Wander Worldschool: Helping Families Plan & Fund Slow & Long Term Travel

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🌍 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 three
Learn practical Airbnb negotiation scripts to secure monthly discounts and remote-work desks
Explore 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 55
RESOURCES: 
The Worldschooling Space Podcast & Substack 
Chasing the Red Dot: Peregrinations Through 2024 by Irene Genelin on Amazon
Irene Genelin on Facebook and Instagram
Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 
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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.
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🌍 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 diploma
Unpack the real monthly costs and budget breakdown of slow travel in destinations like Albania
Learn how house-sitting can save thousands in high-cost areas
Explore what multi-week transoceanic cruises and worldschooling pop-up hubs look like for teens and tweens
Explore Kristen's online educator and tutoring directory specifically for homeschooling and worlschooing families!
RESOURCES:
Learn with Every Avenue educator and tutoring directory
Kristen's Mind the Gap Tutoring
Instagram: @learn.everyavenue & @Kristen.98765
LA to Tokyo Cruise Oct 2-18 and Tokyo Pop Up Oct 20-26 with Cultural Compass Adventures
Full Episode Show Notes and Links: https://www.suzymaywander.com/wanderpodepisodes
Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 
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!

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🏝️ 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 community
Unpack the monthly budget of living as a family of six in Koh Lanta, Thailand
Learn how the parent-led Bliss Hubs model empowers families to share skills
Explore practical strategies for balancing online learning with real-world education
Hear Nadeem’s top 5 foundational rules for aspiring travel families
RESOURCES:
Bliss Hubs: https://blissinvestor.com
Travel Agency & Blog: https://meetthearshads.com
@MeetTheArshads on Facebook & Instagram
Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 
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!

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📈 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 growth
Understand why self-directed investing is mandatory 
Learn how to build a freedom fund
Explore different assets including index funds, real estate, REITs, fixed income, and business ownership
RESOURCES:
Book: The Simple Path to Wealth by JL Collins
Complete the Interest Form for the August 2027 Morocco Solar Eclipse Worldschool Gathering
Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 
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!

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🌴 Meet Joanne Paul, founder of Ileo, who shares how her family found a second home in Curaçao, the secrets to raising multilingual kids, and how she built a thriving worldschooling ecosystem partnering directly with the Curaçao Children's Museum!
👍 We dive into the beauty of slow family travel, meeting each child's unique learning style, language acquisition, and the logistical frameworks of joining seasonal worldschooling cohorts in the Caribbean.
LISTEN NOW TO:
Discover how to integrate with local communities through place-based learning
Unpack practical tips for raising multilingual kids
Learn how Ileo utilizes local partnerships to closely connect with the welcoming community
Explore the day-to-day logistics of seasonal cohorts, visa requirements, and daily life in Curaçao
Master how to balance entrepreneurship, homeschooling, and family travel as a parent of young kids
RESOURCES:
Website ileo.life and consultation request https://ileo.life/craft-your-stay/
Instagram: @ileo.life
Upcoming cohorts:
• Fall 2026: Sep 1 to Dec 2, 2026 (off-season pricing)
• Dec 2026: Dec 3, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027 (flexible week, two-week, or full-month options)
• Winter 2027: Jan 4 to Apr 2, 2027 (Carnival)
• Spring 2027: Apr 12 to Jul 2, 2027 (peak weather)
• Summer 1, Marine Life: Jul 5 to 16, 2027
• Summer 2, Creativity: Aug 16 to 27, 2027
Join us in Osaka, Japan Oct 11-17! Onsen baths, sacred deer, jungle gyms, castles and more! Sign up today or join the Facebook group. 
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!