Episode Title: Episode 28: How Do We Do Worldschooling in Mexico?

Hosts: Astrid & Clint, creators of The Wandering Daughter

(Intro clip sourced from 3:32 — Astrid describing how Mexico became a country their family keeps returning to, year after year, even after long stretches elsewhere)

Mexico holds a special place in the worldschooling journey of The Wandering Daughter family — it's the country where they started their full-time travels, and the one they keep finding reasons to come back to. In this episode, Astrid and Clint answer the question: how do I world school in Mexico?

They start with the practical: why Mexico is one of the most accessible destinations for families from the US and Canada, from six-month tourist visas to a strong domestic transport network including buses, flights, and a newly opened train through the Yucatán Peninsula. They also cover cash-based logistics and the importance of at least basic Spanish once you're outside tourist zones.

But this episode quickly becomes a masterclass in just how much Mexico has to offer curious learners of every age. From the layered histories of the Maya, Aztec, and Zapotec civilizations to the lasting imprint of Spanish colonialism, Mexico invites deep exploration at every turn. Astrid and Clint walk through some of the country's most powerful worldschooling experiences: watching Aztec dancers perform in front of a Catholic church in Mexico City, exploring archaeological sites like Chichen Itza, Teotihuacan, and Monte Albán, releasing baby sea turtles into the ocean in Puerto Escondido, swimming with whale sharks in La Paz, and following the monarch butterfly migration to Michoacán.

They wrap with personal city recommendations for worldschooling families — Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Mérida, Puerto Vallarta, and Oaxaca City — and offer an honest, grounded take on safety in Mexico that pushes back against the fear-based narrative many families carry into their first trip.

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