!

🌎 We then share Taiwain worldschooling tips and Deep Dive into finding the most affordable flights! Points and miles is always the way to go if you can but these tips can help you save when you need to purchase flights. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Utilize dedicated websites (like Going or Secret Flying) to find steep, temporary price reductions and book them quickly
• Set up alerts on tools like Google Flights Tracker to monitor flight costs instantly or receive summaries for your tentative travel dates.
• Time your booking window depending on if you’re purchasing international, domestic or at peak times. 
• Fly into a large, affordable major hub airport, and then use budget airlines or trains to complete your journey to the final, more obscure destination.
• Use tools like Skyscanner's "Everywhere" feature if saving money is more important than a specific destination
• Book with airlines (like Icelandair or TAP Air Portugal) that offer free stopovers to visit a new city for up to 3-7 days on the same ticket.
• Utilize airline credit cards to save on checked bags - book together to be seated together without paying extra. 
• Sign up for the Chase Sapphire Preferred travel card if you have never received the SUB before! Use my referral link to support the show! 🙌
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Resources:

Travel Freely, Linkease App, Adam and Linds 8 day Taipei Guide

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🎉  Benef and Trecia from the Rhythm and Roam Podcast discuss how their backgrounds, including military assignments abroad for Benef's family and Trecia's multicultural upbringing, shaped their approach to travel. 

🌎 They've since raised travel-loving adults and share the value of exposing children to diverse cultures, both through living abroad and dedicated travel, which fosters adaptability and a global perspective.

👍  They introduce their book's framework, ROAM, which helps travelers navigate discomfort and cultural clashes by focusing on recognizing misconceptions, observing differences, accepting potential clashes, and maximizing shared human similarities. 

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Seek out opportunities where older children can travel as part of an activity like a band tour or specialized program to gain independence and global skills. 
• Identify your own preconceived notions about the destination; awareness of these biases helps you approach new cultures with grace.
• Include older kids in the planning process by having each child prepare a presentation or itinerary detailing location, cost, etc. 
• Do research on cultural expectations before you go, especially regarding dress codes or behavior in sensitive areas.
• To manage anxiety or cultural clashes, look for similarities like people wanting happiness, community, good food, and family time to build genuine connections.
• If you know certain situations are triggers, talk through coping mechanisms ahead of time. Use affirmations, journaling, or a pre-agreed-upon strategy to move through the experience.

Resources:

Rhythm and Roam Podcast website, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Staying Sane travel book

Benefsheh Verell Instagram. Trecia

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🎉  Kate McAllister shares her extraordinary journey from a traditional educator in the United Kingdom to the founder of a worldschooling education center, The Hive, in the Dominican Republic. She sold everything to travel with her daughter, only to find her new homes in the Dominican Republic at the start of the pandemic.

🌎 Her educator background inspired her to create The Hive. The program's core philosophy is built on a self-regulation cycle for children and project-based learning with a social impact.

👍  The Hive offers a six-week changemaker program, summer marine biology camps and a year-round membership for families seeking a grounded home base.

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Don't wait for perfect conditions to start your journey. "Do it scared, do it underprepared... just do it."
• Put down roots for an extended period to allow for deeper immersion in the local culture, strong community connections, and a sense of stability.
• Before expecting academic learning, help children develop self-awareness and nervous system regulation. 
• Notice how you feel and use tools like breathing or taking a walk before you react.
• Embrace a low cost, nature-rich lifestyle to both save money and enjoy your surroundings.
• Make your time with family and friends back home precious and intentional by scheduling long, focused visits. 

CONNECT WITH KATE: The Hive Adventure website, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Kate McAllister LinkedIn, email (info@thehiveadventure.com)

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🎉  Melissa Levi, a first-generation Canadian with Turkish roots, shares her family's unique journey to Cambodia. After meeting her husband in Cambodia and having twins in Canada, they moved around Southeast Asia and North America for two years before settling in Kampot, Cambodia.

🌎 Melissa discusses the community in Kampot, which is made up of welcoming locals and expats, as well as the unique, child-led, play-based education her twins receive at a local playhouse. She also shares how she funds her lifestyle by teaching English online with VIPKid.

👍 Melissa also details her experience as a worldschooling hub host in Kampot. The hub, a one-week meetup that runs monthly, focuses on adventure, nature activities, and hands-on workshops that connect with the local culture.

