# CecilieConrad.com



## About

**URL:** https://www.cecilieconrad.com
**Tagline:** Your Preferred Online Course Partner
**By:** Jesper Conrad

## Pages

- [Unschooling Mentor: What Parents Say About Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/unschooling-reviews): Read reviews of Cecilie Conrad, Unschooling Mentor. Discover how her blog, podcast, and consulting help parents find peace and choose a different family path.
- [Unschooling | Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/unschooling): I  decided to challenge myself in 2023 to do a 365-day streak of writing a short memory, a simple reflection garnished with a photo. So here it is - My 2023 Challenge.
- [My 365 Days Writing Challenge from 2023 | Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/writing-challenge-2023): I  decided to challenge myself in 2023 to do a 365-day streak of writing a short memory, a simple reflection garnished with a photo. So here it is - My 2023 Challenge.
- [Podcast](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/podcast-cecilie-conrad): Three podcasts on unschooling, parenthood and self-directed learning by Cecilie Conrad. Two in English, one in Danish. Long, honest conversations about real life.
- [Self Directed](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed): Podcast with Cecilie and Jesper Conrad. 150+ episodes on unschooling, self-directed learning and parenthood. Selected episodes on unschooling and family life.
- [Podcast - The Ladies](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/theladies): In season 2 of The Ladies Fixing the World, I am joined by renowned unschooling pioneers Sandra Dodd and Sue Elvis.
- [Newsletter | Unschooling & Parenting Updates](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/newsletter): Stay informed about Cecilie Conrad’s upcoming talks, workshops, and courses on unschooling and parenting. Rare updates, sent only when there is news to share.
- [My story - Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/about-cecilie): Psychologist and mother of four Cecilie Conrad shares +15 years of insights on unschooling, nomadic life, and "Grandmothering"—a soulful path to conscious parenting.
- [Unschooling & Conscious Parenting Blog | Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog-cecilie-conrad): Explore +15 years of stories on unschooling, nomadic living, and conscious parenting. Personal snapshots of a life lived differently by Cecilie Conrad.
- [Unschooling & Parent Consultant | Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/unschooling-consultant): Struggling with school or overwhelmed by parenting? Unschooling mentor and parent consultant Cecilie Conrad helps you find peace and follow your gut feeling.
- [Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/): I advise personally and from the heart, present and releasing. Should I help you find the path you need to go to live an amazing life? 

## Blog

- [Žižkov TV-Tower, the Apple Pen and the Mechanics of Life - Prague, Czech Republic](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/118717-zizkov-tvtower-and-the-story-an-apple) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 20, 2026): A little idea about writing about the Apple Pencil that was threatened into re-appearing, and the Žižkov TV tower that overwhelmed both in message and aesthetics has become more than four standard pages of stream of consciousness about both my world, the principle of offline life, the matter of both being strong in intention and letting go in energy, and all the impressions that city walks, adventure, exploration can give.
- [S3E12 | Letting go. Of control. Of perfection. Even of unschooling? (or of the identity of being an unschooling mom)](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e12) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 15, 2026): 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 they do.
- [S3E11 | Unschooling - How much time does it take and what does it cost?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e11) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 15, 2026): 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 family.
- [S3E10 | Unschooling and Learning Without Reading](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e10) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 15, 2026): 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 among many.
- [S3E9 | The Efficiency of Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e9) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 14, 2026): Why unschooling is more efficient than school — no repetition, no surface learning, no wasted time. Children learn deeply when they learn voluntarily.
- [S3E8 | Unschooling and the Benefits for Parents](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e8) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 14, 2026): Three unschooling mothers discuss how letting go of control, questioning habits, and following children's interests changes parents as much as it changes kids.
- [The Story of Wenceslaus and Why it is Important (and true)](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/118496-the-story-of-wencelsaus-and-why-it-is) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 9, 2026): I'm walking the streets of Prague, piecing together the legend of Václav the Good — a medieval king who may never have been king, and yet defines everything here.
- [Magnolias and Metronome: on nomadic life, on teens, on feelings](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/118412-magnolias-and-metronome-on-teens-and) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 6, 2026): I'm walking through Prague while the magnolias bloom — watching skaters fall and rise, and talking with my teens about feelings, time, and letting things pass.
- [The Photos We Don't Take: Saint Christopher and the Weight of the World](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/118498-saint-christopher-and-the-burdens-of-the) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 1, 2026): I stood in front of a painting of Saint Christopher in Prague and didn't take a photo. Now I can't stop turning over the question it left behind.
- [The Door in Wittenberg: Hey, Can We Talk About This?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/118811-the-door-in-wittenberg-hey-can-we-talk) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 30, 2026): Standing in the rain at Luther's church in Wittenberg — I find myself connecting to the Reformation, to story, and to why being in the world with your body matters.
- [S3E7 | Unschooling: Obsessions, Interests, and Letting Them Be](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e5-unschooling-and-learning-languages-ef687d03cf0b) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 25, 2026): Unschooling, interests, and obsessions explored without outcome pressure, career framing, or parental fear.
