Our Offbeat Life

About the Guest(s): Kristen Kristen is the CEO of Prisma, a cutting-edge virtual learning community that has been transforming traditional education models. With a rich background as a teacher and charter school founder, Kristen joined Prisma as a curriculum designer and has been instrumental in its innovative approach to education. She is dedicated to enhancing personalized learning experiences a...

About the Guest(s): Sarah Desante and Max are a dynamic traveling duo, passionate about blending the wonders of family adventures with creative storytelling. Sarah is an accomplished author known for her captivating Adventure Globe series—a set of books that transports young readers on enchanting journeys across the world's significant landmarks. Together with her husband Max, they lead a life...

About the Guest(s): Addie Weiland is a licensed therapist specializing in mental health and wellness, particularly in children and families. Beyond her professional expertise, Addie is also a full-time traveling mom, which provides her with firsthand experience in raising mentally resilient children while being constantly on the move. She shares her insights and experiences through her counseling...

About the Guest(s): Cassidy Crowell : Cassidy is an expert in living life on her own terms, having transformed her conventional nine-to-five lifestyle into a world of perpetual travel with her family. Boasting a popular following on social media under "Living Unconventionally," Cassidy documents her journeys and shares insights on unschooling her children, choosing experiences over mater...

About the Guest(s): Marquita Wright is an adventurous, full-time working mother who explores the world with her twin sons. Known in the digital world as the "Traveling Twin Mama," Marquita shares her travels and insights on parenting through her Instagram platform and her website. With a professional background that includes a global role requiring international travel, she leverages her professio...

𝐀͟𝐛͟𝐨͟𝐮͟𝐭͟ 𝐭͟𝐡͟𝐞͟ 𝐆͟𝐮͟𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐭͟(𝐬): The Avella Family is a dynamic trio consisting of Valerie Avella and her two daughters, Vivian and Amelie. Valerie, a former FBI analyst and military spouse, has embarked on a globetrotting adventure with her daughters, exchanging traditional schooling for immersive, world-class experiences across continents. Vivian, 14, is passionate about horse riding, reading, p...

Join us for a rare and insightful interview with Dr. Peter Gray, a renowned expert in education philosophy, as he shares his thoughts on worldschooling, a unique approach to self-directed education that combines travel with learning. As the founder of the Sudbury Valley School, Dr. Gray has spent decades advocating for childhood freedom and alternative education methods that prioritize play-based...

About the Guest: Addie Wieland is a licensed mental health counselor and therapist at Everyday Bravery Counseling. She is also a full-time traveling world schooling mom. Addie specializes in helping individuals navigate mental health challenges, with a focus on fostering resilience and mindfulness. She is passionate about integrating mental health practices into the nomadic lifestyle, empowering f...

Traveling the world sounds glamorous—until you hit a paperwork wall. In this episode, Brodi and I (David) open up about the less exciting—but super important—side of travel: visas, vaccines, documentation, and border bureaucracy. We share our personal experiences navigating tricky travel requirements in countries like Cambodia and Bolivia, including what vaccines are needed for travel, how to hand...

About the Guest(s): Cecilie and Jesper Conrad are the founders of the Conrad Family, a dynamic and adventurous family known for living a full-time nomadic lifestyle since 2018. They are passionate about unschooling and raising their four children while building incredible global communities. Cecilie and Jesper document their family's experiences through podcasts and various media, sharing insi...

Episode Summary: In this episode of Our Offbeat Life , David and I get real about the emotional and practical challenges we’ve faced as digital nomads—especially when things don’t go according to plan. We open up about a tough moment: a sudden drop in traffic to our blog that nearly ruined our long-awaited cruise to Antarctica. That experience became a turning point and gave us the chance to talk...

In this captivating episode of "Our Offbeat Life," host David Cole invites the Crawford family to share the exciting journey they are about to embark on. With a growing dissatisfaction for maintaining a stable home filled with mundane responsibilities, the Crawfords have chosen to embrace a full-time travel lifestyle. Julie, Kevin, and Leah provide insights into their plans, motivations, and the c...