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Travel hack: Take advantage of travel credit card points to fund flights and use layovers as an opportunity to spend a few extra days in a new city.
• Embrace language learning: Encourage children's natural curiosity to guide their language learning and education.
• Prioritize community: When choosing a location, look for a welcoming environment which can provide a strong sense of belonging and enrich your family's experience.
• Work remotely: Earning in a high-value currency while living in a lower cost of living country allows for more flexibility. 
• Seek out child-Led education: Let kids explore their interests in hands-on activities with lots of time outdoors. 
• Don’t stress the small stuff: “When in doubt, leave it out” which applies to both packing and planning!

Resources:

• VIPKid: Teach English online. Melissa's referral code is MELIS1259
• Pineapple Playhouse in Kampot, Cambodia
• Worldschool Siem Reap in Siem Reap, Cambodia
• Shanti Shanti Kampot: Kampot’s worldschooling hub, yoga and food
• Whatsapp: +855 88 572 9523
• Facebook, Instagram, Email: shanti.shanti.kampot@gmail.com

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🎉 Susie Chau, founder of Carpe Diem Traveler, shares her personal journey from a corporate career to helping families achieve their travel dreams. She reflects on a life-changing year-long sabbatical with her husband across seven continents. This  inspired her to pivot her career and help others realize that long-term travel is financially attainable by "swapping" existing expenses.

🌎 Susie announces her new company, Roam Collective, which is launching a five-week summer program in 2026 in a surprise location (tune in to find out where!!).

👍 The episode outlines how travel can be financially attainable and emphasizes the importance of intentionality, community, and courage to slow down and reconnect with your family.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• How you can swap your regular living expenses for travel costs to make long-term travel financially possible.
• The importance of prioritizing intentionality and personal interests over a packed itinerary.
• Why traveling with young children is a worthwhile investment, even if they don’t remember it later.
• The value of slow travel in slowing down your brain and reconnecting with family.
• How a curated community and a well-planned program can make long-term travel stress-free and more enriching.
• The importance of giving yourself patience and grace, especially when starting a new lifestyle.

Mentioned in the show:

• Roam Collective Summer Camp
• Carpe Diem Traveler
• New Modern Mom
• Ilo Retreats
• The Everywhere Classroom by Andi Almond
• Retire Often by Jillian Johnsrud

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🎉  Suzy highlights the actionable tips from this month’s guests, personal travel updates, favorite Substacks and a warm welcome to the new listeners from around the world!

🌎 This month’s Deep Dive is the Wander Financial Framework, a six-step blueprint to plan and fund travel. This will take time and dedication! As a Certified Financial Educator, I can help!

✨ THE WANDER FINANCIAL FRAMEWORK:

•  💭 Step 1: Dream and define your ‘why’.
•  💰 Step 2: Create a Realistic Budget by estimating travel expenses (and adding a buffer). 
•  🔍 Step 3: Assess Your Current Financials and assets and savings. 
•  💸 Step 4: Look at Current and Projected Income from earned, passive and portfolio sources. 
•  🗺️  Step 5: Create a Financial Plan based on gaps in travel budget and savings/income.
•  🚀 Step 6: Put the Plan into Place to increase savings and income!

Mentioned in the show:

• Please support the show!
  • Trusted Housesitters, Rakuten, Home Exchange, Rover, Wise
• Substack Links:
  • Suzy May Wander
  • The Flow by Connie Siew Peters
  • The “Why” Matters
  • Rebel Parent by Amy Ruth Curtis
  • Worldschooling Quest
• Side Hustle podcast
• Retire Often
• FinCon
• COL episode 6 + episode 15

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🎉  Erin Riska, her two boys, husband and two cats turned pandemic job loss into over five years of full time nomadic living! She transformed from never leaving her own homestate until she was an adult to now living between Europe, Mexico and the US, all while working for herself and homeschooling her tweens.

🌎 She shared the origin of RoamBase during a surf camp in the Canary Islands to now the eleven week homeschool co-op in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, centered around the important holidays and historical events of the area. 

👍 We dive into their homeschooling journey, which began as a necessity during the pandemic and has become a preferred lifestyle by mixing structured academics like math and literacy with child-led, interest-based learning.

