Wander Worldschool: A Slow & Long-Term Family Travel Podcast

32. Wander Roundup: Top Holiday Memories from the Worldschooling Community!

Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!🎉 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 episodes with Stephanie Tolk, Maggie Tucker and Courtney Orgias. 👍 The Deep Dive is all things worldschooling holiday memories and plans from so many wonderful contributors to this worldschool community! I am thrilled to share these with you!✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:Capture your holiday memories! Photos, videos, write it down! You won’t want to forget these moments together!AND MORE! LISTEN NOW! Resources:Anna from Wanderlust Haaks episode 9 and InstagramRoamBase Kids episode 27 and Facebook groupBryanna (@bryayoga) InstagramNabila (@slowparentingrabat) InstagramConnie Flow Journey Substack and Flow With Connie Into 2026 signupRachel Carlson episode 14 and websiteTrecia (Rhythm and Roam) websiteStephanie Tolk episode 29 and websiteCourtney Orgias episode 31 and InstagramTiago from CohliMaxwell Lee InstagramBrett and Christina (@sourdoughlifestyle) InstagramSupport the showHost: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞 🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️ ❤️ Follow + review! 📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

31. Worldschooling with Courtney Orgias: Full-time Travel, Language Learning and Creating Community

Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!🎉 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 education priorities of language and cultural adaptation and how they overcome the challenges of being far from family. 👍 Don’t miss what they have and have not yet done from their 2021 Ever-Growing Bucket List! And where their 2026 summer family retreat will take them!✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:Selling your home and cars before leaving provides a financial cushion while working remotely can fund your current travels.Mix longer travels in less expensive countries with shorter trips in expensive must-visit locations.Integrate kids into the local culture and language by enrolling them in international schools or hiring local nannies.Don’t be afraid to put yourself out there and inspire others, especially marginalized groups, that family travel is possible!AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!Resources:O.Family.Adventures YouTube, Instagram, LinkInBio, email (hello@orgiasfamilyadventures.com)Summer 2026 Family Retreat in Grenada infoCNN article, The Ever-Growing Bucket List blogSupport the showHost: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞 🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️ ❤️ Follow + review! 📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

30. Inside Out Money: Balancing Budgets + Teens on Multi-Week Family Travels with Maggie Tucker

Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!🎉 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 with teaching financial responsibility and gratitude to her kids, particularly when managing budgets and setting expectations on trips.👍 Don’t miss Maggie’s recent trip location that had cheap flights yet unexpectedly expensive food costs (can you guess where?)!✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:Start where you are (don’t compare your travels to others!)Adopt intentional spending habits focused on your primary goals - leverage early saving and investing to achieve financial flexibility sooner!Set clear financial boundaries with kids by involving them in trip budgets.Prioritize slower travel to avoid travel exhaustion.AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!Resources:Maggie Tucker's InstragramInside Out Money podcastSupport the showHost: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞 🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️ ❤️ Follow + review! 📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

29. 2+ Year Worldschooling & Finding Cultural Immersion in Peru and Mexico with Stephanie Tolk

Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!🎉 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 those travels, and love for immersive cultural experiences, led her to start Deliberate Detour in Oaxaca, Mexico and Cusco, Peru. 👍 Don’t miss Stephanie’s favorite part about running these two hubs in these amazing locations (and where the third location was supposed to be!)!✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:Fund your long-term travels by renting your house out furnished.Prioritize long-term, slow-travel in lower cost countries, while enjoying higher cost areas for shorter stints, to save on costs.To move beyond tourism, use platforms like Workaway to arrange stays with local host familiesFocus on "homeschooling light," prioritizing core subjects like math and letting history and science be taught by the location.To prepare kids for a gap year, aim for a shorter, more focused planning window (maybe three months).AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!Resources:Deliberate Detour website, Instagram, FacebookWorkaway websiteWonder Year bookLinkease appSupport the showHost: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞 🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️ ❤️ Follow + review! 📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!

28. The Generosity Mindset: How to Give Back & Pledge More, Worldschool Prep, Suzy's List of Gratitudes + November Recaps!

Send us a text! Questions? Feedback? Shoutouts? Text here!🎉  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 RoamBase kids!🌎 For our Deep Dive on Generosity, we speak with Rebecca Herbst from Yield and Spread all about getting started on worldschooling as well as the importance of making intentional giving a habit, especially within the Financial Independence (FI) community. 👍 Rebecca covers how to shift from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance and starting small with automated charitable contributions like the ‘Fi-lanthropy Pledge’. ✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:Slow travel is especially helpful with younger children to maintain routines and bring comforts from home. Incorporate worldschooling even when not traveling by exploring new cultures locally, listening to Culture Kids podcast or travel documentaries.  Switching from a scarcity to an abundance mindset takes time and is worth the practice!Automate charitable giving by setting up recurring monthly contributions to charities you’ve researched and want to support. Take the Pledge for giving! Start with 1% to build that muscle to donate more over time. AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!Resources:Join us in Naples! Worldschool Pop Up Hub eventsAmber O'Neal Johnston in London and bookGivewell.orgThelifeyoucansave.orgRebecca Herbst Yield & Spread website and Fi-lanthropy pledgeTrusted Housesitters referral code and discount!Support the showHost: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞 🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️ ❤️ Follow + review! 📧 pod@suzymay.com 📲 All the links!