Wander Worldschool: A Slow & Long-Term Family Travel Podcast
By: Suzy May Wander Money Coach
Language: en-us
Categories: Kids, Family, Society, Culture, Places, Travel, Education
I'm Suzy May and I share inspiring travel, educational and worldschooling journeys of families of all different backgrounds!Are you looking for actionable tips for your family travel journey? You're in the right place! We dive deep into the stories of: * slow and long term traveling families * worldschool leaders and hub creators * unique ideas to travel and educate on the road * financial planning and money-saving travel tips My family lives between Denver, CO and Sevilla, Spain and we are excited to be part of the diverse worldschooling community!- Have an inspiring story? Email pod@suzymay.com!- Follow on Instagram, F...
Episodes
34. Sourdough Lifestyle: Slow Travel, Second-Tier Cities, and Saffron Bread with Brett and Christina
Jan 08, 2026Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 ca...
Duration: 00:44:1733. Moving to Taiwan: Fitness Franchising and the Gold Card Visa with Maxwell Lee
Jan 02, 2026Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:40:47Bonus! 2025 Reflections and Best Of with Mark!
Dec 31, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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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Duration: 00:21:1332. Wander Roundup: Top Holiday Memories from the Worldschooling Community!
Dec 25, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 h... Duration: 00:26:3531. Worldschooling with Courtney Orgias: Full-time Travel, Language Learning and Creating Community
Dec 18, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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! And where their 2026 summer family retreat will take them!
✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:
Selling yo... Duration: 00:38:5930. Inside Out Money: Balancing Budgets + Teens on Multi-Week Family Travels with Maggie Tucker
Dec 11, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 whe... Duration: 00:41:5529. 2+ Year Worldschooling & Finding Cultural Immersion in Peru and Mexico with Stephanie Tolk
Dec 04, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:36:5828. The Generosity Mindset: How to Give Back & Pledge More, Worldschool Prep, Suzy's List of Gratitudes + November Recaps!
Nov 27, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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) commu...
Duration: 00:37:3327. It's the Kids Turn! 3 Awesome Kids from RoamBase Share Their Thoughts on Travel, Worldschooling and Hub Life
Nov 20, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:26:4026. Raising Remarkable Boys: International Educator's Guide to Travel, Education & Parenting with Kathy Imabayashi
Nov 13, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 acco...
Duration: 00:37:3325. The Worldschooling Menu: 6 Ways to Educate Your Kids on the Road with Lizz Quain
Nov 06, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:34:5524. Save Money on Booking Flights! October Recap + Taiwan Tips + Call for Voice Memos!
Oct 30, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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.
👍 Would you please consider sending me a voice memo with your favorite ho...
Duration: 00:29:2023. The ROAM Framework: Unpacking Preconceptions with Benef and Trecia from Rhythm and Roam Podcast
Oct 23, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 misconceptio...
Duration: 00:37:2222. Changemaking for Worldschooling Families + Self-Regulation Skills in Dominican Republic with Kate McAllister
Oct 16, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 herself "stuck" in the Dominican Republic at the start of the pandemic. They’ve now built their home rooted in community and nature!
🌎 Her educator background inspired her to create The Hive. The program's core philosophy is built on a self-regulation cycle for children and
21. Travel Hacks, Traveling with Twins and a Worldschool Hub in Cambodia with Melissa Levi
Oct 09, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 t...
Duration: 00:39:1420. Slow Travel With Kids in School = European Summer Camps with Susie Chau!
Oct 02, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 her early travels, including a life-changing year-long sabbatical with her husband across seven continents. This experience was surprisingly less expensive than their normal life in Chicago and 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 lau...
Duration: 00:38:4319. Your 6-Step Wander Financial Framework to Plan for Worldschooling + Slow and Long-term Family Travel
Sep 25, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 bu... Duration: 00:29:4318. Erin Riska's Family (and 2 cats!) Turned Layoffs Into Five Years of Travel!
Sep 18, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 imp...
Duration: 00:44:2017. Road Trips & Pura Vida: Large Family Travel Adventures with Travis Perry
Sep 11, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 relation...
Duration: 00:29:5916. Full Time Boat Life as a Family of 3 + Water is Life Hub with Danielle V
Sep 04, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 worldschool hub in Panama focusing on sustainability, water and marine education. And her favorite spots to sail!
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Explore their transition from a lifestyle of travel to settling down and then back to RV and boat lif... Duration: 00:31:5615. Ultimate Guide to Budget-Friendly Family Accommodations & August Recap
Aug 28, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 In this August recap, I highlight the stories, quotes and best tips from my conversations with Ginny Conforti, Daniela Romero and Rachel Carlson from the previous three episodes. I also give an update on our happenings in the world!
