Wander Worldschool: Helping Families Plan & Fund Slow & Long Term Travel

Suzy May | Worldschool & Family Travel Money Coach
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Here we share inspiring travel, educational and worldschooling journeys of lots of different families! Looking for 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 (like self-directed learning, cultural immersion, play-based and more!) - unique ideas to travel and educate on the road (think 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 and our family lives between Colorado and Spain. I support families to fund & plan long term travel! - Email pod@suzymay.com! - Follow and support the show at https://beacons.ai/suzymaywander

  1. 53. A Field School in Europe's Sunniest Island: Why Hvar is the Ultimate Mediterranean Slow Travel Destination

    5D AGO

    53. A Field School in Europe's Sunniest Island: Why Hvar is the Ultimate Mediterranean Slow Travel Destination

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 Carolyn founded the Field School of Hvar on the sunniest island in Europe after her job offer was rescinded during the pandemic and she fell in love in a place with a more authentic, community-focused way of life. 👍 The Field School offers families a pedagogy of belonging, blending child enrichment with a consistent home base for worldschoolers looking for a deeper connection to Mediterranean culture. ✨ 5 Questions Answered: How do you transition from corporate life to living abroad? Carolyn moved in 2020 after the global economic situation shifted her career plans, choosing Croatia because it was admitting Americans at the time.What are the financial trade-offs of moving to Europe? While she acknowledges the impact on her earning potential, she highlights the low cost of living, including an affordable seaside preschool for her son.How do you teach history and science through worldschooling? The Field School uses place-based learning to explore themes like the Mediterranean Silk Road, biology, and the local ethnobotanical heritage.How do kids handle multiple languages? Her son is being raised with the OPOL (one parent, one language) method with English and Croatian while also learning the local Hvar dialect.How do families find community while traveling? By joining a program that connects traveling families with local students and traditions, like the olive harvest, families can transition to a slower, communal lifestyle.CONNECT WITH CAROLYN: Visit the www.fieldschoolhvar.org to learn about their programs! Summer sessions run June 13, 2026 - Aug 22, 2026! And Fall session starts Sept 7, 2026! 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    31 min
  2. 52. Van Life, Boundless Life and Spanish Schools: Six Years of Travel with Sol and Camilo

    MAY 14

    52. Van Life, Boundless Life and Spanish Schools: Six Years of Travel with Sol and Camilo

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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! 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    42 min
  3. 51. Full Time Travel Doesn’t Fix Your Problems (And What It Does Instead) with Astrid & Clint from Worldschooling Q&A

    MAY 7

    51. Full Time Travel Doesn’t Fix Your Problems (And What It Does Instead) with Astrid & Clint from Worldschooling Q&A

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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. 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    37 min
  4. 50. Study Abroad in Germany in 1969 to Around the World in 1975: What World Travel Looked Like 50+ Years Ago with Grandma Marcia

    APR 30

    50. Study Abroad in Germany in 1969 to Around the World in 1975: What World Travel Looked Like 50+ Years Ago with Grandma Marcia

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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.  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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    37 min
  5. 49. Roadschooling Teens: Full-Time RV with Older Kids while Remote Working

    APR 23

    49. Roadschooling Teens: Full-Time RV with Older Kids while Remote Working

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    39 min
  6. 48. Place-Based Learning and Building Portfolios: Navigating Alternative Education in Southeast Asia and South America with Harmony Alternative

    APR 16

    48. Place-Based Learning and Building Portfolios: Navigating Alternative Education in Southeast Asia and South America with Harmony Alternative

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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.CONNECT WITH HARMONY ALTERNATIVE:  Website: www.harmonyalternatives.com Email: hello@harmonyalternative.com Instagram: @harmonyalternative Website: www.harmonyalternative.com 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.  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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    40 min
  7. 47. How to Swap Your City Expenses for a European Summer: Maddy Novich’s Guide For Parents

    APR 9

    47. How to Swap Your City Expenses for a European Summer: Maddy Novich’s Guide For Parents

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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. 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    34 min
  8. 46. Forest Schools, Planned Possibilities and Basoa Summer Camp in San Sebastian, Spain with Dara and Melpo

    APR 2

    46. Forest Schools, Planned Possibilities and Basoa Summer Camp in San Sebastian, Spain with Dara and Melpo

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌎 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! 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. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    38 min
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Here we share inspiring travel, educational and worldschooling journeys of lots of different families! Looking for 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 (like self-directed learning, cultural immersion, play-based and more!) - unique ideas to travel and educate on the road (think 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 and our family lives between Colorado and Spain. I support families to fund & plan long term travel! - Email pod@suzymay.com! - Follow and support the show at https://beacons.ai/suzymaywander

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