I think by the end off this decade there will be TONS of families doing this. 70% of families dream about extended travel and 60% of schools will be virtual by the end of this decade, so it only makes sense, now that the technology & economics make it a really good option.

We’re a family on an open ended world tour since 2006 and have found it to be an amazing experience so far and the best possible education. We live large on just 25K a year, so we travel the world for much less than we lived on at home (even in “expensive” Europe).

We’ve been to 32 countries, 4 continents & over 175,000 miles so far and I agree wholeheartedly with Brenna that slow travel is the best mode for families. So much can be learned with life as a field trip and it’s rewarding to have the time to bond & share travel experiences together.

There are as many ways to homeschool as there are homeschoolers. My adult niece in Texas was homeschooled until she started community college at 15. She then went onto a degree in Chemical Engineering at Rice Univ & got a 6 figure job and bought a house at graduation while still a teen!

We use a combination of homeschool connected to our travel, collaboration online with others for things like piano, violin and JHU CTY online classes and going to local schools for deep literature/language/culture immersion and a consistency with the same friends.

We’ve done 4 winters in Spain and next winter we will immerse in Mandarin Chinese for a few winters. English won’t always be the dominant language, so we think this is the easiest way to get this skill while the brain can most easily learn it.

Families can thrive on a 9-5 alternative!
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