- [S3E6 | A Typical Unschooling Day?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e6) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 24, 2026): How children learn language through culture, play, conversation, and media in unschooling—without study or instruction.
- [149: Hannah Beach | The Importance of True Play in Children’s Development](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/hannah-beach) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 20, 2026): Hannah Beach explains why true play and void moments are essential for children’s emotional development, resilience, and identity.
- [S3E5 | Unschooling and Learning Languages](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e5) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 20, 2026): How children learn language through culture, play, conversation, and media in unschooling—without study or instruction.
- [Jeppe Trolle Linnet | Men, Vulnerability, and Masculinity in Transition](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/jeppe-trolle-linnet) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 4, 2026): Jeppe Trolle Linnet explains how men’s fear of vulnerability is shaped by dominance, shame, and competition, drawing on years of work with men’s groups and recent field research in Greenland. 
- [Victoria Lenormand | From Detective To Unschooling Advocate](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/victoria-lenormand) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 21, 2025): Ex-detective turned homeschooler Victoria Lenormand explains leaving force-driven systems in policing and schooling after grades and labels failed her child.
- [S3E4: Unschooling and food](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e4) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 21, 2025): Food keeps showing up in parenting and unschooling conversations: Parents ask about sugar, rules, nutrition, fairness, parties, allergies, ethics, and what happens when children want something different from what the family values.
- [Nicklas Bergman | How to Stay Sceptical in an Algorithmic World](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/nicklas-bergman) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 14, 2025): We discuss AI, social media, and regulation through concrete examples from work, education, family life, and investing, with an emphasis on curiosity, skepticism, and personal judgment.
- [Susan Yao | From Teacher to Unschooler](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/susan-yao) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 27, 2025): Susan Yao’s early unschooling journey, dyslexia support, and creation of a Vermont learning co-op.
- [S3E3: How Unschoolers Can Deal with Questions and Sceptics](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e3) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 11, 2025): Meet skeptical questions with calm confidence—real scripts, grounded stories, and a mindset that keeps peace with family, friends, and strangers alike.
- [Missy Willis | From Unschooling To Exams](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/missy-willis) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 9, 2025): Missy Willis on teens moving from unschooling to college while keeping curiosity and purpose intact.
- [Kate McAllister | Nervous System Regulation: From Reaction to Response](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/kate-mcallister-2) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 25, 2025): Learn how nervous system regulation shifts stress responses and supports connection, learning, and recovery.
- [Summer Jean | Unschooling - Living Without the Need to Prove Yourself](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/summer-jean-2) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 17, 2025): Summer Jean describes unschooling, creative work, and building a life by inner conviction, not productivity.
- [S3E2: Unschooling - Coping with the Unexpected | with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e2) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 12, 2025): Life rarely goes as planned—and in unschooling families, that’s part of the point. In this conversation, Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad, and Sue Elvis explore how unschooling equips families to meet change and crisis without losing their center.
- [Nomadic Work-Life Balance - Tarragona, Spain](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/111049-nomadic-work-life-balance) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 1, 2025): The work-life-nomad balance includes a lot of moving around. A lot of adapting. A lot of driving in our case, as we are based out of our van. And sometimes, we stop to ask ourselves if it is worth it?
- [S3E1: Resources for Unschoolers | Podcast with Sandra Dodd, Cecilie Conrad and Sue Elvis](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s3e1) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 28, 2025): What counts as a resource when you don’t follow a school curriculum? In this episode, Cecilie Conrad, Sandra Dodd, and Sue Elvis look at how unschooling families can use the world around them as learning resources
- [Never Giving Up - The Autobahn, Germany](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/110477-never-giving-up) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 26, 2025): How it all ties together: The unschooling, the love, the strategies, the stories. And how we ended up studying math while driving on the Autobahn from event to event. 
- [Is This a Proof Unschooling Works? - Inas sofa, Denmark](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/110481-is-this-a-proof) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 24, 2025): What happens when fully unschooled young adults with no preparation and no big planning suddently decide to enter the educational system? And how does it feel? Some early thoughts on how that all is unfolding in our family
- [Amanda Ashworth | Building Community: Creating a Worldschooling Hub in Goa ](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/amanda-ashworth) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 11, 2025): Summer Jean describes unschooling, creative work, and building a life by inner conviction, not productivity.
- [Full Moon Eclipse - Bay of Køge, Denmark](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/110179-full-moon-eclipse) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 8, 2025): Did I also write about love yesterday? Is there anything more important—will there ever be anything else at the center?
- [The Matter of Waiting and Love - Copenhagen Airport ](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/110169-waiting-and-love) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 7, 2025): With our usual delayed precision, we drove to the airport at the last minute to do what I believe is an international tradition: to be there when the plane lands, to stand and wait right there, where you walk through the one-way door out of the secured area to those who are waiting. Just wait and stare and wait for an hour maybe. It doesn’t matter. It is about love. And that matters. A lot. 
