366: Raising Global Citizens: Worldschooling, Ethical Travel & Family Life Across Continents with Courtney Orgias

Episode Summary

Learn about leaving the U.S. to become a digital nomad family—how to raise kids and build community all over the world. Courtney Orgias sits down with Matt in Rio, where her and her family are currently based, and they talk about attending the Black Travel Summit and why Courtney feels Rio is a great place for raising her kids.  She then talks about growing up in Duval and Atlanta, studying abroad in Copenhagen, falling in love with her husband Justin, and choosing to leave the U.S. to raise their kids in the digital nomad lifestyle. Courtney explains the concept of worldschooling, how she structures he family’s digital nomad life, and how she builds community around the world for herself and her kids. She shares her experience participating in work-travel programs for families like Boundless Life, reflects on building connections with locals vs. other travelers, and talks about living in Mexico and how she responded to the ongoing transnational gentrification problems there.  Courtney then reflects on how she developed her social and political consciousness growing up that now shapes her ethical travel decisions, and how she is able to course-correct in real time upon learning new information such as the UAE government’s role in supporting the genocide in Sudan.

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Courtney Orgias

Courtney Orgias is a global mom, world schooler & travel advocate who believes family life doesn’t have to fit inside one zip code. She & her family slow travel around the world, working remotely & building community with other families living abroad.  On her platform OFamilyAdventures Courtney shares the real side of global living – from finding childcare to choosing the right neighborhoods to juggling work & play.  She also showcases how being a global citizen helps to develop broad compassion and gives her children the gift of a borderless future. She is on a mission to make a global lifestyle accessible for more families, with an emphasis on those in marginalized & vulnerable communities.  She and her husband Justin are the founders of “The Village Abroad” which organizes global retreats for digital nomad families and those who dream of living abroad because raising global citizens takes a village.

What You'll Learn
  • How to worldschool your kids and structure a digital nomad family life
  • How to build meaningful community for kids and parents in the digital nomad lifestyle
  • How to course-correct and make ethical travel decisions upon learning new information
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[1:06] Introducing Courtney Orgias

[2:35] Black Travel Summit 2025

[4:15] Living in Rio as a Digital Nomad Family

[9:46] Growing up in Duval and Atlanta

[11:41] Studying Abroad in Copenhagen

[14:27] Falling in Love with Her Husband Justin

[17:40] Choosing to Leave the U.S. to Raise a Family in the Digital Nomad Lifestyle

[24:13] World Schooling and Structuring a Digital Nomad Family Life

[27:47] Building Social Community for Young Kids in the Nomad Lifestyle

[30:45] Building Community with other Travelers vs. Locals

[34:13] Work-Travel Programs for Families

[35:56] Living in Mexico as a Family

[38:11] Digital Nomad Gentrification in Mexico

[40:10] Learning About the Genocide in Sudan and Course Correcting in Real Time

[44:07] Courtney’s Activist Background

[51:36] Follow and Connect with Courtney