Knowing there’d be no state troopers in this rugged, parched region, we let Johnny, our nine-year-old, help drive the twenty-four-foot RV over thirteen miles of dusty, bumpy, deeply rutted road to Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Chaco Canyon holds the ruins of a vibrant civilization from between the ninth and twelfth […]
As authors of a worldschooling guidebook, we’ve read hundreds of articles, blogs, and books and talked with dozens of traveling families. We’ve been privy to personal accounts and have heard touching stories as we conducted our research. Without a doubt, the overwhelming majority of current and former travelers paint a similar portrait of their respective […]
Travel builds relationships between people and with places. Unfortunately, travel and tourism are not always accessible, safe, and welcoming to all. The events of the early 2020s—the pandemic, social justice uprisings, calls for diversity and inclusion—elevated the conversation about inequities and prompted change in many sectors, including travel. The travel industry, the media, stakeholders, and […]
I guess Johnny looks pretty approachable in his orange board shorts, dripping with river water, as he rinses off at the outdoor shower, when up rides a friendly guy on a bike. Jakob the bike-riding baker: “What’s up? Where are you heading?” Johnny: “We’re traveling for the year and just did some paddling on […]
Worldschooling Parameters There is no “formula” for worldschooling. There are so many types of family travel, and new educational approaches are evolving all the time with emerging technology, infrastructure, and innovative models of work and school. Worldschooling might coincide with a school year, a fiscal year, a summer, or some other significant time frame […]
The Case for Worldschooling You may not know this, but as a parent you have the right to withdraw your child from traditional school and choose an alternative means to educate them. What happens when your concept of education expands beyond the four walls of a classroom? What happens when you notice learning opportunities […]
Angus, our Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) host, pulls up to the station in Calatafimi at our planned meeting time. A white-haired Brit, he’s all business as he throws our bags into the back of his Peugeot. We race the five miles over potholes and gravel to the home he shares with his Sicilian […]
Jennie Germann Molz is a thought leader in the sociology of backpacking, travel, and digital nomadism.
We’re so excited to feature as our next Ferneh Family post, Part 1 of The González Cota Family, who graciously checked in from Portugal in late Autumn 2024.
Fulfilling your dream to become a digital nomad may be the greatest turn in your life and there are many, hundreds, thousands, millions of people out there ready to welcome and support you