- [The Matter of Moments and Context  - The Lakes August 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108963-moment-and-context) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 15, 2025): It seems our tribe is spread out all over. We find the right people scattered around the globe, and we find that being nomadic is as much about returning as it is about leaving. Finding the right places to come back to. As much as I can be in awe with a new location and curious about what is behind the next horizon, I also realise that some places are new homes. Temporary homes. Perfect contexts. Places to return to.
- [Is It Too Much? - Note on Teens and Technology - England 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108781-too-much) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 4, 2025): I see confidence, creativity, fun, self-exploration, adventures, thoughtfulness, learning journeys, and passionate commitment to connections everywhere. Are they busy with other people's lives in unhealthy ways? Most often not, no. That is not what I see.
- [Beware of the Big Bad Stories - Who we Really Are - Southeast Sussex July 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108779-beware-of-the-big-bad-stories) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 30, 2025): Driving away from the most significant home education festival, possibly in Europe, the smiles will not leave our faces. “This is the presence and present we want for our youth, this is the base we can build a better world on.” Read on to find out what these gatherings are, and why they are so important. 
- [The Power of Gatherings - The Home Educating Families Festival - England July 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108688-heff) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 29, 2025): Driving away from the most significant home education festival, possibly in Europe, the smiles will not leave our faces. “This is the presence and present we want for our youth, this is the base we can build a better world on.” Read on to find out what these gatherings are, and why they are so important. 
- [S2E12 | Unschooling Isn’t Freedom Gone Wild: Why Choices Matter More Than Ideals](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e12) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 19, 2025): What does it really mean to live freely, and what’s the cost when freedom becomes the goal instead of a tool? In this episode, we unpack the popular—but often misleading— idea of freedom in unschooling.
- [Let's keep talking about humanity and technology - Germany July 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108449-humanity-technology) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 17, 2025): Thoughts on how to stay clear, while the devices keep coming at us with new distractions. 
- [No rules apply - Nomadic Notes - Netherlands 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/108778-no-rules-apply-netherlands-bruxelles) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 14, 2025): Oh, this is so funny. I was writing a newsletter last week, opening with thoughts on how we in my country count the week numbers. I was mainly contemplating the problem of commitment and how that unfolds for nomads, how it is part of the freedom mantra, but also getting in the way of the very wanted and needed community. 
- [128: Jamie Rumble | Beyond the Classroom: Learning Emerges When We Stop Teaching and Start Living](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/jamie-rumble-2) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 10, 2025): What if our traditional education system is fundamentally misaligned with how humans naturally learn? Jesper and Cecilie Conrad continue their conversation with Jamie Rumble, exploring the philosophy and practice of unschooling within a nomadic lifestyle.
- [S2E11 - Breaking the Chains: Freedom and Trust in Parent-Child Relationships](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e11) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 6, 2025): Parents often fear that giving children freedom means losing influence over their values and choices. But what if the freedom we think we're "giving" is something our children already possess? 
- [S2E10 | Is It Working? Wrestling with Doubt in Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e10) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 22, 2025): Fear and doubt in unschooling—where they come from, how they spread, and how to move through them without defaulting to school-based thinking=
- [A Monster is Eating our Clarity - Denmark June 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/107825-eating-clarity) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 11, 2025): Thoughts on how to stay clear, while the devices keep coming at us with new distractions. 
- [S2E9 | Unschooling: How Do We Know They’re Learning?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e9) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 8, 2025): What if we abandoned the question “How do we know they’re learning?” and trusted that learning is happening? This episode examines the anxieties that lead unschooling parents to seek proof, showing how those fears are often rooted in old conditioning rather than actual need. 
- [Kute Blackson | The Magic of Surrender: Ego, Intuition, and the Power of Trust](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/kute-blackson) by Jesper Conrad (May 29, 2025): Exploring how surrender reshapes ego, strengthens intuition, and unlocks unexpected freedom.
- [S2E8 | The Math Myth: How Do Unschooled Kids Learn Math?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e8) by Jesper Conrad (May 26, 2025): Cecilie, Sandra, and Sue examine the widespread belief that children can’t learn math without formal instruction — and explain why that belief doesn’t hold up.
- [Sometimes life is funky: Berlin May 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/107513-funky-berlin) by Cecilie Conrad (May 25, 2025): A funky morning of poetry, light and thoughts just outside of Berlin. 
- [Behind and Beyond the Smartphone-Free Childhood](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/106907-smartphonefree) by Cecilie Conrad (May 11, 2025): Is the smartphone really ruining the lives of tweens and teens? Do we need to protect them by keeping them away from the tool? The movement out there is big and it is fed frequently by the repetition of fearful statements. 

Let me just remind us all, that fear is never a wise teacher. In the best of cases, fear is a signal to stay alert and to use our humanity: our cognition as well as our intuitive wisdom. 
- [S2E7 | Unschooling is Carried by Conversations](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/s2e7) by Jesper Conrad (May 11, 2025): Dinner tables, car rides, bedtime chats, café corners—this episode dives into the real places where unschooling lives and grows. Cecilie Conrad, Sandra Dodd, and Sue Elvis examine how conversations—often unscheduled, informal, and unplanned—become the central structure of a learning life.
