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

Suzy May | Worldschool & Family Travel Money Coach

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. 3d ago

    65. Go Anyway: Sabbaticals, Chronic Disease and Family of 6 Travel with Dr. Sarah Gebauer

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Dr. Sarah Gebauer, author of the Go Anyway book, shares how her family of six explored 54 countries in four years, created a custom sabbatical policy as a practicing physician, and traveled with a child with a chronic disease! 👍 We cover the realities of balancing a demanding medical career with family sabbaticals, language learning on the road and practical frameworks for making extended travel possible! LISTEN NOW TO: Learn why professionals have more leverage than they think to take sabbaticalsDiscover language tips like local school enrollment in Spain and French family tutors in FranceUnpack the logistics of traveling internationally with Type 1 DiabetesMaster the financial and lifestyle levers of long-term travel and keeping a homebaseExplore how to navigate kids that don't want to travel at first!RESOURCES: Go Anyway: The Practical Guide to Long-Term Travel With Kids on AmazonBook websiteJoin 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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    65. Go Anyway: Sabbaticals, Chronic Disease and Family of 6 Travel with Dr. Sarah Gebauer

  2. Aug 6

    64. Creating a Community of Traveling Families with Michelle Rødgaard-Jessen from Traveling Village

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Michelle Rødgaard-Jessen from Traveling Village shares the reality of traveling long-term with kids, navigating worldschooling, and building mobile family communities! 👍 We cover the evolution of Traveling Village, unschooling and language learning strategies, balancing remote business management with slow travel, and the vision behind the ReVillage project! LISTEN NOW TO: Learn how TV creates co-living hubs and camper van caravans for worldschooling familiesDiscover practical approaches to unschooling, guidance-based learning, and raising multilingual childrenUnpack the logistical realities of group travel, communal budgets, and managing community conflictNavigate the trade-offs of slow family travel, from overcoming loneliness to setting up sustainable routinesExplore the ReVillage project to revitalize declining European mountain villagesRESOURCES: Traveling Village: website (travelingvillage.com), Instagram (@travelingvillage) and podcast on YouTube ReVillage Project: website (revillage.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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    64. Creating a Community of Traveling Families with Michelle Rødgaard-Jessen from Traveling Village

  3. Jul 30

    63. How to Find (and Keep!) a Remote Job While Traveling

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Suzy recaps the month and breaks down the behind-the-scenes reality of getting a remote job, managing remote work while traveling with kids, and avoiding the major traps of working on the road! 👍 We cover the financial perks like geo-arbitrage, practical job search strategies, managing time zones, setting up an efficient mobile office, and how to balance full-time work with slow family travel! LISTEN NOW TO: Learn the top benefits of remote work for traveling families especiallyDiscover where to find legitimate, vetted remote jobsUnpack the common friction points of working while travelingNavigate crucial legal, tax, and IT realities, including digital nomad visasExplore top resources, industry reports, and resources to help you get and manage remote work!RESOURCES IN THE SHOW: FlexJobs, remote.co, weworkremotely.com, wellfound.com, dynamitejobs.com, upwork.com, and contra.comBuffer's State of Remote Work Doist: Parent Survival Guide and Remote Work While TravelingZapier: 50+ Fully Remote CompaniesAbout Abroad podcastRunningRemote, nomadlist.com, safetywing.comReferral links to support the show! Getting started with Petsitting link. 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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    63. How to Find (and Keep!) a Remote Job While Traveling

  4. Jul 23

    62. Selling It All, Full-Time Travel and Creating Nomadic Pathways with The Traveling Slaters

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Chad and Brittany Slater, founders of Nomadic Pathway, share what led them to sell everything, leave the nine-to-five grind in New York, and launch a worldschooling journey across Europe with their two young kids! 👍 We break down the reality of full-time family travel, including budget hacks like housesitting, transitioning to remote work on the road, managing decision fatigue, and finding worldschooling community wherever you land! LISTEN NOW TO: Transport to the island of Syros in Greece, coastal Estepona in Spain, and historic castles in Ireland!Solve the classic destination-decision dilemma, take the 'Where Should Your Family Worldschool Next?' quiz that asks budget, season, and community preferences.Hear how two kids built lifelong resilience and global friendships while worldschooling.Learn about the free resources, community app, and interactive destination quiz available through Nomadic Pathway.CONNECT WITH THE TRAVELING SLATERS: Nomadic Pathway website (https://nomadicpathway.com), Instagram (@nomadic_pathway), TikTok (@nomadic.pathway)The Traveling Slaters on Instagram (@thetravelingslaters), TikTok (@travelingslaters), YouTubeTake the Quiz and download the Nomadic Pathway App here. Email (thetravelingslaters@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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    62. Selling It All, Full-Time Travel and Creating Nomadic Pathways with The Traveling Slaters