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• How the mindset of adaptability can transform what seems like a crisis into an opportunity for new adventures
• The evolution of strict homeschooling to unschooling to curriculum-led focus in the core subjects (and how you can think through this for your family!)
• Why the challenges of saying ‘bye’ to friends led to RoamBase!
• Top tricks to save money long term (and it’s not always even in the ‘low-cost’ countries!)
• Tips for traveling with your beloved pets (particularly cats and small dogs)!
• How to smooth out sibling fighting that is inevitable when spending so much time together!

Mentioned in the show:

• RoamBase Facebook group, Instagram 
• Erin Riska's LinkedIn
• French winter ski hub

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🎉  Travis Perry is a father of eight, ranging in age from 21 to 1, and a long-time homeschooling parent who has incorporated intentional family and couple travel as a tool for education and personal growth. 

🌎 He shares more about the costs and logistics of slow family travel to Costa Rica and road trips around the US (in a 15 person transit van!) and how to create immersive learning experiences along the way!

👍 Whatever size your family is, you’ll take away actionable advice on how to prioritize your relationship with your partner, the importance of identifying key family values and embracing challenges!

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• How travel can be a conscious investment in your family’s mental health, learning and relationships
• The importance of intentional trips with just older kids to build independence 
• Why quarterly getaways with your partner can renew your bond and re-energize your business and schooling efforts at home
• That it’s ok to ask for help and learn from others in the same situation as you!

Mentioned in the show:

• Travis Perry website, book, couples retreat Feb 13-20, 2026

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🎉  Danielle Vanderhei embraced a nomadic life through sailing as a family. She shares the joys and challenges of boat life, how they’re incorporating learning for their son and the financial aspects of maintaining a sailing lifestyle. 

🌎 She shares her plans to create a Water World Micro Expeditions Hub in Panama focusing on sustainability, water and marine education. And her favorite spots to sail!

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Explore their transition from a lifestyle of travel to settling down and then back to RV and boat life. 
• Find out what worldschooling method is working best for their 6.5 year old son. 
• All the recommendations for a family who wants to start out in boat life!
• The importance of health and sustainability and how those interests will combine into a worldschool opportunity in Panama next year!

Mentioned in the show:

• Danielle Vanderhei's Facebook, Website, Instagram
• Kids4SAIL FB group
• Rebecca Wegman website

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🎉  We deep dive in to all things accommodations and lodging! I highlight the benefits of slow travel and a variety of options, including long-term rentals, RV living, and innovative models like Couchsurfing, house and pet sitting, and home exchange.

👍 Whether you’re a newbie lodging booker or a long time pro, I share actionable advice on everything from vetting hosts and managing finances on the road to being a top-notch house sitter, proving that with strategic planning, extended family travel can be both financially sustainable and personally fulfilling.

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Learn how slow travel can lead to significant savings on accommodation and transportation!
• Explore innovate, budget-friendly options like house and pet sitting and work exchange to secure free lodging and more authentic experiences.
• Do you need help standing out as a family on house and pet sits? I got you covered with all the tips to land great sits. 
• How to prioritize safety and logistics during your innovative stays!

Mentioned in the show:

• Check out prior episodes of Ginny, Daniela and Rachel’s links!
• Airbnb, Booking, VRBO, Furnished Finder, Couchsurfing, MindMyHouse, Workaway, WWOOF
• Use my Trusted House Sitters referral link for a 25% discount!
• People Like Us home swap sign up! Worldschoolers Community. 
• Home Exchange is fantastic! Use this link to sign up!

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🎉 Rachel Carlson and her family have been traveling full-time for over seven years. Despite initial challenges and a period of loneliness, they found a solution by creating the World School Pop-Up Hub, a community-focused initiative that brings traveling families together for shared experiences. 

🌎 This move addressed their children's need for consistent peer interaction and allowed them to continue their travels while building lasting friendships across continents. 

👍 The world schooling experience has profoundly influenced Rachel's children as they launched into adulthood, choosing to pursue their passions and developing a strong sense of independence and problem-solving. 

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• The evolution from homeownership to working online and starting a nomadic full time travel lifestyle with teens and tweens. 
• Opting for unschooling as the kids became more engaged in learning directly from their environments, such as exploring Roman ruins in Italy or understanding local culture through fishing.
• Overcoming the challenge of loneliness and lack of consistent community by creating the World School Pop-Up Hub to allow traveling families to connect with each other. 
• Their financial strategies before traveling and while living on the road including a focus on cutting accommodation and transit costs while not focusing on food and experience expenses. 

