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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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Selecting a Quality Worldschool Hub
Looking for the perfect worldschool hub? Learn how to choose the right program for your family—what to look for, red flags to avoid, and the best questions to ask before you join.

Rachel Carlson
Nov 21, 202514 min read


Vault of Travel Sleep Hacks: 75+ Tips
Travel undoubtedly interrupts our sleep patterns: poor quality mattresses, noisy environments, poor diet. Here are 75+ travel sleep tips to offset any surprises at your accommodations and settle in for a good night's rest.

Rachel Carlson
Sep 22, 202520 min read


Brilliantly Organize Your Digital Travel Documents
I’ve found a super-efficient way to organize and share border control paperwork... and it’s through a WhatsApp Community.

Rachel Carlson
Oct 6, 20247 min read


Teen-Friendly Travel Themes
Travel with teens doesn't need to be drab -- lighten up, incorporate their interests, and find a way to pique their curiosity via travel!

Rachel Carlson
Oct 3, 202412 min read


Our First Fairytale Worldschool Prom!!
An epic worldschool prom in a French castle? Yes please! These teens had the night of their lives, living it up at a castle with friends.

Rachel Carlson
Apr 30, 202412 min read


Challenges of Worldschooling Part 1: Goodbyes and Societal Confines
I glanced into the back seat and saw tears rolling down my 13-year-old’s face. My momma heart sank. Honestly, I had been pushing down...

Rachel Carlson
Nov 10, 202314 min read


Florence, Italy 2023 Photo Dump
We explored museums and parks, visited the Duomo and other churches, hiked the hills, enjoyed the vistas, walked Ponte Vecchio, tried...

Rachel Carlson
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Madison Aug 2023 Photo Dump
We spent a week with the worldschoolers in Madison, Wisconsin, August 6-12, 2023. We visited Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Chazen museum of...

Rachel Carlson
Sep 18, 20231 min read


Traveling Fulltime with Teens
We began our nomadic lifestyle when our kids were 8, 11, and 13… clearly in the tween stage, but in 2022 they leveled up into triple...

Rachel Carlson
Jul 25, 202313 min read


A Worldschooler's Graduation: Thoughts When Worldschooling and Traditional School Collide
Our eldest traveled fulltime with our family for four years... then decided to end his travels to attend high school & receive his diploma.

Rachel Carlson
Jun 26, 202315 min read


Istanbul Feb 2023 Photo Dump
We had a great time exploring Istanbul (not Constantinople). Visiting mosques and palaces, taking a less-than US$3 ferry ride up the...

Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Athens New Years 2023 Photo Dump
Ringing in the New Year in Athens! So much to visit: The Acropolis, the Ellinikon Experience Park, watching the changing of the guard,...

Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read


NYC Sept 2022 Photo Dump
Autumn in the Big Apple was amazing. Darn near perfect weather, plenty to see and do, and quite the crowd joining us to explore NYC and...

Rachel Carlson
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Broken Bone: Triple Country Care Plan
Here's how we navigated a bone broken in the UK, surgically set in Greece, and final pin removal in Turkey. It can be done!

Rachel Carlson
Feb 12, 202319 min read


Pop-Up Recap: London 2022
When we first scheduled our London event, we seriously wondered if anyone would come. Who exactly goes to London… in November?...

Rachel Carlson
Dec 22, 20225 min read


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
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