🌎 We deep dive in to all things accommodations and lodging! I highlight the benefits of slow travel and I cover a variety of options, including long-term rentals, RV living, and innovative "almost-free" models like Couchsurfing, house and pet sitting, and home exchange.
👍 Whether you’re a newbie lod...
Duration: 00:22:5914. The World Classroom: How Rachel's Family Found Community on the Road
Aug 21, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 launch...
Duration: 00:45:5813. Inside the Better Together Hubs in Spain, Vietnam and Japan with Daniela Romero
Aug 14, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 Ze... Duration: 00:34:0712. Home Bases in Mexico and Chicago with Ginny Conforti
Aug 07, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 T...
Duration: 00:31:0111. 'Mark' on the Map: Big Life Changes from Germany and Raising World Citizens
Jul 31, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
Today, I interview my husband Mark on this special 5th Thursday 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:
10. July Recap + All Things Worldschooling Hubs and Community Options
Jul 24, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:26:599. Gap Year on A Budget with Anna from the Wanderlust Haaks!
Jul 17, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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...
Duration: 00:26:568. Seven Years Full Time Travel with The 5 World Explorers!
Jul 10, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 I welcome Sarah and Mass, an Italian-US couple who 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 a... Duration: 00:36:577. A Spanish Haven For Traveling Mothers with Claudia Bellante
Jul 03, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 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 familyHer joy in finding a schooling situation that her daughter is thriving inThe financial and logistical aspects of a freelance career and juggling work in m... Duration: 00:33:006. June Recap + Spain Cost of Living Deep Dive!
Jun 27, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
Welcome to our very first monthly recap episode! We take a look back at the incredible conversations this month, pulling out memorable quotes and practical tips. We feature highlights 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 do a deep dive into one of the most requested topics: the real cost of living abroad. I'm sharing o...
Duration: 00:18:125. Unschooling, House Sitting, and Family Adventures with Moira Mills
Jun 19, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉 I welcome Moira Mills who talks about her and her son’s full-time traveling lifestyle across the United States!
🌎 Moira shares insights on their house-sitting experiences and how they balance exploring new areas while maintaining old connections.
✨ IN THIS EPISODE:
Her experiences with unschooling growing up and with her sonHer professional journey from a Rolfer to working online with families on deschooling and human designThe financial and logistical aspects of a nomadic lifestyleThe personal growth and fulfillments gained from location freedomMenti...
Duration: 00:28:264. Leanna's Life in Spain + Estepona's Creative Hub
Jun 12, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🎉I welcome Leanna Woodley-Tock who shares her family’s transformative move from Seattle to Estepona, Spain!
🌎 Leanna recounts their quest for a slower, more fulfilling lifestyle after the pandemic, and the rich, Spanish cultural environment they've embraced.
✨ IN THIS EPISODE:
Running a study abroad program in Leon 📚The Estepona Creative Hub offering world schooling residencies and wellness retreats Benefits of reduced technology use for children Family accommodation activity in Estepona!00:10 Leanna's Family Journey to Spain
02:46 Family Travel Adventures
04:24 Goals...
Duration: 00:28:573. Björn's Long Term RV Travels and Family Connecting App
Jun 05, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
🚐 Get ready to meet Björn Boy, an entrepreneur and family traveler from Germany!
With his wife and two kids, they traveled in an RV for 16 months and are now gearing up for an open-ended world trip. 🤯
👍 Björn gets real about his family's travel style, their approach to education on the road, and the numbers behind their adventures.
✨ IN THIS EPISODE:
How they balance family time and learning while traveling 📚The real costs of their 16-month RV trip (and their future... Duration: 00:27:062. Our Family + Thoughts on Travel and Education
May 29, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
👍 Ready to blend family travel, worldschooling and all the money tips and tricks to make it happen? You're in the right place!
👋 I'm Suzy May, your host and fellow adventurer. I'm obsessed with two things: seeing the world with my family and making it financially possible!
🌍 Join me each episode as we dive into the inspiring stories of other traveling families and meet the amazing people building worldschooling communities. 📚
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Get the inside scoop on my own family's journey!
1. What is the Wander Worldschool and Slow Family Travel Podcast?
May 22, 2025Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!
☀️ Welcome to the first episode of the Wander Worldschool and Slow Family Travel Podcast!
🎉 I'm Suzy May and this introduction episode will begin the story about my family's travel journey! And get you excited for what to expect on future episodes!
🌎 On this show, we feature slow and long term traveling families about their stories, logistics and finances + learn from worldschool leaders and hub creators to educate and build community around the world!
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