Wander Worldschool: Helping Families Plan & Fund Slow & Long Term Travel
Sharing inspiring travel, educational and worldschooling family journeys!
Actionable tips? Practical advice? You're in the right place!
We explore the stories of:
- slow and long term traveling families (including van life, gap years, summer camps abroad and more!)
- worldschool leaders and hub creators (think self-directed learning, cultural immersion, play-based!)
- unique ideas to travel and educate on the road (international schools, online options, unschooling, homeschooling, language learning!)
- financial planning and money-saving travel tips (remote work, lifestyle design, financial freedom, digital nomad life and more!)
I'm Suzy May and our family lives between Colorado and Spain. I support families to fund & plan long term travel!
- Email pod@suzymay.com!
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Episodes
81 episodes
31. Worldschooling with Courtney Orgias: Full-time Travel, Language Learning and Creating Community
🎉 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<...
30. Inside Out Money: Balancing Budgets + Teens on Multi-Week Family Travels with Maggie Tucker
🎉 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 ...
29. 2+ Year Worldschooling & Finding Cultural Immersion in Peru and Mexico with Stephanie Tolk
🎉 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 th...
28. How to Give Back & Pledge More WHILE Preparing to Worldschool!
🎉 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 RoamB...
27. It's the Kids Turn! 3 Awesome Kids from RoamBase Share Their Thoughts on Travel, Worldschooling and Hub Life
🎉 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!)...
26. Raising Remarkable Boys: International Educator's Guide to Travel, Education & Parenting with Kathy Imabayashi
🎉 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 ar...
25. The Worldschooling Menu: 6 Ways to Educate Your Kids on the Road with Lizz Quain
🎉 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—u...
24. Save Money on Booking Flights! And Taiwan Tips!
🎉 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 in...
23. The ROAM Framework: Unpacking Preconceptions with Benef and Trecia from Rhythm and Roam Podcast
🎉 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'...
22. Changemaking for Worldschooling Families + Self-Regulation Skills in Dominican Republic with Kate McAllister
🎉 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 d...
21. Travel Hacks, Traveling with Twins and a Worldschool Hub in Cambodia with Melissa Levi
🎉 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 fo...
20. Slow Travel With Kids in School = European Summer Camps with Susie Chau from Roam Collective!
🎉 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 ...
19. Your 6-Step Wander Money Map for Worldschooling + Slow and Long-term Family Travel
🎉 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 Fr...
18. Erin Riska's Family (and 2 cats!) Turned Layoffs Into Five Years of Travel!
🎉 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...
17. Road Trips & Pura Vida: Large Family Travel Adventures with Travis Perry
🎉 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 abo...
16. Full Time Boat Life as a Family of 3 + Water Hub with Danielle Vanderhei
🎉 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 lifestyl...
15. Ultimate Guide to Budget-Friendly Family Accommodations & August Recap
🎉 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, a...
14. The World Classroom: How Rachel's Family Found Community on the Road
🎉 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 initiati...
13. Inside the Better Together Hubs in Spain, Vietnam and Japan with Daniela Romero
🎉 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 tw...
12. Home Bases in Mexico and Chicago with Ginny Conforti
🎉 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 ...
11. 'Mark' on the Map: Big Life Changes from Germany and Raising World Citizens
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...
10. The Ultimate Guide to Worldschooling Hubs and Communities!
🎉 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 availabl...
9. Gap Year on A Budget with Anna from the Wanderlust Haaks!
🎉 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...
8. Seven Years of Full Time Travel with The 5 World Explorers!
🎉 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, experienc...
7. Why Moms Need a Spanish Haven for their Village Abroad with Claudia Bellante
🎉 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 ...