- [Amir Nathoo | Outschool: Passion, Not Curriculum, Is the Future of Education](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/amir-nathoo) by Jesper Conrad (May 8, 2025): Outschool founder Amir Nathoo explains why education built on passion—not curriculum—may be the only way to truly prepare kids for a rapidly changing world
- [How we just LOVE life, and Live Love - Budapest April 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/106262-love-april-2025) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 28, 2025): A morning reflection from Budapest on trusting life’s intensity, receiving what we need, and surrendering to the beauty hidden in challenges.
- [S2E6 | The Role of Repetition in Learning, Unschooling, and Shaping Identity](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/106186-s2e6) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 27, 2025): What’s the value of doing the same thing more than once? In this episode, Cecilie Conrad talks with Sandra Dodd and Sue Elvis about repetition in learning, parenting, and unschooling. From kids rewatching the same movie to adults collecting books or music, this conversation explores how revisiting familiar things supports understanding, comfort, and connection. The episode also looks at the role of repetition in games, art, and everyday routines—and how these patterns shape identity and shared family language.
- [Dr. Cam Caswell | Why Control Fails and Connection Works with Teens](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/cam-caswell) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 24, 2025): We discuss AI, social media, and regulation through concrete examples from work, education, family life, and investing, with an emphasis on curiosity, skepticism, and personal judgment.
- [116: Jacob Nordby | Rethinking Freedom: Purpose, Ritual, and the Value of Being](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/jacob-nordby-2) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 17, 2025): In this conversation with author and speaker Jacob Nordby, we explore the paradox of freedom in modern life. Is it simply doing whatever we want—or does real freedom require something deeper?
- [S2E5 | Sandra Dodd, Sue Elvis & Cecilie Conrad on Learning to Read & Trusting Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105988-s2e5) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 13, 2025): Sandra Dodd, Sue Elvis, and Cecilie Conrad come together to discuss their personal journeys into unschooling, focusing on natural learning, curiosity, and redefining educational expectations.
- [Yasmin & Andy | Beyond Boundaries: One Family's Journey from England to Jungle Living in Belize](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/yasmin-andy) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 10, 2025): Yasmin and Andy left a comfortable life in the UK to join a small off-grid community in the jungles of Belize.
- [Amanda Diekman | Radical Acceptance and Low Demand Parenting](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/amanda-diekman) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 3, 2025): Low-demand parenting isn’t just for neurodivergent children—it challenges the broader parenting culture and offers a different way to relate to our kids.
- [S2E4 | Unschooling: Trusting the Process and Letting Go of Control](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105376-s2e4) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 30, 2025): Unschooling challenges the need for tests and timelines. Cecilie Conrad, Sue Elvis, and Sandra Dodd explore trust, natural learning, and letting go of control.
- [When it is All Mindset - March 2025 in Barcelona](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105775-barcelona-2025) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 28, 2025): Barcelona wasn’t sunsets and music. It was rain—21 out of 23 days of it. It was getting sick, the dogs getting sick, and working on personal projects. It was also a marathon we didn’t run but felt deeply, long stubbern walks instead of Ubers and the metro, culinary adventures in a kitchen with a holy view. 

It was working with what is, and enjoying the process. It was Real Life in the Dreamlife. 
- [Barcelona Street Art - March 2025 in Barcelona](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105778-streetartbcn-2025) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 26, 2025): Street art is such a bold and brave form, throwing it up there in the shared space, creating a comment or a decoration or a critique or a combination for the shared culture, the shared commute, the shared conversation. Vulnerable and free, open for everyone to enjoy or hate, ready for whatever. 
- [Iris Chen | Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/iris-chen) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 20, 2025): What happens when a tiger mom meets unschooling? Iris Chen, author of Untigering: Peaceful Parenting for the Deconstructing Tiger Parent, shares how she shifted from a strict, high-expectation parenting style to a trust-based approach.
- [S2E3 | Unschooling and Connections: How Learning Is All About Creating a Web of Understanding](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104836-s2e3) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 16, 2025): How kids learn math naturally through games, daily life, and problem-solving—without textbooks or worksheets. A deep dive into unschooling and real-world learning.
- [Video Games: Fear, Curiosity, and the Art of Listening](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105119-video-games-fear) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 15, 2025): Most parents struggle with video games in one way or another. I hear this question all the time. Video games and "screen time" are some of the most talked-about themes in parenting conversations. Now, I am doing something about it. This is the first in a series on the subject. Join me for some basic thoughts and strategies on the subject. 
- [111: Anne Kirketerp | Craft Psychology: The Link Between Crafting & Wellbeing](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/anne-kirketerp) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 13, 2025): The moment you carve, knit, bake or start folding paper, something remarkable happens in your brain. The anxious spiral of thoughts quiets, stress hormones recede, and you enter a state that Dr. Anne Kirketerp calls "meaningful self-forgetfulness."
