119: Family Travel to 35 Countries on 6 Continents and Making the World into a Classroom for Your Kids with Monet Hambrick

<p>Monet Hambrick takes us on her journey growing up in south Florida in a Jamaican immigrant<br /> home, developing her passion for travel while growing up, and continuing her world-traveling<br /> lifestyle with her family after getting married and having kids. Monet explains how she took<br /> both of her daughters on international flights before the age of 1 and shares tips on traveling<br /> internationally with babies. She talks about the dynamics of traveling the world with her<br /> husband and two daughters, and shares family travel stories from Costa Rica, Kenya, and<br /> Morocco, including spending a week alone with her 3 year old in North Africa before meeting<br /> the rest of her family. Monet also explains why she is intentional about not instilling fear into<br /> her kids, even if she is personally afraid to do something. She then talks about her family trip to<br /> Brazil, and how it inspired her first children’s book “The Traveling Child Goes to Rio de Janeiro”,<br /> the first on her forthcoming series. Monet also talks about co-founding The Black Travel<br /> Alliance, and gives her international travel tips specifically for Black families. She then talks<br /> about building her family travel blog “The Traveling Child”, growing her Instagram following to<br /> over 120,000, and making the leap from her corporate job to becoming a full-time location-<br /> independent entrepreneur. She explains that she wants her blog content to inspire and provide<br /> practical tips for families to travel the world, and that she posts her kid-friendly travel<br /> itineraries as well as tips for traveling much more affordably. And, finally, Monet shares her<br /> family trip-planning process and reflects on the uniquely positive impact international travel<br /> has had on her kids. FULL SHOW NOTES AVAILABLE AT: www.TheMaverickShow.com</p>