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
Episodes
39 episodes
38. Outdoor Naps in Norway and Holistic Nature Retreats: How Monica Built WanderWild Family Retreats
🎉 All about slow living, global careers and finding wellness in the wild! Monica Virga Alborno discusses her journey from global engineering to building a life in the mountains and fjords of Norway.🌎 Monica gives us a loo...
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Episode 38
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37. How to Raise Multilingual Kids: A Worldschooler’s Guide to Language Learning
🎉 All about language learning! I share about Mark and my language backgrounds and what has worked for raising trilingual kids. 🌎 After highlighting the best of this months episodes and our Listener Location trivia, t...
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Episode 37
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36. Stop Traveling Like a Tourist: Adding Purpose and Intentional Trip Planning While Keeping a Home Base with Cassidy
🎉 Cassidy Crowell tunes in from Colorado to inspire you to travel with purpose while maintaining a home base. Their family of 5 spends 3-4 months a year exploring new areas for 4-6 weeks, the 'sweet spot' for their family. This ba...
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Episode 36
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35. How Co-Living Cohorts Combine Worldschooling and Community with Cohli
🎉 Lauren and Tiago join us from Costa Rica as they explore their remarkable transition from a whirlwind international romance to a life of perpetual travel with two young children. Tiago traces his origin story to rural Africa w...
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Episode 35
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34. Sourdough Lifestyle: Slow Travel, Second-Tier Cities, and Saffron Bread with Brett and Christina
🎉 Christina Cann and Brett Wiewiora join us from Italy as they share their family’s journey from selling their bakery business in Florida to worldschooling with their two daughters ages 12 and 8 and their sourdough starter, Gandalf!🌎 The...
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Episode 34
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44:47
33. Moving to Taiwan: Fitness Franchising and the Gold Card Visa with Maxwell Lee
🎉 Maxwell Lee joins up from Taipei, Taiwan to share his family’s journey from Florida to Taipei, where he successfully overcame his fears of moving abroad. He shares the worldschooling journey they took before moving to Taipei and how th...
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Episode 33
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Bonus! 2025 Reflections and Best Of with Mark!
🎉 In this special bonus episode, I invite my husband Mark to reflect on our favorite parts and best of´s of 2025 and we share a bit about our 2026 plans!🌎 What was our most memorable view to wake up to? Favorite meal? Most difficu...
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32. Wander Roundup: Top Holiday Memories from the Worldschooling Community!
🎉 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and your worldschooling family!🌎 Our special episode today brings Listener Location trivia, our family adventures this month and my favorite parts of this month’s ep...
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Episode 32
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27:05
31. Worldschooling with Courtney Orgias: Full-time Travel, Language Learning and Creating Community
🎉 Courtney Orgis, mama of the O.Family.Adventures family, details her family’s 3+ year full time travel journey while working remotely and raising kids who are now 3 and 6!🌎 She details how they sustain themselves financially, their educ...
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Episode 31
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30. Inside Out Money: Balancing Budgets + Teens on Multi-Week Family Travels with Maggie Tucker
🎉 Maggie Tucker, an early retiree and co-host of the Inside Out Money podcast, shares her blended family's approach to traveling with three teenage daughters!🌎 A major theme is balancing the privilege of family travel ...
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Episode 30
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29. 2+ Year Worldschooling & Finding Cultural Immersion in Peru and Mexico with Stephanie Tolk
🎉 Meet Stephanie Tolk, founder of Deliberate Detour hubs, who discusses her family’s two-and-a-half-year worldschooling journey, how they navigated learning on the go and re-entry to public school.🌎 She shares how th...
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Episode 29
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28. The Generosity Mindset: How to Give Back & Pledge More, Worldschool Prep, Suzy's List of Gratitudes + November Recaps!
🎉 In this episode, we celebrate gratitude and giving back, starting with a recap of what we are most thankful for, explore our Listener's Locations and share the top tips from this month’s episodes with Lizz, Kathy and the RoamB...
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Episode 28
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38:03
27. It's the Kids Turn! 3 Awesome Kids from RoamBase Share Their Thoughts on Travel, Worldschooling and Hub Life
🎉 Erin Riska from RoamBase (and episode 18!) had the idea to bring the voices of the worldschooling kids to the show and I am so grateful for these 3 lively kids for sharing their perspectives (and their families for letting them!)...