- [The Snapshots we don't take and the impressions they leave - March 2025 in Barcelona](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/105776-snapshots-bcn-2025) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 6, 2025): Barcelona wasn’t sunsets and music. It was rain—21 out of 23 days of it. It was getting sick, the dogs getting sick, and working on personal projects. It was also a marathon we didn’t run but felt deeply, long stubbern walks instead of Ubers and the metro, culinary adventures in a kitchen with a holy view. 

It was working with what is, and enjoying the process. It was Real Life in the Dreamlife. 
- [Wrapping up the Focus Month - February 2025 in Southern France](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104708-finhan-2025) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 4, 2025): A simple travel journal about how life is, and how it was exactly when we did a focus month in France. 
- [S2E2 | Unschooling: Trust, Autonomy, and the Realities of Learning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104675-s2e2) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 1, 2025): What is unschooling? What is it not? And why defining it is so difficult? Sand Dodd, Sue Elvis and Cecilie Conrad explore how unschooling is not just about rejecting school but fundamentally shifting how families approach learning, trust, and daily life.
- [The Price of Unfreedom: How Managerialism Shapes Work, Childhood, and Life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104517-unfreedom) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 28, 2025): What is the price of unfreedom? How does managerialism control our work, childhood, and daily lives? Inspired by our conversation with Dennis Nørmark, this reflection explores the impact of rigid structures on creativity, trust, and true freedom.
- [Rewriting Motherhood: Do We Need New Stories?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104416-montauban) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 25, 2025): We live by the stories, we can imagine, we understand through the lens of eyes of heroes and victims and witches and kings and everyone else from the world of stories, we absorb through our lives. And I just realised, we REALLY need some new stories, or to re-tell some old ones. Do you know a good one?
- [Finhan and Montauban: Focus in France February 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104316-montauban) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 21, 2025): In Finhan, where we live in February 2025, not much is happening. The church in the square strikes its hour, funnily enough, twice, so if you didn't quite remember to count the first time, you get another chance. Pretty nice. Pretty peaceful. Not even that to stress about. The pigeons take off poetically from the open bell tower, audibly flapping their wings across the usually completely blue sky, in the silence their shared wingbeats are a whisper of presence.

It's nice to just be.
- [S2E1 | Unschooling: A Lifestyle of Curiosity, Flexibility, and Trust with Sandra Dodd and Sue Elvis](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103472-daladies13) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 2, 2025): In this first episode of season two of The Ladies Fixing the World, we explore the philosophy and practicalities of unschooling and showcase its transformative impact on families. Together, we examine the deeper aspects of learning, the importance of trust, and the joy of nurturing curiosity without the constraints of conventional education.

- [105: Sugata Mitra | How Learning Emerges Naturally Through Self-Organizing Systems](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sugata-mitra) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 30, 2025): Discover how learning emerges naturally with Sugata Mitra, the visionary behind the 'Hole in the Wall' experiment. Explore self-organizing systems, unschooling, and the future of education in a world shaped by curiosity and technology.
- [The Truth of the North: Winter Blues Denmark January 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/104205-the-north) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 28, 2025): How did we end up in Scandinavia mid-winter, and why did we need to see that contrast? How life crashes suddenly, like hitting a tree on the side of the road while driving on a beautiful journey - just because of the quality of life. What we learned, and why we leave. 
- [104: Dola Dasgupta | Unschooling in India: Embracing Choice and Navigating Challenges](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/dola-dasgupta) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 23, 2025): How does homeschooling fit into India’s diverse cultural and educational landscape? In this episode, Dola Dasgupta shares her perspective on the challenges and freedoms of homeschooling and unschooling in a country where formal education is highly valued.
- [103: Peter Gray | Rethinking Education: The Power of Play and Self-Directed Learning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/peter-gray-2) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 16, 2025): Together with Peter Gray, we explored the concept of self-directed education. The discussion highlights the shortcomings of the traditional school system and encourages parents to embrace unconventional educational approaches that foster curiosity and resilience in their children.
- [When Life Gives You Lemons - Journal January 2, 2025](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103082-lemons) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 2, 2025): There is this saying about lemons: if life throws them at you, just make lemonade. But really?! To me, it sounds like bullshit. When life gives you lemons, deal with lemons.

Take a bite and let the aroma of the oils in the skin be a bit too much, the bitterness hard to process, and the acidic juice sting in the thin skin on the side of your mouth. Why would I make lemonade?
- [The Fox and The Arch Angel - Journal December 20th, 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102751-fox-and-angel) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 20, 2024): Sometimes, we have to stay very clear and keep the spirit very open when the Universe is talking, and there is a delay in the translation. This is a story of a recent spiritual experience and a sharing of how I function in a world of guidance, how it all works, and how I stay sane in a pretty crazy world. 
- [I Trust the Process. Even when I don't - Journal December 19th, 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102745-trust-process) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 19, 2024): I often say that I love change and that I trust the process. But what about pain? When is it hard? What when I did not choose the change, did not want it? 
