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. 3d ago

    73. Worldschooling Across 3 Home Bases: Dubai, Goa & UK with Amanda Ashworth from Worldschool Hub Goa

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Amanda Ashworth shares how her family of five designed a unique lifestyle split between Dubai, India, and the UK and transformed a raw 3-acre former yoga ashram into a thriving worldschooling hub in Goa, India. 🎒 We break down the real numbers of living in coastal India, daily life at Worldschool Hub Goa and why Goa offers a soft landing for traveling families. LISTEN NOW TO: Discover how Amanda's family built a multi-base living model across Dubai, Goa, and the UK using corporate housing packages and retreat revenueUnpack the real monthly costs and budget breakdown of slow travel in Goa, IndiaLearn how Amanda transitioned her three kids from structured schooling to self-directed unschooling Explore what daily life looks like inside Worldschooling Hub GoaRESOURCES: The Worldschooling Village on SkoolWorldschooling Hub Goa Preply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    73. Worldschooling Across 3 Home Bases: Dubai, Goa & UK with Amanda Ashworth from Worldschool Hub Goa

  2. Oct 8

    72. How Wild Roots Reimagined Camps and Pop Ups in Mexico with Dasha Emilanova

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌊 How swapping the Denver work grind for beach living created a haven of child-led learning and nervous system regulation in Mexico for Dasha Emilanova! 🌍 We dive into the real logistics and finances of single-parent worldschooling, building community in Playa del Carmen, and founding the nature-immersed Wild Roots Worldschool. LISTEN NOW TO: Hear the secret to regulating kids (hint: Tarzan kids)Learn how a single mom transitioned from corporate remote work to sustaining life in MexicoBreak down real world monthly costs in Playa del Carmen!Discover the unique magic of beach schools and child-led marine biology explorationFor Dasha's top secret starter tip for hesitant families starting outRESOURCES: Instagram: @d_emilanovaWild Roots: wildrootsworldschool.com, @wild.roots.worldschoolPreply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    72. How Wild Roots Reimagined Camps and Pop Ups in Mexico with Dasha Emilanova

  3. Oct 1 ·  Bonus

    A Pause And A Reminder

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! In the meantime, I recommend some of my favorite early episodes: - why mom's need a haven with Claudia Bellante (episode 7)  - self-regulation skills for kids with Kate McAllister (episode 22) Be back soon. Hugs,  Suzy 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!

  4. Sep 24

    71. Start Today: The Worldschool Traveling Family’s Holiday Planning Guide

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🎄 How to get ahead of the end-of-the-year scramble with around 100 days to go until the holiday season (while still enjoying fall)! 🌎 We discuss mapping out both financial clarity and low stress logistics whether you are traveling the world or staying put this holiday season. Episode art: Our small fake tree from our first Christmas in Spain and Grandma's homemade stockings! LISTEN NOW TO: Interview with your family to identify what actually creates joy and ditch the restLeverage home exchanges, pet sitting, and primary home rentals to eliminate costly accommodationsMaximize flight savings and credit card reward pointsPick travel-friendly, compact gifts across every age groupBuild a dedicated sinking fund right now to prep for the season!Hear updates from our adventures in Japan and fav takeaway from this month's episodes!RESOURCES: Episodes 32 (holidays '25), 33 (music by Maxwell Lee), 45 (rent out your home!)Morocco Solar Eclipse Jul 27 - Aug 3, 2027 Interest FormSubmit your fav family holiday travel memory for the 2026 Holiday Episode!Preply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    71. Start Today: The Worldschool Traveling Family’s Holiday Planning Guide

  5. Sep 17

    70. Two Unicycles, Traveling Villages and Early Retirement: The Worldschooling Space with Irene Genelin

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Irene Genelin shares how her family traded their farm in Minnesota for full-time world travel, while packing two unicycles in their luggage! They journeyed across 39 countries while building community through cohorts, hubs and Traveling Villages! 🎒 We break down how to pace slow travel to avoid burnout, manage close-quarters group dynamics using nonviolent communication skills and manage a travel budget. LISTEN NOW TO:  Unpack an exact $4,600 monthly budget breakdown for a unicycling family of threeLearn practical Airbnb negotiation scripts to secure monthly discounts and remote-work desksExplore the candid realities of European campervans versus multi-month apartment rentals Navigate complex cultural dynamics and community friction using Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication Hear how child-led connection time and hands-on math replaced rigid homeschooling routines after an early retirement at age 55RESOURCES:  The Worldschooling Space Podcast & Substack Chasing the Red Dot: Peregrinations Through 2024 by Irene Genelin on AmazonIrene Genelin on Facebook and InstagramPreply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    70. Two Unicycles, Traveling Villages and Early Retirement: The Worldschooling Space with Irene Genelin

