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🎉 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 Instagram

RoamBase Kids episode 27 and Facebook group

Bryanna (@bryayoga) Instagram

Nabila (@slowparentingrabat) Instagram

Connie Flow Journey Substack and Flow With Connie Into 2026 signup

Rachel Carlson episode 14 and website

Trecia (Rhythm and Roam) website

Stephanie Tolk episode 29 and website

Courtney Orgias episode 31 and Instagram

Tiago from Cohli

Maxwell Lee Instagram

Brett and Christina (@sourdoughlifestyle) Instagram

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🎉 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 info

CNN article, The Ever-Growing Bucket List blog

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🎉 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 Instragram

Inside Out Money podcast

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🎉 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 families
• Focus 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, Facebook

Workaway website

Wonder Year book

Linkease app

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🎉 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 events

Amber O'Neal Johnston in London and book

Givewell.org

Thelifeyoucansave.org

Rebecca Herbst Yield & Spread website and Fi-lanthropy pledge

Trusted Housesitters referral code and discount!

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🌎 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 ✔️

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🎉 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!)

Meet Micah (15), Sammy (12) and Zuri (12)!

🌎 They overwhelmingly favor "slow travel," preferring to spend several months in one location to maximize cultural immersion, language learning and historical exploration.

👍 They emphasize the benefits of flexible, adapted schooling methods—ranging from homeschooling to online programs—over traditional classrooms, noting that the group hub environment is vital for maintaining a strong social life. And don’t miss what they envision for the perfect worldschool hub!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• Prioritize "Slow Travel" for Immersion: Give children sufficient time to learn the language, understand the local culture, and feel oriented in their new surroundings.
• Ensure Social Time with Hubs/Groups: Utilizing world-schooling hubs or planning co-travel with other families is crucial for consistent peer interaction.
• Opt for Flexible Curricula: Choose online education programs or homeschooling methods that allow for a variable schedule to adapt to travel days, cultural events, and individual learning paces/needs.
• Establish Clear Financial Education: Use an allowance or chore system, but actively teach children about international currency exchange rates and the hidden costs of debit card usage (foreign transaction fees) to make small purchases meaningful.
• Develop an Arrival Checklist: Confirm essential logistics such as the drinkability of tap water, the necessity of filtration, and country-specific rules regarding waste disposal
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

RoamBase Facebook group, Instagram

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🎉 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 around the world.

🌎 She shares her passion for the Reggio Emilia philosophy, which emphasizes children's competence, the environment as the third teacher, and interest-led learning. She focuses on the unique needs of boys: the importance of parent awareness and advocacy, providing ample physical activity, limiting screen time, and adjusting communication styles to accommodate boys' tendencies.

👍 Kathy advocates for parents to respect gender differences and cultivate a deep, lasting relationship with their sons built on understanding and time.

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• View your child as competent and capable and allow them to lead their own learning.
• Educate yourself on the typical developmental needs and gifts of boys. Use this knowledge to advocate for accommodations (like movement breaks) in school environments.
• Plan for physical activity before, during and immediately after learning (e.g., stopping at the park) to help them regulate their energy.
• Shift away from expecting intense, face-to-face conversations. Instead, opt for "shoulder-to-shoulder" interactions (like talking in the car or while doing an activity) which are often more comfortable
• Boys excel at single-focus: use brief, direct instructions to ensure your message is received.
• Actively help your son create a robust emotional vocabulary by providing words for different feelings.
• AND MORE! LISTEN NOW!

Resources:

Kathy's Sonhood Coaching website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

Kathy' Podcast: Unlocking the Parenting Code

Raising Remarkable Men book

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🌎 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 ✔️

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🎉 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—unschooling, local schools, and online tutoring—to adapt to her kid's needs.

🌎 Lizz emphasizes that this lifestyle fostered independence and global citizenship, with both her girls now thriving academically and possessing crucial skills

👍 She encourages families to adopt world schooling, even for short periods, calling it an invaluable gift that focuses on making lifelong memories and teaching children how to learn.

🎤 Send me a voice memo with your favorite holiday travel memory! Record on your phone: “This is NAME and our family is currently... and our favorite holiday memory is…. Or this holiday season, we will be traveling …”. Email pod@suzymay.com.

***Or record it right now in Speakpipe!

✨ ACTIONABLE TIPS:

• For children under eight, focus on self-directed learning, exploration, and nature, as this is how they learn best.
• Focus on teaching critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity, as these are more important for the future workforce
• Utilize strategies like slow travel to lower costs and pet sitting
• Consider taking worldschooling or hub creation courses and joining communities to avoid costly "newbie mistakes"
• Be willing to try various methods—online schools, local schools, tutors, or world school hubs—to find what works best for each child at different phases of their life.
• Leverage the world schooling lifestyle to actively spend time with your kids, observe their learning styles, and adjust your approach

Resources:

Trusted Housesitters

Hive, Popup Hub, Project Worldschool

Trailblazing Families course, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram

Worldschool All Stars

Email: lizz@trailblazingfamilies.com

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Host: 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!

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