Wander Worldschool: Helping Families Plan & Fund Slow & Long Term Travel
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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🌍 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 explor...
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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...
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🌍 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 scores
- Di...
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🌍 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-d...
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🌍 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 advi...
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🌍 Marissa Lipovsky from Amani Light Wellness in Tanzania explores how her family escaped the corporate rat race to build an immersive, slow-travel lifestyle in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
👍 We break down the logistics, cultural adjustments, and mindset shifts of moving abroad, offering a firsthand look at homeschooling on the road, navigating the costs of international living, and creati...
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🌎 On this solo end of the month episode, we discuss how you can tackle debt and embracing a slow-travel lifestyle!
👍 We break down the math and psychology of getting out of debt, offering actionable strategies like radical expense audits and structural optimization!
Listen now to:
1. Learn how to conquer financial anxiety and shame and replace debt avoidance with clear, empowering data.
2. Ge...
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🌎 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 cultur...
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🌎 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...
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🌎 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 worl...
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🌎 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.
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🌎 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 ...
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🌎 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 thei...
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🌎 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-qua...
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🌎 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 t...
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🌎 Out today, I’m celebrating the launch of my new e-book about how to turn your home into a travel asset! I share the exact roadmap our family used to ensure our home base funds our global adventures rather than acting as a financial anchor.
👍 We cover the ‘rent vs. sell’ framework, the essential cash flow formula and the logistical aspects of remote property management. I get vulner...
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🌎 Anthony and Jodie St. Clair and their kids aged 14 and 11 have been traveling full-time since August 2022, after a transformative exchange in Edinburgh and a life-changing Make-A-Wish trip to Hawaii. Now split between their home base condo in Japan and traveling, they share how they navigated the transition to a sustainable, open-ended global adventure.
👍 Jodie, a cancer survivor and above-the-knee ...
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🌎 Elodie Ferchaud and her family of six are currently based in Japan and she shares how she transitioned to a nomadic lifestyle to prioritize deep cultural immersion and family connection without sacrificing professional growth or educational consistency.
👍 We cover the origin story of Boundless Life and the secret recipe for choosing global hubs that offer turnkey housing, education, and communi...
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🌎 Laurie Bevan-Jackson and her Leeds-based family of four are currently on a year-long sabbatical exploring Southeast Asia, Nepal and Japan. A decade of financial planning and a commitment to family attachment helped them take a sabbatical from their careers to prioritize worldschooling their twin daughters.
👍 We cover the intentionality behind their adoption journey and how they transitioned from cla...
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🌎 In this short and sweet end of the month episode, I share our recent adventures, a sneak peek at my upcoming e-book and reveal the historic city behind this month’s opening trivia.
👍 We cover a recap of recent guest highlights—including navigating global careers in Norway and driving the Pan-American Highway—before diving into a comprehensive Summer 2026 travel planning guide!
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