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. 4d ago

    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)CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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

  2. 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/CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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

  3. 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.coCO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! 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

  4. 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/hubsCO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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

  5. 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! CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! 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!

    BONUS: Wander Weekly Newsletter Launch! Giveaway!

  6. Jun 25

    58. *Newsletter Launch* & Travel Hacking 101

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 I recap life in Spain and this month's episodes then breaks down the fundamentals of travel hacking for this month's Deep Dive! 👍 We discuss the strategic use of welcome bonuses and how slow-traveling families can maximize points without carrying debt!  💳 Listen to the end for the latest June 2026 transfer bonuses! LISTEN NOW TO: Learn the number one rule of travel hacking and credit scoresDiscover the unique advantages of slow-traveling families when optimizing pointsBreakdown the four major points ecosystems and their redemption sweet spotsNavigate travel portals or transferring points and mistakes to avoid!Sign up for the Wander Weekly Newsletter! All the best worldschooling, traveling family spotlights, community news, money and logistical insights and more! Free!Get the Pre-Trip Checklist and sign up here!RESOURCES: Worldshooling Mama Network Substack article, Petsitting tips, Culture Kids podcast, Chase Sapphire Preferred Sign-Up Bonus (Currently 100,000 points!)  CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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!

    58. *Newsletter Launch* & Travel Hacking 101

  7. Jun 18

    57. Nature-Based Worldschooling in Italy: Slow Travel & Outdoor Education with Filippo Bozotti from Earthbound

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Filippo Bozotti, Italian world traveler and founder of Earthbound, shares how a lifetime of global exploration led his family to full-time travel and inspired a brand-new model for nature-based worldschooling. 👍 We break down the logistics, finances, and emotional realities of full-time nomadic life, offering firsthand advice on transitioning from managed travel cohorts, navigating the Schengen 90-day rule, and balancing the thrill of global exploration with the deep human need to put down community roots. LISTEN NOW TO: Learn how a eureka moment hosting Bali's Green School students in the Italian countryside completely transformed Filippo’s vision of what alternative education can achieve.Get an inside look at the logistical and financial blueprint of living on passive income after selling a business and a primary residence in Rome.Discover the framework behind Earthbound, a bilingual, nature-based micro-school launching in March 2027 inside a massive, 1,000-hectare WWF Wildlife Oasis in Southern Tuscany.Explore the delicate balance of tuning in to seasonality in travel in both Japan and ItalyHear an unforgettable culinary encounter in West Africa and a hidden-gem sushi recommendation in Kamakura!CONNECT WITH FILIPPO: Earthbound Living Website: earthbound.living, Location: Terre di Sacra CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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!

    57. Nature-Based Worldschooling in Italy: Slow Travel & Outdoor Education with Filippo Bozotti from Earthbound

  8. Jun 11

    56. How to Swap Expensive Summer Camps for Global Adventures with Christy Brouker from WanderWorks!

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Christy Brouker, founder of Wanderworks, shares how her lifelong passion for travel, sparked by an unusual birth story in Saudi Arabia and a five-year residency in London, led her to help families discover the world through international summer camps. 👍 We break down the logistics, surprising affordability, and deep personal growth that come with sending kids to camps abroad, offering firsthand advice on home exchanges, safety vetting without global accreditation, and balancing roots with wings. LISTEN NOW TO: Learn how a staggering $13,000 summer camp bill for one US summer became the ultimate catalyst for taking her family to Portugal.Get an inside look at the vetting process for global camps, from ensuring English-friendly environments to understanding local emergency protocols.Lower travel costs using credit card points, platforms like HomeExchange, and enjoying affordable local groceries.Explore unique international camp experiences like a prestigious culinary camp in Paris and a National Geographic science camp in Thailand.Hear inspiring stories of cross-cultural childhood friendships and the massive confidence boost of a week-long Portuguese surf camp.CONNECT WITH CHRISTY: Website: WanderWorks.life, LinkedIn, Substack, Email: christy@wanderworks.life CO Brunch Picnic Aug 15! Add to your Calendar! Osaka Pop Up Hub Oct 11-17! More info! Join Suzy at the Empowered Podcasting Conference August 21-23, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina! Sign up now!  Save 20% with discount code: EPCSUZANNE20 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!

    56. How to Swap Expensive Summer Camps for Global Adventures with Christy Brouker from WanderWorks!
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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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