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Cecilie Conrad · Oct 22, 2026

Thoughts on USA from Beatty, Nevada: The portal to Death Valley

Barefoot on a wet deck in Beatty, Nevada, I listen for an eagle and think about ghost towns, cooking shows, Spanish ads and what the US exports to th…Read more

Cecilie Conrad · Oct 18, 2026

All Roads at Any Time – Mayne Island, British Columbia, Canada

I nap under a chestnut tree, count 32 deer on a fifteen-minute drive and watch humpback whales from the ferry. Five days on Mayne Island, off Vancouv…Read more

Cecilie Conrad · Oct 9, 2026

Tourist for an Afternoon – Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

In Gastown I read about the land the city stands on. Then we drive past a street of fentanyl victims. At sunset I sit by the laughing statues in Stan…Read more

Cecilie Conrad · Oct 8, 2026

Birds of Wisdom: I Was Sold on Vancouver in a Single Day

Autumn maples, hummingbirds and fifteen languages in the streets. After one day in Vancouver I was sold, and at a play called M is for Mom, I laughed…Read more

Cecilie Conrad · Aug 30, 2026

Bigger Better Faster More! The Conrads in The USA

USA. Land of the free? I am not sure. Land of overwhelm, maybe? Here is the story of our journey to the USA and the first impressions of this very un…Read more

Cecilie Conrad · Apr 20, 2026

Žižkov TV-Tower, the Apple Pen and the Mechanics of Life - Prague, Czech Republic

🇩🇰 Originally published in Danish — automatically translated to English The offline project is unfolding. Even though I use computers and phones …Read more

Jesper Conrad · Apr 15, 2026

S3E12 | Letting go. Of control. Of perfection. Even of unschooling? (or of the identity of being an unschooling mom)

The final episode of season three. Cecilie Conrad, Sandra Dodd, and Sue Elvis talk about what unschooling parents let go of — and what remains when t…Read more

Jesper Conrad · Apr 15, 2026

S3E11 | Unschooling - How much time does it take and what does it cost?

Unschooling costs less than you fear and more than nothing. The real question is what you value — and how you want to spend your time and money as a …Read more

Jesper Conrad · Apr 15, 2026

S3E10 | Unschooling and Learning Without Reading

Children learn constantly before they can read — and keep learning without it. Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad, and Sue Elvis on why reading is one tool …Read more