- [Lifeskills 303 -  December 16th, 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102614-lifeskills-303) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 16, 2024): Sometimes, I find the transformational agenda a bit out of tune with what really matters, and today, I had the chance to talk with a wise fellow human about what is truly important. That made me think. And write. Join me on a short piece on lifeskills, level 3 or so. 
- [The Humble Way Forward - London December 12th 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102615-the-humble-way-forward) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 12, 2024): What if The Big Mystery is talking, and the perceived reality does not align? This is a new situation for me, a new question, a problem I have not handled before - not with the intensity it is unfolding for me right now. So, come with me on yet another journey from chaos to balance, from distorted, wobbly, and uncontrolled screaming inner life to a place of peace and trust. 
- [Saving the Crashing Days - Southeast Sussex, England December 6th 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102430-crashing-days) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 6, 2024): A vulnerable sharing of how it is not always easy. Sharing confusion, fear, and darkness is a core part of my authenticity - if I did not do this, how could I truly share my wisdom, my insights, my power? 
- [MOR International - Journaling December 2nd 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102375-mor-international) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 3, 2024): A short reflection that flew from a box of veggies on my bed, two words combined - making me understand something new about being a nomadic mother. 
- [Is time really flying? Krakow November 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/102344-time-flying) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 3, 2024)
- [S1E12 | Embracing Change & Welcoming New Voices](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103034-daladies12) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 28, 2024): Cecilie, Carla, Sarah, and Luna on embracing change, letting go of outcomes, and what living self-directed actually looks like over time.
- [Shannon Hayes | Sustainable Living and Homeschool Adventures](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/shannon-hayes-2) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 19, 2024): Conversation with Shannon Hayes on homeschooling, family farming, slow living, and fashion as creative expression outside consumer culture.
- [Ken Honda | Happy Money. The Japanese art of Gratitude, Generosity, and Money Mindset](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/ken-honda) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 15, 2024): Ken Honda is a Japanese author and speaker known as the "Zen Millionaire" for blending Eastern philosophies with financial advice to help people find peace and abundance.
- [S1E11 | Does unschooling work?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103033-daladies11) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 5, 2024): Can the question "Does unschooling work?" be inherently flawed?  — why it's the wrong question, what a better one looks like, and what they're actually hoping for their children.
- [Tim Feldmann | Astanga Yoga: Do Your Practice and All will come](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/tim-feldmann) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 1, 2024): :
Tim Feldmann on Ashtanga yoga as a life practice — how it works as a navigation device, the Tristana method, and what 25 years of daily practice actually looks like.
- [S1E10 | Navigating Unschooling and Authority](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103032-daladies10) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 8, 2024): Authority, compliance, and how unschoolers navigate state control — without losing their sense of sovereignty.
- [Reem Raouda | Parenting Peacefully: Reducing Shouting & Encouraging Cooperation](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/reem-raouda) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 4, 2024): Reem Raouda helps parents build authentic, cooperative relationships with their children. Reem's approach focuses on moving away from controlling behaviors to foster deeper connections and harmony within families.
- [Nikolaj Astrup Madsen | Traveling village](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/nikolaj-astrup-madsen) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 12, 2024): 20 families traveling together for 4 months. Non-profit and co-created.
- [S1E9 | Navigating Parenting Conflicts](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103031-daladies9) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 10, 2024): Conflict in unschooling families — what it means, how to navigate it without the darkness, and what respectful disagreement actually looks like.
- [Laura Grace Weldon | Rethinking Education: Unschooling and Parenting in a Digital Age](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/laura-grace-weldon-2) by Jesper Conrad (May 30, 2024): Laura Grace Weldon on unschooling, screen time, and raising kids who can think for themselves — without pretending anyone has the answers figured out.
- [69: Ashley Logsdon | Mama Says Namaste: Nurturing Mindful Connections in Family Life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/ashley-logsdon) by Jesper Conrad (May 23, 2024): Ashley Logsdon, founder of "Mama Says Namaste," is a family coach, podcaster, and blogger dedicated to helping families create intentional, meaningful connections.
- [68: Gregory B. Sadler | Self-Directed Learning in Philosophy: Bridging Ancient and Modern Wisdom](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/gregory-b-sadler) by Jesper Conrad (May 15, 2024): Gregory B. Sadler has taught and designed Philosophy, Humanities, Religious Studies, Literature, and Critical Thinking courses for over 20 years. 
- [Welcome to Europe, Gypsie - Catalonia May 2024](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/98626-welcome-back-gypsie) by Cecilie Conrad (May 10, 2024): Enjoy reading about how we never know anything and always know everything. Get a personal and open view into how it feels to return from seven months in Las Americas to a simple life in Europe based out of a van. On a wall by the Mediterranean, I share the flow of my thoughts while the sun rises, and the parrots pair with the pigeons to decorate the feel of the moments under the sun. 
