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

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

By: Suzy May | Worldschool & Family Travel Money Coach
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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!

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Episodes
  • 45. How To Rent Your Home Out While Traveling! Fund Your Adventures!
    Mar 26 2026

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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 their home base funds their 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 vulnerable about our two biggest rental horror stories and explain how we overcame those situations! Everything is figure-out-able!

    ✨ 5 Questions Answered:

    • How can renting your home actually make travel cheaper than staying put? I break down our 2022 Canada road trip where our home rental income exceeded our travel lodging costs by $1,000, proving that geographic arbitrage works.
    • What is the "Rent vs. Sell" decision matrix? From capital gains tax exclusions to the "emotional attachment test," we explore the questions you must ask your family before deciding to keep or list your property.
    • How do you handle worst-case scenarios from another continent? Learn how we managed two difficult situations (and know you can handle anything too!)
    • What is the difference between Short-Term (STR) and Mid-Term (MTR) rentals? I discuss the benefits of guests who stay 30+ days and how to properly vet them using professional and past-landlord verifications.
    • How do you turn a home into a high-performing travel asset on day one? We walk through the 8 essential modules of my new 38-page e-book, covering everything from owner's closets to tax depreciation and smart-lock setups.

    GET THE E-BOOK: Grab the How to Rent Out Your House While Traveling e-book for $37 (plus a limited-time bonus 30-minute 1-on-1 call!) here!

    Pop Up in Naples, Italy April 27-May 3! Join FB group or register here!

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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 making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out?

    Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL!

    🚀 The info provided is for general info purposes and not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

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    20 mins
  • 44. Accessible Travel, Make A Wish and Japan Condos: The St. Clair Family from Learners and Makers
    Mar 19 2026

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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 amputee, provides vital insights into the reality of accessible travel and why she chose not to wait until retirement to see the world.

    ✨ 5 Questions Answered:

    1. How did a Make-A-Wish trip kickstart a life of travel? Jodie shares how her teenage battle with cancer led to a wish trip to Kauai, Hawaii, which expanded her world and proved that her mobility limits didn't have to limit her horizons.
    2. Why did they choose to buy a condo in Japan as a nomadic home base? The family explains the difficulty of finding family-sized rentals in Japan and how owning a vacation home provides their kids with the consistency they were craving.
    3. How do they handle homeschooling for a teen and a tween on the move? From Beast Academy and Khan Academy to cooking classes in Taiwan, they break down how their educational approach has evolved to digital tools and life skills.
    4. What does the financial reality of full-time family travel look like? As Coast FI fans, they get transparent about their $1,800/month accommodation target and how traveling full-time actually saves them money.
    5. What is the "managed time vs. freedom time" balance? Jodie explains her secret for avoiding travel burnout with kids, one you can adopt too!

    CONNECT WITH ANTHONY AND JODIE ST. CLAIR: Learners and Makers website, Youtube and Worldschooling in Osaka Facebook group.

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    Pop Up in Naples, Italy April 27-May 3! Join FB group or register here!

    Preply connects you directly with tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson!

    Join us on March 19 at 7a (PT), 8a (MT), 10a (ET), 3p (CET), and 10p in SEA! Add to calendar: https://calendarlink.com/event/40sB7

    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 making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out?

    Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL!

    🚀 The info provided is for general info purposes and not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

    ❤️ Follow + review!

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    📲 All the links!

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    42 mins
  • 43. Raising Citizens of the World: The Turnkey Solution for Digital Nomad Families with Boundless Life Co-founder Elodie Ferchaud
    Mar 12 2026

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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 community for traveling families. Elodie provides a fascinating look at the emotional rhythms of Third Culture Kids (TCKs), the reality of raising trilingual children, and how she intentionally designs her work day to maximize the magical window with her kids.

    ✨ 5 Questions Answered:

    • What is the Boundless Life approach to worldschooling? Elodie explains how consistent education programs across different global locations provide a stability cushion and experiential learning for kids.
    • How do you manage the emotional waves of transition? Drawing on TCK research, Elodie reveals why parents and children often experience opposite peaks and valleys during a move and how to support kids.
    • What does the "3 to 5 PM magic" mean for working parents? Elodie breaks down her daily routine, explaining why she carves out an afternoon window for total presence when her kids are highest in energy.
    • How do you handle family judgment? Elodie gets vulnerable about the challenges and how she refocuses on her core values: raising curious, brave children who understand that a beautiful life can look different.
    • What is the secret to making any new house feel like home? Elodie’s top hack for younger children is traveling with compact IKEA bed tents.

    CONNECT WITH ELODIE FERCHAUD: Boundless Life (www.boundless.life) and Instagram (@boundlesslife). Sign up for Boundless Life here or with code: SUZYMAY

    Pop Up in Naples, Italy April 27-May 3! Join FB group or register here!

    Preply connects you directly with tutors from around the world at all times + prices! Start speaking TODAY! Book a trial lesson!

    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 making a budget? Saving for a gap year? How to rent your home out?

    Book a FREE 30 MIN DISCOVERY CALL!

    🚀 The info provided is for general info purposes and not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice.

    ❤️ Follow + review!

    📧 pod@suzymay.com

    📲 All the links!

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    37 mins
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great information for anyone considering family travel in their future. Good for anyone entertaining the nomad lifestyle.

informative and interesting

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