Mentioned in the show:

• Worldschool Popup Hub website, blog, upcoming pop up events, Facebook, Instagram

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🎉  Daniela Romero joins me today to share her incredible journey from Venezuela to worldschooling across continents! Discover how Daniela and her husband transitioned from backpacking as a couple to traveling the globe with their two children.

🌎 We explore how they maintain a minimalistic approach with just three carry-on backpacks and how their children view constant travel as "normal life" now.

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Highlights of family travel including swimming with wild turtles in Indonesia and seeing the Southern Lights in New Zealand.
• The birth of Better Together Hubs in Spain, Vietnam and Japan!
• The practicalities of living and working on the road, funded by teaching Spanish online. 
• Valuable financial advice for aspiring travelers mentioned in this episode: Trusted House Sitters, Workaway and Couchsurfing to save on accommodation and connect with locals.

CONNECT WITH BETTER TOGETHER HUBS: Website, Facebook Group and Instagram

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🎉 Welcome Ginny Conforti! I had the pleasure of meeting her and her youngest daughter at the Sevilla pop up in March. She shares her travel adventures and educational philosophies between two home bases, in Mexico and Chicago, with her blended family. 

🌎 Her family incorporates traditional schooling, flexible home schooling and in-person school in Sayulita, Mexico. 

👍 Ginny gets real about the challenges and joys of setting up two home bases, the temporary need to split family time and how her education business has evolved.

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• How Ginny transitioned from a brick and mortar education center to exploring alternative educational opportunities 📚
• The challenges of their initial Mexi-cution experience!
• Why Sayulita, Mexico captured their hearts
• Ginny's plans to provide worldschool opportunities in Sayulita!

Mentioned in the show:

• Ginny Conforti's Instagram, website
• Worldschool Pop Up Hubs events

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Today, I interview my husband Mark on this special end of the month episode!

We discuss our experiences with world schooling and family travel, exploring Mark's journey from Germany to the US, cultural differences in education, and the challenges and joys of raising children in a nomadic lifestyle. 

We share insights on balancing remote work with family adventures, financial adjustments for traveling families, and the skills our children have gained through travel.

In this Episode:

• Mark's journey from Germany to the US began with a study abroad program.
• Cultural differences in education systems impact children's experiences.
• Traveling has allowed their children to learn multiple languages.
• Remote work requires careful planning and flexibility while traveling.
• Financial adjustments are necessary for a nomadic lifestyle.
• Parenting in a nomadic lifestyle presents unique challenges and rewards.

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🎉  In this July recap, I pull out my favorite quotes and resources from my conversations with Claudia, Sarah, Mass and Anna in episodes 7, 8 and 9.

🌎 We deep dive in to all things worldschooling such as the various models available and how to best decide which to start with for your family.

👍 Whether you’re considering a high-structure model, a flexible pop up approach, entirely self organized community or traveling village options or more, this comprehensive guide will help you navigate this innovative landscape. 

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• The full spectrum of worldschooling options
• A multi-question quiz to help you decide which model is best for you
• My thoughts on the future and sustainability of worldschooling

Mentioned in the show:

• Andalucia Nomad Mums Instagram, Facebook
• The 5 World Explorers website, Instagram
• Anna's Wanderlust Haaks website, Instagram

Worldschool Hubs and Community Options:

• Boundless Life, Green School Bali, The Hive, Think Global School
• Worldschool Popup Hubs, Project Worldschool
• Worldschooling Quest, Linkease app, Worldschooling Hub
• Outschool, Cicero

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🎉 I welcome Anna, from the Wanderlust Haaks, who, alongside her husband, left a demanding career in healthcare to “buy back time” with their two young children. She shares their incredible gap year, detailing how they were able to save $100k to get started. 

🌎 Along their journey, they pivoted from the Americas to Asia in pursuit of a more budget-friendly adventure. This episode is full of advice on traveling with littles ones and honest look at what it takes to trade burnout for a life of exploration. 