About the Guest: Mary is a seasoned traveler and author of the memoir "Monkeys on the Road," which chronicles her family's adventurous four-year van life journey from the USA to South America. Raised in England by American parents, she later rooted herself in the USA during college. After a successful career in the tech industry, including a position as a director of program management at Google,...

Join David Cole on "Our Offbeat Life" as he uncovers the transformative potential of worldschooling in the episode "Transform Travel into Epic Learning Adventures." As an advocate and practitioner of this educational approach, David draws from his family's experiences and those shared by guests throughout the season. This episode serves as a comprehensive guide to turning global exploration into a...

Polyn's Inspiring Journey: Embracing World SchoolingJoin host David Cole in an engaging conversation with Polyn, a traveling mother and world schooler, who shares her remarkable life story from personal tragedy to embracing a world of opportunities. After losing her first child in a tragic incident and grappling with an unexpected empty nest, Polyn turned to world travel to enrich the lives of her...

Unlocking the World: Hands-On Travel Learning for World Schooling Families In this episode of the Our Offbeat Life podcast, host David dives deep into the realm of hands-on travel learning, a compelling concept for World Schooling families. The discussion centers around creating immersive educational experiences for children through travel, including field studies, workshops, cultural exchanges, a...

In this episode of the Our Offbeat Life podcast, we welcome Christie Ogden, a single mom who has been traveling the world with her kids for 13 years. Christie shares her emotional and inspiring story, from struggling to make ends meet in Canada to living in a school bus and traveling through the Dominican Republic and beyond. She discusses the challenges and rewards of world schooling, budget trav...

In this episode of Our Offbeat Life, David discusses how over 1.5 million American families homeschool their children, with some taking their classrooms to the high seas. David shares insights on how his family has turned cruising into an educational adventure, balancing traditional learning with unique opportunities offered by the ship's environment. He covers practical tips, such as using st...

Join David Cole for an inspiring conversation with Kelly Kotanidis in this episode of Our Offbeat Life. Kelly shares her remarkable journey from becoming a traveling family by accident to building successful online businesses. Discover how she balances homeschooling, worldschooling, and entrepreneurship, offering valuable insights into creating a flexible and profitable online business. Kelly also...

Episode Summary: Welcome to another exciting episode of "Our Offbeat Life," hosted by David Cole. This week, we're diving into the world of travel homeschooling, offering invaluable tips and strategies for blending education with adventure. David discusses how travel can be an enriching educational experience, providing unique learning opportunities that traditional classrooms often...

About the Guest: George Avelino George Avelino, along with his wife Heidi, is the creator of the Kensho Quest YouTube channel. A seasoned digital nomad and IT professional, George started his full-time travel journey in 2008. He made the transformative switch to Worldschooling his children and navigating digital nomad visas, becoming an influential voice in the travel community. George's exten...

About the Hosts: Brodi Cole & David Cole Brodi and David Cole are full-time traveling digital nomad parents who are passionate about alternative education, particularly unschooling. With years of experience unschooling their child while exploring the world, they have become advocates for individualized, curiosity-driven learning. They share their unique lifestyle and insights through their pod...

Explaining how to travel to all 7 continents on a sabbatical! To get a free quote from or partner on this episode SafteyWing, visit the link, https://safetywing.com/?referenceID=OurOffbeatLife About the Guest: Susie Chau is a travel expert who specializes in helping families make the most out of their travel experiences. With a background in management consulting, Susie took a year-long sabbatical...

Learn the truth about #roadschooling #travelschooling #worldschooling 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐔𝐬: David and Brodi Cole are experienced roadschoolers who have embarked on extensive educational adventures with their son. They have spent years traveling and homeschooling their child, turning their journeys into immersive learning experiences. Through their podcast, Our Offbeat Life, they share their insights, tips, an...

About the Guest: Indira Wislocki, a single mother, full-time traveler, and human rights advocate originally from Argentina, embarked on a life of travel with her autistic son after losing her job during an economic crisis in her home country. With a background in anthropology and a passion for exploring the world, Indira found freedom for her son to be himself while immersing in different cultures...