EER090: Unschooling, Worldschooling, and House Sitting in America and Mexico

Interested in house sitting in America, Mexico & beyond? Listen in as guest CJ Singer talks about house sitting in Mexico and the United States, unschooling, worldschooling, and connecting worldschoolers along the way.

 

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House Sitting in America and Mexico

CJ and his family have been house sitting in America since March of 2014. During that time, they've visited 43 states! Then they spent most of 2016 house sitting in Mexico, first on the Pacific coast in Melaque, and then onto the central Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende. They love life in San Miguel de Allende, and we talk about what an amazing town it is in the podcast.

CJ knew that his family needed a change when they were still living in the United States. He traveled a lot, but it was for work. IN fact, sometimes he would be gone on business from Monday to Friday. Then one day it hit him when his daughter asked: "Where does Daddy actually live?"

He knew he had to make a change.

Since then, they began house sitting in America and further south. They also started a new life of education, using elements of worldschooling and unschooling with their kids.

Unschooling, Worldschooling, & Worldschooler Connect

In order to meet other traveling families, CJ created Worldschooler Connect, an online application that helps kids and their parents meet up with families traveling in similar places. If you're traveling with kids and want to meet others like you, check it out.

We also talk a lot about house sitting in Mexico and the United States. House sitting has been an increasingly popular topic for family travelers, and so I ask CJ about his experiences and tips for those considering house sitting with kids.

For example, most house sits involve some pet care. The Singer family are open to pet sits, of course, but they also travel with their own pet, as well. I ask CJ how this has affected their house sitting in America and elsewhere.

Listen in and Share!

I really enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do too. Listen in if you're interested in worldschooling, unschooling, vagabonding, travel routines, traveling with pets, and house sitting in America and Mexico.

IN THIS EPISODE

01:24 Intro 02:05 House sitting in America and Mexico 03:35 Tips for house sitting w pet 04:55 Other non-pet-related House sitting responsibilities 06:30 Travel origins 09:14 House sitting in Mexico (Melaque & San Miguel de Allende) 11:09 Worldschooler Connect & the LIF mastermind group 20:13 Money & work 21:37 Routines & life house sitting in Mexico 24:40 Cost of living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 25:59 Worldschooling & Unschooling 31:08 Travel Resources 39:30 Travel Gear

ABOUT

Names: CJ Singer, his wife, Andrea and their son Jack & daughter Tess (11 and 8 years old) Hold passports from: USA Type of travel: Mostly house sitting in the USA & Mexico A few places they've been: 43 states while house sitting in America — Melaque and San Miguel de Allende while house sitting in Mexico

IN THEIR BAGS

Zildjian Practice Pad 6” PS4 Slim MK2 Launch Pad Les Paul Junior Guitar Epiphone Ukulele (Luna Tattoo)

LINKS & RESOURCES

Vagabonding by Rolf Potts Outschool The Nomad Together Website & Podcast The Location Independent Families (LIF) Group on Facebook The LIF Group Mastermind (a closed Slack channel. If interested, ask about it in the group) Duolingo Khan Academy Hotwire Waze

FIND THEM ON

Worldschooler Connect | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Pinterest  | The Traveling Chimps

 

 

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