How To Find Your Home and Community Abroad (World Towning Part 2)

10/26/21 • 67 min

Status-quo dropouts and creators of WorldTowning, Jessica and Will Sueiro are avid adventurers who have been traveling the world with their free-spirited children, Avalon and Largo, since 2014. Together, they’ve visited 70 countries in their quest to provide their children with a global education, while building a deeper bond as a family. WorldTowning is a company committed to helping individuals broaden their global experiences through coaching, immersive group expeditions, and sharing their entire journey on their YouTube channel.

In part 2 of this interview, Will and Jessica talk about their approach to long-term global travel, from staying on top of healthcare to letting their kids pick which countries they go to. You’ll gain insight into the challenges and uncertainty of leaving behind the American Dream, the mindset required to live a nomadic lifestyle, and why parents shouldn’t wait until their kids are grown up to travel. Plus, you’ll learn what it really means to “live like a local.”

Creating content, raising a family, and traveling to multiple new countries every year takes a lot of work. It isn’t easy by any means, but this family is learning to love every minute of it!

A WorldTowner is someone who is living and changing the world through travel – one hometown at a time.

Tune in for lots of long-term travel tips from experts Kristin, Jessica, and Will!

"You don't have to accept 'good enough' when life can be really great." - Will Sueiro, World Towning

"I think that travel is never wasted on anyone at any age. To go out and take your kids with you has been the greatest gift." - Jessica Sueiro

Traveling soon? Make sure you have international travel or health insurance and an online bank account before you go.

EPISODE 131 TOPICS DISCUSSED:

How to make your escape plan of leaving home to travel the world and work backwards.
The cost of travel medical and health insurance abroad.
Living in Costa Rica versus Ecuador.
Traveling as a family and meeting people along the way.
Bonding with your family and others through travel.
The shocking event that delayed Will and Jessica’s initial dream of moving abroad.
Transitioning from corporate life in America to traveling the world.
What it's like to live in Costa Rica as a family of expats.
Why they like Morocco so much and how to attend a travel retreat there.
Creating boundaries with work and staying in the present moment while traveling.
How their children have adjusted to a nomadic lifestyle.
Cultivating freedom of choice and compromise while traveling with family and being on YouTube.
Surviving COVID lockdowns on a sailboat.
Advice for parents waiting for their kids to become adults before they travel.
Traveling with WiFi tips.
Favorite countries in Europe.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

What was your life like before becoming full-time travelers?
Why did you leave behind a secure life in America to travel the world with your kids?
What international health insurance do you use as digital nomads?
Why did you choose to move to and leave Costa Rica?
What is World Towning?
How do your kids deal with growing up on YouTube?
Will your kids go to a traditional university?
Why should parents travel with their kids before they graduate high school?
What does it mean to live like a local when you’re a foreigner?
What travel destination did you surprisingly love?
What travel destination is overrated?
How do you access the internet while traveling?
And much more!

RESOURCES

Do you want help moving abroad? Join the waiting list for Kristin's signature relocation program, Ready to Relocate.

Request a podcast or video topic here.

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Creating content, raising a family, and traveling to multiple new countries every year takes a lot of work. It isn’t easy by any means, but this family is learning to love every minute of it!

A WorldTowner is someone who is living and changing the world through travel – one hometown at a time.

Tune in for lots of long-term travel tips from experts Kristin, Jessica, and Will!

"You don't have to accept 'good enough' when life can be really great." - Will Sueiro, World Towning

"I think that travel is never wasted on anyone at any age. To go out and take your kids with you has been the greatest gift." - Jessica Sueiro

Traveling soon? Make sure you have international travel or health insurance and an online bank account before you go.

EPISODE 131 TOPICS DISCUSSED:

How to make your escape plan of leaving home to travel the world and work backwards.
The cost of travel medical and health insurance abroad.
Living in Costa Rica versus Ecuador.
Traveling as a family and meeting people along the way.
Bonding with your family and others through travel.
The shocking event that delayed Will and Jessica’s initial dream of moving abroad.
Transitioning from corporate life in America to traveling the world.
What it's like to live in Costa Rica as a family of expats.
Why they like Morocco so much and how to attend a travel retreat there.
Creating boundaries with work and staying in the present moment while traveling.
How their children have adjusted to a nomadic lifestyle.
Cultivating freedom of choice and compromise while traveling with family and being on YouTube.
Surviving COVID lockdowns on a sailboat.
Advice for parents waiting for their kids to become adults before they travel.
Traveling with WiFi tips.
Favorite countries in Europe.

QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

What was your life like before becoming full-time travelers?
Why did you leave behind a secure life in America to travel the world with your kids?
What international health insurance do you use as digital nomads?
Why did you choose to move to and leave Costa Rica?
What is World Towning?
How do your kids deal with growing up on YouTube?
Will your kids go to a traditional university?
Why should parents travel with their kids before they graduate high school?
What does it mean to live like a local when you’re a foreigner?
What travel destination did you surprisingly love?
What travel destination is overrated?
How do you access the internet while traveling?
And much more!

RESOURCES

Do you want help moving abroad? Join the waiting list for Kristin's signature relocation program, Ready to Relocate.

Request a podcast or video topic here.

Videos:

Related Podcasts:

The Great Resignat...

Previous Episode

Leaving Corporate America To Become a Full-Time Traveling Family (World Towning Part 1)

Former corporate America dropouts, Jessica and Will Sueiro, are avid adventurers who have been traveling the world with their free-spirited children, Avalon and Largo, since 2014. After burning out in their careers as a corporate accountant and graphic designer, Jessica and Will quit their jobs to move abroad and start a YouTube channel called World Towning.

Today, they’ve visited 70 countries in their quest to provide their children with a global education, while building a deeper bond as a family.

In part 1 of this two-part interview, Will and Jessica shed light on why they decided to leave their corporate jobs to pursue content creation and culturally rich travel experiences as a family. They also get candid about the challenges of raising and homeschooling kids outside of the US and share lessons learned in 7 years of full-time travel.

Would you ever travel long-term with your family? Have you ever thought of becoming a content creator?

Listen in for tips on travel vlogging, educating kids through global experiences, and discovering yourself through travel.

"Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter when you live outside the box." - Will Sueiro

"After 7 years of full-time travel, we realized we know nothing." - Jessica Sueiro

EPISODE 130 TOPICS DISCUSSED:

How your identity changes when you move abroad.
Normalizing full-time travel for everyone.
The concept of "travel addiction."
The ups and downs of a long-term travel lifestyle with kids.
Living and working with your spouse.
What it takes to travel the world for 20 years.
How to balance documenting travel with content creation and bonding as a family.
How traditional education stifles creativity and what society de-values creative profession.
Using travel to "take a break from life."
Surviving the pandemic on a boat in France.
Fighting through the backlash they received from leaving their jobs to travel.
Struggles of workaholism, perfectionism, and US overwork mentality.
Forming your identity when you leave the US and letting go of bad habits.
The realities of travel burnout and remote work burnout.
Why Jessica and Will started WorldTowning.
How they split work and family responsibilities as digital nomads.
Hiking AND vlogging 580 miles along the Camino Trail in Spain.
What it’s really like to maintain a YouTube channel while traveling.
Why and how they learned to edit videos.
Discovering hobbies, interests, and creativity through travel.
Breaking down gender roles, perfectionism, and societal expectations.
Lessons learned from the disruption of the pandemic.
How to express yourself as a repressed artist.
How to transition from being an accountant to a video editor.
How to get through creative blocks.
Changing your career in your mid-40's

QUESTIONS ANSWERED:

How can you transition from a corporate career to a creative one?
How can you start an online business with no experience?
What are your tips for balancing work and life while traveling full-time with kids?
How were you able to survive the pandemic during lockdown with your family on a boat?
How old were you when you decided to leave the US and travel?
How do you balance work and content creation with family time?
What were your previous jobs and how were you able to transition out of the corporate world?
How did you realize you wanted to be content creators?
How were you able to overcome the stereotypes of US workaholism and follow your dreams of working in your creative passions?
How do you support yourselves while living abroad?
And much more!

RESOURCES

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How I See the US After Living Abroad for 15 Years [CULTURE SHOCK]

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