  5. Jul 16

    61. How to Raise Multilingual Kids While Worldschooling with Kelly Thornhill from Adventures in Spanish

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Founder and mom, Kelly Thornhill, shares what led her to buy a one-way ticket to South America, spend 15 years building businesses in Argentina, worldschool her daughters and create Adventures in Spanish! 👍 We break down the reality of raising multilingual kids on the road, including funding a nomadic lifestyle, building a business from the back of a camper van, and navigating regional Spanish dialects! LISTEN NOW TO: Transport back to wine country in Mendoza, Argentina or deep sea diving in Taganga, Colombia.Solve the classic language-learning dilemma by balancing immersion and formal academics for kids and adults.Hear the benefits of multilingualism from a mom who prioritized it while worldschooling through Spain and South America.Learn about the online classes and transformative, accessible Spanish immersion programs in Málaga through Adventures in Spanish. CONNECT WITH KELLY THORNHILL: Adventures in Spanish Website: https://adventuresinspanish.co.uk/ref/20715/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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    61. How to Raise Multilingual Kids While Worldschooling with Kelly Thornhill from Adventures in Spanish

  6. Jul 9

    60. Solving the Travel Housing Dilemma for Slow Travelers with Joe O’Connor from Global Family Home Rentals

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Full time traveling dad Joe O’Connor, co-founder of Global Family Home Rentals (GFHR), shares what led his family to pack up their lives and embark on a four-year full-time worldschooling journey. 👍 We break down the real finances and logistics of full-time nomadic life including their $5,000 monthly budget on the Greek island of Syros and the next phase of travel as a family of four! LISTEN NOW TO: Discover Boundless Life from an insider perspective, exploring what it looks like to be part of the very first cohort in Sintra, Portugal.Solve the biggest headache for traveling homeowners about what to do with your primary residence without resorting to traditional booking platforms!What a long-term travel budget covers on the magical island of Syros (including a special micro-school)!Learn about an at-cost rental community designed to help slow-traveling families fund their journeys with total peace of mind.Apply to chat with Joe and Lyndsey about joining the GFHR community!CONNECT WITH JOE:  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/joe-o-connor-8ba03b209/GFHR Website: gfhr.coEmail: joe@gfhr.coJoin us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group.  Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    60. Solving the Travel Housing Dilemma for Slow Travelers with Joe O’Connor from Global Family Home Rentals

  7. Jul 2

    59. Worldschool on A Budget Using Workaway and WWOOF (While Staying Resilient) with Stacy Wedding

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Stacy Wedding, a mom of three and founder of Resilience with Stacey, shares how waking up from a 'normal life' in Germany led her family to sell most of their belongings, and embark on a full-time worldschooling journey across Europe. 👍 We break down the realities of full-time nomadic life, offering firsthand advice on utilizing budget-saving Workaway and WWOOF farm stays and balancing global exploration with the deep human need to prevent feeling rootless. LISTEN NOW TO: Learn how early travels sparked a lifelong curiosity that eventually led Stacey and her German husband to worldschooling their three kids.The flexible $2,000 monthly budget funded by online English teaching, coaching, and trading room and board for farm work.Discover the framework behind an online coaching program designed to equip families with self-regulation tools before or during long-term travel.The balance of tuning into what your children need as they evolve in their education journeyHear a powerful, bio-backed double-inhale breathing exercise to instantly regulate both kids and adults!CONNECT WITH STACY WEDDING: Website: resiliencewithstacy.com Instagram: @ResiliencewithStacyNorway hub (2- or 4-week family hub Aug 15- Sep 12, 2026): https://www.resiliencewithstacy.com/hubsJoin 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! Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

    59. Worldschool on A Budget Using Workaway and WWOOF (While Staying Resilient) with Stacy Wedding

  8. Jun 30 ·  Bonus

    BONUS: Wander Weekly Newsletter Launch! Giveaway!

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! We are launching the Wander Weekly Newsletter!  Your one-stop weekly resource designed to help families master the finances, remote work logistics, and worldschooling opportunities needed to confidently sustain a life of global travel. If you love the deep dives on the podcast but want actionable tools, resources, and community news delivered straight to your inbox (with zero fluff), this newsletter was built just for you! Exclusive Launch Giveaway & Freebie! The first 100 people to sign up for the newsletter will receive two massive perks: A shout-out on an upcoming episode of the Wander Worldschool Podcast.An entry into a drawing to win shout-out on the Culture Kids Podcast!👉 Click Here to Join Wander Weekly & Grab Your Free Pre-Trip Checklist! Thank you to Elodie Ferchaud, Tiago Miranda and Connie Siew Peter for the submissions! Click their links to listen and follow on their adventures! 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.  Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter 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 with a spending plan? Saving for a gap year? Renting your home out? Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL! 🚀 For general info purposes and not as investment, legal, or tax advice. ❤️ Follow + review!  📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

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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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