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Episode 27
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26. Raising Remarkable Boys: International Educator's Guide to Travel, Education & Parenting with Kathy Imabayashi
🎉 Kathryne Imabayashi, a retired international educator and parenting coach, discusses her extensive experience living and working in diverse locations like Japan, Lebanon, Bangkok, and Georgia, and raising and educating her son ar...
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Episode 26
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38:03
25. The Worldschooling Menu: 6 Ways to Educate Your Kids on the Road with Lizz Quain
🎉 Lizz Quain, a solo mother of 16-year-old twin girls, shares her family’s extensive world schooling journey that began in 2016. She transitioned into long-term slow travel, using a variety of different educational methods—unschool...
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Episode 25
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35:25
24. Save Money on Booking Flights! October Recap + Taiwan Tips + Call for Voice Memos!
🎉 October’s recap includes the best highlights of episodes 20-23! Don’t miss these insightful episodes with Susie, Melissa, Kate and Benef and Trecia!🌎 We then share Taiwain worldschooling tips and Deep Dive in...
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Episode 24
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29:49
23. The ROAM Framework: Unpacking Preconceptions with Benef and Trecia from Rhythm and Roam Podcast
🎉 Benef and Trecia from the Rhythm and Roam Podcast discuss how their backgrounds, including military assignments abroad for Benef's family and Trecia's multicultural upbringing, shaped their approach to travel. 🌎 They'...
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Episode 23
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37:52
22. Changemaking for Worldschooling Families + Self-Regulation Skills in Dominican Republic with Kate McAllister
🎉 Kate McAllister shares her extraordinary journey from a traditional educator in the United Kingdom to the founder of a worldschooling education center, The Hive, in the Dominican Republic. She sold everything to travel with her d...
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Episode 22
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39:26
21. Travel Hacks, Traveling with Twins and a Worldschool Hub in Cambodia with Melissa Levi
🎉 Melissa Levi, a first-generation Canadian with Turkish roots, shares her family's unique journey to Cambodia. After meeting her husband in Cambodia and having twins in Canada, they moved around Southeast Asia and North America fo...
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Episode 21
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39:44
20. Slow Travel With Kids in School = European Summer Camps with Susie Chau!
🎉 Susie Chau, founder of Carpe Diem Traveler, shares her personal journey from a corporate career to helping families achieve their travel dreams. She reflects on her early travels, including a life-changing year-long sabbatical w...
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Episode 20
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19. Your 6-Step Wander Financial Framework to Plan for Worldschooling + Slow and Long-term Family Travel
🎉 Suzy highlights the actionable tips from this month’s guests, personal travel updates, favorite Substacks and a warm welcome to the new listeners from around the world!🌎 This month’s Deep Dive is the Wander Financial Fr...
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Episode 19
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30:13
18. Erin Riska's Family (and 2 cats!) Turned Layoffs Into Five Years of Travel!
🎉 Erin Riska, her two boys, husband and two cats turned pandemic job loss into over five years of full time nomadic living! She transformed from never leaving her own homestate until she was an adult to now living between Europe, Mexic...
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Episode 18
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44:50
17. Road Trips & Pura Vida: Large Family Travel Adventures with Travis Perry
🎉 Travis Perry is a father of eight, ranging in age from 21 to 1, and a long-time homeschooling parent who has incorporated intentional family and couple travel as a tool for education and personal growth. 🌎 He shares more abo...
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Episode 17
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30:29
16. Full Time Boat Life as a Family of 3 + Water is Life Hub with Danielle V
🎉 Danielle Vanderhei embraced a nomadic life through sailing as a family. She shares the joys and challenges of boat life, how they’re incorporating learning for their son and the financial aspects of maintaining a sailing lifestyle. ...
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Episode 16
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32:26
15. Ultimate Guide to Budget-Friendly Family Accommodations & August Recap
🎉 In this August recap, I highlight the stories, quotes and best tips from my conversations with Ginny Conforti, Daniela Romero and Rachel Carlson from the previous three episodes. I also give an update on our happenings in the world!...
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