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Why Do I Blog?
Hi, I'm Rachel! These articles are my reflection on the communities we create and the life my family lives as a fulltime worldschooling family (nomadic since 2018). I share insights, personal stories, and lessons learned from our long-term travels, self-directed learning, and efforts to build community on the road. Some posts focus on our pop-up gatherings and the importance of connecting with worldschooling families. Others discuss the realities, challenges, and everyday moments of worldschooling life. Together, they’re meant to help families understand what this lifestyle looks like in practice.

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The Gift of Community
Sometimes we don’t know what we’re missing until we stumble into it. This happens all the time in our lives – think of the stories of people adopting rescue dogs, picking up a new hobby, finding a compatible partner, trying a unique cuisine, visiting a new culture, converting religions… we never really know when we’ll make a connection, no matter how big or small. For the Carlson Family, we traveled fulltime for nearly two years before we landed in our first worldschool gathe

Rachel Carlson
Nov 1, 202210 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Iceland 2022
The land of fire and ice... we found the ice and missed the fire. However, we did observe amazing evidence and stunning effects of the...

Rachel Carlson
Oct 20, 20228 min read


Spring 2023: Castle Pop-Up & Worldschool Prom
FAQs on our Normandy castle stay, pop-up, and teenage prom!

Rachel Carlson
Sep 19, 202212 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Madison, Wisconsin, August 2022
A Recap of our 2022 Pop-Up in Madison, Wisconsin.

Rachel Carlson
Aug 30, 20223 min read


Spotlight: Old Town Charm in Freiburg, Germany
Here's a sneak peek of all the cool things we'll do out our pop-up in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.

Rachel Carlson
Jul 6, 20222 min read


Where Do I Find Worldschool Community?
Worldschool hubs come in many shapes and sizes! Here are links to some of the established hubs plus ideas on how to find worldschoolers and get yourself connected in the community.

Rachel Carlson
Jul 2, 202210 min read


Spotlight: Art & the Outdoors | Bentonville Arkansas
When we tell people we're hosting a worldschool pop-up in Bentonville, we're often greeted by blank stares, raised eyebrows, or polite...

Rachel Carlson
May 17, 20223 min read


Navigating the Needs of Nomadic Adolescents
When they were young: The Carlson kids started traveling when they were infants, sometimes just a few days old on their first road trip....

Rachel Carlson
May 12, 20226 min read


Spotlight: Oaxaca City, Mexico | June 2022
Welcome to the "Land of Seven Moles" Oaxaca is also known as Oaxaca de Juárez or Oaxaca City. It is the capital (and largest city) of the...

Rachel Carlson
May 7, 20222 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Guanajuato Week 2, Mexico | March 2022
This was our first time offering a 2nd pop-up in the same location! Normally we run our pop-up, enjoy our time with all the...

Rachel Carlson
Apr 30, 20224 min read


Pop-Up Recap: CDMX, Mexico | April 2022
Hola amigos...from Mexico City -- or Ciudad De Mexico -- or CDMX! This pop-up was set up by our friend, Max, and his family... and it was...

Rachel Carlson
Apr 30, 20224 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Guanajuato Week 1 | February 2022
Guanajuato is a magical town with alleys, tunnels, street food, colonial architecture, museums, shops, plazas, and loads of lovely...

Rachel Carlson
Apr 22, 20224 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Merida, Mexico | February 2022
Well... what a fun week in Merida: This was by far our biggest pop-up with 28 attending families with a total of 100 amazing humans. Man,...

Rachel Carlson
Apr 2, 20224 min read


The Day I Sent Everyone to a Strip Mall
Seasoned travelers know that not everything goes to plan, even when you have done your research and plotted out the perfect schedule. For...

Rachel Carlson
Mar 3, 20223 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Jan 2022
Hola amigos...from the fun side of Trump's wall (seriously, there were some pretty funny t-shirts in Cabo, not all were quite so...

Rachel Carlson
Feb 1, 20223 min read


Spotlight: American History Immersion in Williamsburg, Virginia, April 2022
Colonial Virginia is a mecca of American history and culture…and Williamsburg provides an amazing, centralized location to explore this...

Rachel Carlson
Jan 15, 20222 min read


Crossing Borders During Covid
Gone are the days of nonchalant border crossings where you could just waltz right into a country to explore with little to no preparation.

Rachel Carlson
Jan 15, 20225 min read


Tips & Tricks on How to Use WhatsApp’s Communication Platform
The WhatsApp platform is used worldwide for phone calls, text messages, photo/video sharing and business operations...and it's packed...

Rachel Carlson
Jan 13, 20224 min read


Pop-Up Recap: Kona, Big Island, Dec 2021
We visited Big Island, Hawaii...take a look at our adventures together.

Rachel Carlson
Dec 19, 20213 min read


Navigating AirBNB’s Guest Refund Policy
Did you ever run into a rental with an inaccurate description? We did, and we blew our chance of a partial refund due to a technicality.

Rachel Carlson
Nov 29, 20217 min read
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