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Their plan to save up $100k and how they used travel points to fund their travels
• What a real-life month in Vietnam costs and how to balance budget with family fun
• The simple and effective approach to "roadschooling" with children under five by using real-world sights as a launchpad for learning 
• Honest insights into long-term travel, from navigating new cities every month to dealing with unexpected hospital visits in foreign countries 

Mentioned in the show:

• Free 7-part e-book to help you start traveling with confidence!
• Die with Zero book by Bill Perkins
• Man in Seat 61 train travel website
• Globetrek app

Connect with Anna at the Wanderlust Haaks:

• Wanderlust Haaks website
• Wanderlust.haaks Instagram
• Wanderlusthaaks Facebook
• Wanderlust Haaks Youtube

Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 

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🎉 Sarah and Mass, an Italian-US couple sold everything (twice!) to travel the world full-time with their three children. They share their incredible evolution from a fast-paced tour of 14 countries in one year to a much slower, experience-based lifestyle.

🌎 This episode is packed with practical advice on funding, world and un-schooling and growing together as a family on the road. 

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• How the family built a sustainable travel fund through rentals, a YouTube channel and travel planning services
• The evolution of replicating traditional school in a campervan to embracing unschooling and now a flexible online academy for the teens
• A look at their one-month, $2,300 budget in Hoi An, Vietnam and their top tips for cutting costs on long term travel 
• How they navigate respecting individual needs and the stress of consistent change 

Mentioned in the show:

• Worldschool Summit
• Worldschoolers Facebook group
• Worldschool Pop Up Hubs

Connect with The 5 World Explorers:

• Website
• YouTube channel
• Facebook
• Instagram
• Tik Tok
• Limitless Travel Life travel planning services

Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 

How to Rent Out Your House While Traveling! Get the E-Book & 30 minute consult! Learn to prep and list your home, manage remotely, master the money, screen tenants & more!  BUY NOW!

Support the show

CONNECT WITH SUZY: We live in Spain, CO and soon Japan. 🌞 I help families financially plan for slow + long term travel! Need help making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out? 

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🎉 I welcome Claudia Bellante, an Italian journalist and author, who shares about her writing life and moving her family from Milan, Italy to southern Spain.

🌎 She also speaks about why she created the month-long Andalucia Nomad Mums co-living hubs for moms and children and her joys from past hubs. 

✨ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Her experiences with traveling for work with her family
• Her joy in finding a schooling situation that her daughter is thriving in
• The financial and logistical aspects of a freelance career and juggling work in many locations
• The origin story of her mom and children-focused co-living experiences every May and October near Chiclana de la Frontera, Spain

Mentioned in the show:

Claudia Bellante's website, email, Facebook

Andalucia Nomad Mums Instagram, Facebook

Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 

How to Rent Out Your House While Traveling! Get the E-Book & 30 minute consult! Learn to prep and list your home, manage remotely, master the money, screen tenants & more!  BUY NOW!

Support the show

CONNECT WITH SUZY: We live in Spain, CO and soon Japan. 🌞 I help families financially plan for slow + long term travel! Need help making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out? 

Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL!

🚀 The info provided is for general info purposes and not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

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🌍 We take a look back at the incredible conversations this month, pulling out memorable quotes and practical tips from Björn Boy on RV travel, Leanna Woodley-Tock on building a creative hub in Spain, and Moira Mills on the art of house-sitting.

💶 Then, we deep dive into one of the most requested topics: the real cost of living abroad. I'm sharing our family's actual budget after the last six months in Sevilla, Spain.

💸 I review five fantastic websites to research the cost of living in any city around the world, helping you plan your own future adventures!

Guest Links:

• Björn: @littletravelfamily, Linkease, podcast Nomad Kids
• Leanna: Spain Abroad Creative Hub, @FindingManana
• Moira: website

Websites:

1. Numbeo: City-to-city comparisons
2. Nomads.com: For digital nomads (membership)
3. Expatistan: Clear cost-of-living comparisons 
4. The Earth Awaits: Match your specific monthly budget
5. Budget Your Trip: For shorter-term vacations and travel

Other Mentions:

• OK Mobility: Car subscription in Europe
• Preply: Online language learning (use link for 70% off!)
• Trusted Housesitters, HomeExchange, People Like Us 

Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 

Support the show

CONNECT WITH SUZY: We live in Spain, CO and soon Japan. 🌞 I help families financially plan for slow + long term travel! Need help making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out? 

Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL!

🚀 The info provided is for general info purposes and not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

❤️ Follow + review! 

📧 pod@suzymay.com

📲 All the links!