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The Worldschooling Space

by Irene Genelin

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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Episodes

  1. Episode 24 - Tine Gudrun Petersen

    Worldschooling Through Detours, Creativity, and Family Life with Tina Gudrun Petersen In episode 24 of The Worldschooling Space, Irene Genelin speaks with Tine Gudrun Petersen, a Danish author and worldschooling mother of one adult child and two young children. Tine shares how a failed road trip…

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  2. Episode 23 - Gen Alpha Slang

    Ever feel like your kids are speaking an entirely different language? While exploring Japan, I sat down with my child, Ani, and our friends Laila, Silja, and Anton to get a full-on crash course in Gen Alpha slang. We break down what the younger generation is actually saying, decoding everything...

  3. Episode 22 - Björn Boy

    Björn Boy and his family are from Germany and traveling full time. During this recording, he is calling in from his RV in the United States, where he loves being in nature and the freedom of this lifestyle. We speak about the highs and lows of worldschooling, some of his favorite resources, and...

  4. Episode 21 - Joanne Lee Paul

    Joanne Lee Paul is the founder of Îleo, a worldschooling hub in Curaçao, a Dutch island. I enjoyed learning more about Joanne’s inspiration for creating a hub in Curaçao, what to expect from her current hub, and how to apply. Her website is: https://ileo.life/ For the month of June, you can apply...

  5. Episode 20 - Chad and Brittany Slater

    Chad and Brittany Slater are worldschooling parents of two children who sold all of their belongings in 2024 to be with their children and travel the world. I enjoyed learning more about The Traveling Slaters and how they started worldschooling, how they have chosen to slow travel for 2 months at…

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  6. Episode 19 - Stacy Wedding

    Stacy is a worldschooling mother of three children. She is a resilience coach and HeartMath practitioner who works specifically with traveling families — helping parents and kids stay emotionally connected while living a nomadic lifestyle. I enjoyed learning more about Stacy's story of how she...

  7. Episode 18 - Ivana Peterson

    I spoke with Ivana Peterson, a friend with whom we are currently co-living in Fethiye, Turkey. Ivana is a mother of three children and wife to her husband, Tommy. You can listen to Episode 4 of this podcast if you’d like to hear our first conversation. One thing I appreciate about Ivana and her...

  8. Episode 17 - Lorian Ray

    We are currently in Fethiye, Turkey, staying with our friends at The Petersons. They met Lorian and his daughter, Mira, at the Bansko Worldschooling Hub run by the Arctic Terns Foundation, which they participated in before coming to Fethiye. Lorian and Mira came to Fethiye for a visit for a few...

  9. Episode 16 - Cara H Cadwallader

    Cara H Cadwallader is a solo worldschooling mother with her 10 year old son, who is currently in Luxor, Egypt attending the Egyptian Adventures Worldschooling Hub. We took some time this past week to talk about her story of worldschooling, roadschooling, and grieving after the loss of her life...

  10. Episode 15 - Liana Zanin - Egyptian Adventures Worldschooling Hub

    I interviewed Liana Zanin about the Egyptian Adventures Worldschooling Hub in Luxor, Egypt. She shares her story of how she became inspired to start this Hub, how she worked with her adopted Egyptian family to create it, and how it is opening new opportunities for women in Egypt who are employed…

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  11. Episode 14 - Bedtime story in Kyoto, Japan with Geocaching and 61 Points

    For context, please listen to Episode 13 first. This bedtime story will take you to Kyoto, Japan where Peaches, Gum Cat, Charlotte Puppy, and R2D2 explore Maruyama Park during the cherry blossom season. They search for and find a Geocache, and rest in a hammock while Peaches says the 61 points.…

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  12. Episode 13 - Ani and Irene explain bedtime story and characters

    This episode Ani and I explain the characters that often feature in our bedtime stories. This episode is a must before listening to episode 14 for context. It is also a way for us to preserve the memory of our imaginary friends and characters, because as time passes they aren't mentioned as...

  13. 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…

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  14. 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....

  15. 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

  16. 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...

  17. 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...

  18. 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...

  19. Episode 6 - AirBNB Conversation with Andy Cotter

    In this episode I have my husband and life partner, Andy Cotter, on to discuss our experience using AirBNB. We share how we use the platform to get the best experience and how we contact our hosts to ask questions and sometime arrange meeting up. I share one of my top 10 life moments which came...

  20. Episode 5 - Nikolaj Astrup Madsen

    Nikolaj Astrup Madsen is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024. Nikolaj is from Denmark and has a home base there with his wife, Michelle...

  21. Episode 4 - Ivana Peterson

    Ivana Petersen is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project https://travelingvillage.com/. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024. Ivana is from Croatia, her husband is from Denmark....

  22. Episode 3 - Kiran Pathakota

    Kiran Pathakota is a new friend of mine that I met through the Traveling Village Project https://travelingvillage.com/. We will be embarking on this trip together with 21 families in total in Vietnam, Thailand, and Japan starting in January 2024. Kiran has been traveling since September 2022 with...

  23. Episode 2 - Stacey Sellar

    Stacey Sellar and I met in Sintra, Portugal in January 2022. Originally from California, she has been traveling the world with her two sons and Scottish husband for the past several years. Listen in as we cover the following questions: How would you define World Schooling? What is the story…

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  24. The Worldschooling Space Episode 1 - Irene

    In this first episode, Irene shares how she came to worldschooling, and answers some of the questions she will ask future guests living the worldschooling lifestyle. A few of the questions are: "What is your definition of worldschooling? How did you come to worldschool? How do you finance this...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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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Irene Genelin

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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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