  6. Sep 10

    69. Worldschooling High School: Accredited Diplomas, Transoceanic Cruises and Saving $50k Housesitting with Kristen Thatcher of Learn With Every Avenue

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🌍 Kristen Thatcher shares how her family of four sold their home in Canada to take on five years of full-time travel around the globe, turning hands-on life experiences into accredited high school diplomas and building community through pop-up hubs and long cruises! 🎒 We break down how to get through travel slumps, navigate neurodivergence on the road, save $50,000 through house-sitting, and give teens the freedom, confidence, and real world skills they need to thrive. LISTEN NOW TO: Discover how to turn unschooling, volunteering and travel into an accredited high school diplomaUnpack the real monthly costs and budget breakdown of slow travel in destinations like AlbaniaLearn how house-sitting can save thousands in high-cost areasExplore what multi-week transoceanic cruises and worldschooling pop-up hubs look like for teens and tweensExplore Kristen's online educator and tutoring directory specifically for homeschooling and worlschooing families!RESOURCES: Learn with Every Avenue educator and tutoring directoryKristen's Mind the Gap TutoringInstagram: @learn.everyavenue & @Kristen.98765LA to Tokyo Cruise Oct 2-18 and Tokyo Pop Up Oct 20-26 with Cultural Compass AdventuresFull Episode Show Notes and Links: https://www.suzymaywander.com/wanderpodepisodes Preply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    69. Worldschooling High School: Accredited Diplomas, Transoceanic Cruises and Saving $50k Housesitting with Kristen Thatcher of Learn With Every Avenue

  7. Sep 3

    68. Worldschooling in Thailand: Koh Lanta Budgets & Building Community with Nadeem Arshad

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 🏝️ Nadeem Arshad, co-founder of Bliss Hubs, shares how his family of seven traded the UK rat race for slow island life in Thailand and created a thriving, parent-led worldschooling community in Koh Lanta! 👍 We break down the real monthly costs of living in paradise, the power of slowing down to prioritize connection, navigating education on the road and how to build an organic village where parents and kids thrive together. LISTEN NOW TO: Discover how to navigate tough family decisions and the need for communityUnpack the monthly budget of living as a family of six in Koh Lanta, ThailandLearn how the parent-led Bliss Hubs model empowers families to share skillsExplore practical strategies for balancing online learning with real-world educationHear Nadeem’s top 5 foundational rules for aspiring travel familiesRESOURCES: Bliss Hubs: https://blissinvestor.comTravel Agency & Blog: https://meetthearshads.com@MeetTheArshads on Facebook & InstagramPreply connects you with language tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson! 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!

    68. Worldschooling in Thailand: Koh Lanta Budgets & Building Community with Nadeem Arshad

  8. Aug 27

    67. Investing 101 for Traveling Families: Create Options, Beat Inflation and Fund Long Term Travel

    Send us a text! Q's? Text now! 📈 Demystify investing and discover how to build a financial foundation that funds your family's biggest travel dreams! ✈️ I break down Investing 101 without the confusing jargon and show youhow productive assets protect your wealth against inflation. LISTEN NOW TO: Discover why keeping long-term savings in cash guarantees a loss Unpack core investing terms: stocks, bonds, ETFs, diversification, and compound growthUnderstand why self-directed investing is mandatory Learn how to build a freedom fundExplore different assets including index funds, real estate, REITs, fixed income, and business ownershipRESOURCES: Book: The Simple Path to Wealth by JL CollinsComplete the Interest Form for the August 2027 Morocco Solar Eclipse Worldschool GatheringSign 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!

    67. Investing 101 for Traveling Families: Create Options, Beat Inflation and Fund Long Term Travel
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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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