Financial educator and Wander Worldschool host Suzy May shares how her family funds and sustains a slow-travel life between Seville, Denver, and Japan — covering worldschooling programs, housing swaps and sits, budgeting, and the visa rules that shape where they go next.
Slow Travel, Worldschooling, and Money Planning with Suzy May
Certified financial educator and money coach Suzy May—host of the Wander Worldschool podcast—shares how she and her family live between Seville, Denver, and an upcoming multi-month stay near Tokyo while working remotely and prioritizing “slow travel.” She explains worldschooling options like Boundless Life’s three-month cohorts with an education center for kids and coworking for parents, describes settling into Seville via a German school to build language immersion, and outlines how slow travel supports culture, routines, and budgeting. Suzy also dives into planning styles, housing strategies such as TrustedHousesitters and HomeExchange, transportation choices, ways to fund extended travel by renting or subletting a home, and key visa considerations like the Schengen rules, digital nomad visas, and country-specific stays.
Timestamps:
00:00 Moving Along - ep. 43 - Suzy May
00:36 Introduction to Suzy May, Host of Wander Worldschool
02:09 Headed to Japan
03:56 Boundless Life - An Organization for Worldschooling Opportunities
07:47 Where Suzy Started: Growing Up in Loveland, Colorado
11:01 Moving to Spain with the Family
16:02 The Benefits of Slow Travel
19:53 Travel Planning for Families vs. Just Showing Up
21:37 Renting, Home Exchange and Housesitting While Traveling
24:37 Getting Around - Rent a Car?
25:44 Affording the Slow Travel Lifestyle
29:47 Visas, Dual Citizenship, the Schengen Shuffle
32:51 Digital Nomad World Schooler
34:54 Making Friends in a New Home Country
35:58 School Culture in Spain
39:31 Water Pistolas in the Plaza
41:39 Adapting to the Seasons in Southern Spain
43:38 Certified Financial Educator, Money Coach and Travel Mom
45:45 Endless Opportunities for Slow Travel
49:05 Resources
52:59 Waiting for the Bus
Contact Information
Suzy’s email: hello@suzymay.com
Wander Worldschool Podcast: https://www.wanderworldschool.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suzymay.wander/
Boundless Life: https://boundless.life
Servas International: Connecting for Peace (short-term stays) - https://servas.org/
TrustedHouseSitters: https://www.trustedhousesitters.com/
Furnished Finder: https://www.furnishedfinder.com/