Welcome to a universe of reflections on the radically different.

Podcasts and writing on childhood, feminism, unschooling, modernity, consumer culture, inner and outer journeys, nomad life, spirituality, paths and detours.

Life is not an experiment – it is far too important for that. But it is also not just another package on the mainstream sausage factory line. With all senses open and infinitely vulnerable – also and perhaps especially to my own limitations – I have challenged what life can be, to find a way of being in it that makes sense.

I felt it was important to share, in the hope that the path might be easier to find for others who feel the box is a little too small. Here you can find it all, in writing and as podcasts.

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On nomad life, unschooling, the stories, the psychology
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Latest blogpost from Cecilie Conrad

Cecilie Conrad · Feb 20, 2019
Mi casa es tu casa - Our Transformational Journey Living with Strangers in Gran Canaria
My family and I dared to say 'Yes' to an extraordinary adventure—moving in with a family we'd never met in Gran Canaria. From overcoming fears to spi…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Dec 25, 2018
Digital nomad - the money question
How did we make it happen? This is the all times most asked question, we get. Read on to get insight into our experiences around the money question. …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Dec 21, 2018
Trusting the path
Walking with faith, listening to the ways of God, the ways of the Universe, believing the miracles, and embracing even the complications. We learn ev…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Dec 6, 2018
Entering Catalonia: Trust, Courage, and Beauty on Our Nomadic Path
Dive into our week of nomadic exploration, filled with unexpected detours, artistic inspirations, and heartwarming encounters. From the scenic Pyrene…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Nov 18, 2018
A Week by the Mediterranean: Amazing nature, old ruins, salt culture, birds & ocean
From fixing bike racks to witnessing flamingos in the wild, we navigate the intricacies of bus life while embracing the serenity and surprises of our…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Nov 11, 2018
Buslife - The beginning: Our first week on the road
This gallery is about the week when we started driving in the bus, going south, and learning to live in the bus as we moved around. Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Sep 30, 2018
Our bus broke down: Learning to stay calm and move on
When we drove the bus the 100 km North to visit our unschooling friends in Gilleleje, the bus broke down a bit again and we became organic farmers fo…Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Sep 18, 2018
Nomadic reflections - Flying back from Malaga
We have been full-time travelers for almost three months, seven weeks of which were preparation: Clearing out our home in Copenhagen, converting the …Read more
Cecilie Conrad · Aug 17, 2018
Busconversion part 1 – digital nomad, smell of diesel, sunshine gallery
A sunshine gallery about the first ten days of bus conversion, sharing visually how we began rebuilding a 43-year-old big red bus to a tiny house. Read more

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Podcast on Unschooling, parenting and living a self directed life

I share my knowledge and curiosity about family life and learning in my two podcasts.

Podcast om Unschooling - The Ladies...

It all started in Normandie, France, during a worldschooling event, when I was solving all the problems of the world in deep dive conversations with my amazing friends: I realized - wuauv, if only I had had the chance to listen in on something like this, when I was first starting out on my unschooling journey. If I had only known! Fixing the world over a cup of tea or a meal or a walk, I realised technology today allows us to share with a much larger group than the ones around us. Via long-format podcast, I learn a lot, and this is my contribution: Listen in, when I fix the world with my co-hosts.

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Podcast: Self Directed

Self Directed is a podcast I make with my husband, Jesper Conrad. We have recorded more than 150 episodes, almost all of them about self-directed learning, unschooling and being a parent.

The podcast consists of conversations with guests who live and think differently about learning, life and family life, exploring how to create space for children where freedom, responsibility and curiosity have room.

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Cecilie possesses an exceptional presence and a spectacular ability to see me clearly. She is one of the most ‘relevant’ and life-wise people I have met in the field of children.

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