12 episodes
The Worldschooling Space Irene Genelin
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- Society & Culture
Answers from families around the world who have incorporated World Schooling into their lives.
Irene has been Worldschooling full time since May 2019 with her husband and daughter. Join her as she interviews other people she has met along her journey.
Podcast Cover Art by Ani Cotter.
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Episode 12 - Asha Mevlana Niederman
In this episode I talk with Asha, a fellow traveling village member and a single mother by choice to Kheff, who is almost two years old. I appreciate her alternative lifestyle and hope you will enjoy listening to our conversation about traveling, worldschooling, and her touring life with the Trans Siberian Orchestra.
Instagram Page:
https://www.instagram.com/ashamevlana/
Traveling Village Project:https://travelingvillage.com/ -
Episode 11 - Giuseppe Funicello
This episode is a conversation with Giuseppe Funicello, an Italian friend who is traveling with us on the Traveling Village Project. He has been slow traveling with his wife, Barbara, and their four year old son, Jacopo. I love his voice and Italian accent. I hope you enjoy this conversation.
Famiglia Slow Travel Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/famigliaslowtravel/
Traveling Village Project:
https://travelingvillage.com/ -
Episode 10 - Ani Cotter
In this episode, my daughter, Ani Cotter, age 9, and I chat about her perspective of our Worldschooling life.
Music intro and outro titled Forest Lullaby by Lesfm -
Episode 9 - Jessica, Alex, and Max McGuigan Howard
In this episode I talk with Jessica and her two sons, Alex and Max, ages 12 and 9. They have a home base in Oregon and take trips together as a family all over the world. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and hearing the perspective of worldschooling from Alex and Max.
We talked about the following websites during the show:
Worldschooling Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/4778233706
People Like Us Home Exchange: https://peoplelikeus.world/en
Cover photo from Jessica. She said MORP stands for “Montessori’s Outstanding Respectful Pupils.” Their Montessori school did a couple months of etiquette and dance lessons with the kids and it culminated in a family dance where this photo was taken.
Music titled Forest Lullaby by Lesfm -
Episode 8 - Trace Owens
My guest is Trace Owens. He and his wife, Ashley, and their 9 year old daughter, Erin started traveling around North America in their RV in August 2019. They left the US in March of 2022 and have been worldschooling since. In this episode you will hear the Owens’ story of how they started worldschooling, how they educate Erin, a top 10 moment, a low moment of their travels, and the work Trace does to allow them to worldschool.
In the show I mention the following organizations:
The Traveling Village Project
https://travelingvillage.com/
Luxor Egypt Worldschooling Hub:
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Episode 7 - Finances and Budgeting with Andy Cotter
In this episode I talk with my husband and life partner, Andy Cotter, about how we are able to live this lifestyle of Worldschooling, and explain how we budget our money to be able to sleep better at night.
Our budget categories are:
Activities
Auto: Fuel
Auto: Insurance
Auto: Maintenance
Charity
Education
Lodging
MealsMedical
Misc
Personal: Andy
Personal: Ani
Personal: Irene
Personal: Other
Savings
Travel
Utilities: Internet
Utilities: Life Insurance
Utilities: Phone
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me at: TheWorldschoolingSpace@gmail.com