- [Laura Grace Weldon | Free Range Learning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/laura-grace-weldon-1) by Jesper Conrad (May 8, 2024): Laura Grace Weldon on free-range learning — what it means, how she came to it, and what happens when children are trusted to learn in their own way.
- [Sue Elvis | Live a radical life of unconditional love](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sue-elvis2) by Jesper Conrad (May 2, 2024): This episode peels back the layers of what it truly means to love our children without conditions, exploring the intersection of this powerful emotion with the unschooling philosophy.
- [Sue Elvis | Stories of an Unschooling Family](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sue-elvis1) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 25, 2024): Join us for an enlightening chat with Sue Elvis from Stories of an Unschooling Family. Sue shares her fascinating journey through unschooling her children. 
- [S1E8 | Embracing Curiosity: Unschooling as a Path to Authentic Learning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103030-daladies8) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 14, 2024): Cecilie, Carla, Sarah, and Luna on what children are actually like outside the school system — and what de-schooling looks like for the parents doing this work.
- [Dr. Gordon Neufeld | Hold On To Your Kids: Unveiling the Power of Parental Attachment ](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/gordon-neufeld) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 4, 2024): Explore Dr. Neufeld's insights on parental attachment, child development, and overcoming societal pressures in parenting. A must-listen for families."
- [61: Patricia Lohan | Fun with Feng Shui: A Path to Harmony and Empowerment for Self-Directed Living](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/patricia-lohan) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 28, 2024): Discover how to embrace Feng Shui to craft a self-directed life filled with harmony and empowerment. Tune in for insights on balancing your space and life, and having fun!
- [60: What about the social life of an unschooler | Sam KingDavis asks us anything](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/social-life) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 21, 2024): Dive into unschooling with us, Cecilie and Jesper Conrad. Sam KingDavis asks us anything. Together we explore its impact on education, family dynamics, and child development.
- [57: Lucy Aitkenread | Being a parent is a gateway to Self-Discovery: A Journey Towards Community, Connection, and Healing](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/lucy-aitkenread-2) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 29, 2024): We explore the 'rhythm method' of healing and the wisdom in embracing the cycles of personal growth, finding spirituality in the simplicity of peanut butter sandwiches, and the mindfulness of our everyday tasks.
- [55: Sandra Dodd | The Unforeseen Benefits of Unschooling - Healing past traumas](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sandra-dodd-4) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 15, 2024): Unschooling profoundly impacts both children and parents. For many parents, the process of deschooling themselves is a journey of personal growth and healing. By allowing your children to thrive free from academic pressures, you also foster a unique space for parental reflection and development.
- [54: Sandra Dodd | Unschooling thoughts on gaming, YouTube and the internet](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sandra-dodd-3) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 8, 2024): Together with Sandra Dodd, we explore the complexities of the digital age with an open mind. We hope this episode will help you redefine parental boundaries, encourage independent thinking, and cultivate a relationship with technology that allows your children to thrive.
- [S1E7 | Embracing Unschooling: Practical Strategies for Nurturing Self-Directed Learners](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103028-daladies7) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 7, 2024): Whether your child is drawn to academic subjects or alternative pursuits, this episode reassures you that unschooling is about respecting each child's unique journey, encouraging their innate capacity for reflection, and supporting them as they navigate their way through the rich landscape of knowledge and skills they choose to explore.
- [Jo Isaac | The Transformative Power of Self-Directed Education](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/jo-isaac) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 1, 2024): "I remember the day I threw the school bell out the window – figuratively, of course. It marked my family's leap into unschooling." Jo Isaac shares her journey through the world of self-directed learning. 
- [Robyn Coburn | From Doubt to Devotion - The Unschooling Transformation](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/robyn-coburn) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 25, 2024): Outschool founder Amir Nathoo explains why education built on passion—not curriculum—may be the only way to truly prepare kids for a rapidly changing world
- [#51: Akilah S. Richards | Raising Free People - Unschooling from a Black Perspective](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/akilah-s-richards) by Jesper Conrad (Jan 18, 2024): Join us as we delve into this enlightening discussion with Akilah S. Richards, exploring the impactful and healing world of unschooling from a Black perspective.
- [Will it Ever be Enough?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93967-will-it-ever-be-enough) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 3, 2024): When we arrived to the big house at Baja, we had to kick ourselves hard to remember how great this is - even when the temperatures are about 10 degrees Celcius colder than we aimed for, and the house is impossible to heat. 
- [First Transit of the Year](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93947-first-transit-of-the-year) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 2, 2024): Project one of the year: Moving our tribe from Tijuana with the fence to the big house by the beach, where we will spend the coming six weeks with some of our American friends. 
- [Evaluation Mood - a New Year State of Mind](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93923-evaluation-mode) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 1, 2024): Do you also want to evaluate at the edge of the new year? I want the statistics: How many museums, how many cities, how many beach days, where did we go, how did it unfold? What do we want to change, and how can we do it? What is the better plan, based on the things we learned?

This kind of evaluation goes through my mind, while the new year unfolds in the celebration on the last night of the year and the humble beginning on the first day.
