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🎉 Susie Chau, founder of Carpe Diem Traveler, shares her personal journey from a corporate career to helping families achieve their travel dreams. She reflects on her early travels, including a life-changing year-long sabbatical with her husband across seven continents. This experience was surprisingly less expensive than their normal life in Chicago and inspired her to pivot her career and help others realize that long-term travel is financially attainable by "swapping" existing expenses.

🌎 Susie announces her new company, Roam Collective, which is launching a five-week summer program in 2026 in a surprise location (tune in to find out where!!).

👍 The episode outlines how travel can be financially attainable and emphasizes the importance of intentionality, community, and courage to  slow down and reconnect with your family.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• How you can swap your regular living expenses for travel costs to make long-term travel financially possible.
• The importance of prioritizing intentionality and personal interests over a packed itinerary.
• Why traveling with young children is a worthwhile investment, even if they don’t remember it later.
• The value of slow travel in slowing down your brain and reconnecting with family.
• How a curated community and a well-planned program can make long-term travel stress-free and more enriching.
• The importance of giving yourself patience and grace, especially when starting a new lifestyle.

Mentioned in the show:

• Roam Collective Summer Camp
• Carpe Diem Traveler
• New Modern Mom
• Ilo Retreats
• The Everywhere Classroom by Andi Almond
• Retire Often by Jillian Johnsrud

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Host: I'm Suzy May and my family lives between Spain and Colorado. 🌞

🌎 We feature traveling families + worldschool creators taking learning global. 🚀 The information provided is for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended as financial, investment, legal, or tax advice ✔️

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