- [Transit from La Paz to Tijuana | Day 363 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93727-la-paz-to-tijuana) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 29, 2023): Arriving in Tijuana. The most overwhelming thing was the wall. Oh, my good. I have to say it. It is crazy. Cra. Zy. Double metal fence construction over hills and around corners keeps the two countries separate.
- [A much needed pause from being tourists| Day 362 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93726-a-much-needed-pause) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 28, 2023): We canceled the plan to go out on the ocean to swim with the big fish because we are exhausted from being "the tourists with the dollars," paying and paying for everything we do - it is enough now; we need to be normal for a while.
- [Blake Boles | Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/blake-boles-1) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 28, 2023): Blake Boles is an unschooling advocate and author of the book 'Why Are You Still Sending Your Kids To School' he also runs transformative teen programs called Unschool Adventures.
- [Stuck in the desert | Day 361 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93717-stuck-in-the-desert) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 27, 2023): We needed to buy gasoline halfway through our trip and arrived at a gas station that was out of electricity. Therefore, they could not pump the gasoline and, hence, not sell it to us. And they had no idea (of course) when the problem would be fixed.
- [Dolphins are whales | Day 360 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93716-dolphins-are-whales) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 26, 2023): It is very hard to take good pictures of dolphins, especially if you are at the same time trying just to enjoy the moment and save some hours in the afternoon, not wanting to delete photos all night. 
- [Christmas Games: The Julømpiade is on! | Day 359 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93715-christmas-games) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 25, 2023): The Julømpiade is on! For those who do not speak Danish, this word is a mix of Christmas and The Olympics. A tradition we started last year to do something for Christmas as I dread the traditional expectations of the housewife and mom. 
- [Merry Christmas from Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos | Day 358 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93714-merry-christmas) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 24, 2023): Isla Magdalena was our Christmas walk. We like to go for a walk at a beautiful place on the 24th of December. We walked over the dunes to the pacific where we found beautiful seashells, and wondered why so many skeletons of turtles were on the shore.
- [Almost done with my 365 challenge | Day 357 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93657-almost-done) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 23, 2023): I have been asked if I am looking forward to completing my 365 challenge so I am off the hook of writing a story every day. It is a good question, and I have been pondering for a while as to whether I am going to continue my daily update. 
- [A day in The mangroves | Day 356 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93656-a-day-in-the-mangroves) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 22, 2023): “Where the Crawdads Sing” is a great novel; I greatly enjoyed it. Here, in Puerto Aldolfo Lopez Mateo, the landscape takes me right there, to the marshes where the novel takes place. 
- [A long, dusty road | Day 355 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93655-a-long-dusty-road) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 21, 2023): A long, dusty road. We literally saw a Roadrunner. Like in the cartoons! It must be one of the highlights of the day. Such a great comment on the desert landscape we traveled through. 
- [47: Dean Bokhari | Balancing Work, Values, and Fulfilment: A Life's Manual](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/dean-bokhari) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 21, 2023): Dean Bokhari on revolutionizing reading through Flash Books. We delve into reshaping masculinity in education, fostering self-growth and impactful leadership.
- [The Sea of Cortez | Day 354 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93654-the-sea-of-cortez) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 20, 2023): Just get out there. On the water. In the water. That is the recommendation from everyone we met living on boats for everyone else. And it is very true. 
The first thing we met was a humpback whale and its calf. It was, of course, amazing, and we all felt if we see nothing more today, it is a success anyway.
- [Peaceful days, walking, talking and blue blue sky | Day 353 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93653-peaceful-days) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 19, 2023): Sometimes, these peaceful days, even with all the adventure, are hard to describe. It all seems a bit banal when jotting it down in my journal. But really, this is the life I want.
- [Oh the sunrises over La Ventana | Day 352 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93652-oh-the-sunrises) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 18, 2023): In La Ventana, it made a lot of sense to get up at five in the morning to enjoy the sunrise from pitch dark over extreme beauty to bright daylight. Every day. 
In La Ventana, we took turns going down with a virus, fevers, and loss of voice. 
- [S1E6 | Da Ladies Kinda Hate Christmas](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103027-daladies6) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 18, 2023): The real dynamics behind Christmas — family pressure, gift-giving conflict, generational trauma, and letting go of the perfect holiday.
- [Happy Days in La Ventana | Day 351 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93651-happy-days) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 17, 2023): What does it mean to be happy? Often, we don’t stop to understand it while it is ongoing; we trot along and live, only to realize how much we had the moment we lost it. 
- [Wild West Walk in La Ventana | Day 350 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93638-wild-west-walk) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 16, 2023): Two hours of planning and negotiations of who was coming and who was not finally got us out walking. Not far, and not all of us, as some are down with some virus, but still, we wanted to get out there and do something other than just stayin in the beautiful house!
- [La Ventana: Welcome to Baja Sur | Day 349 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93637-la-ventana) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 15, 2023): Life is this. The moving around. The people we move for. Reaching out to the opportunities, taking what is, and appreciating all the big and little gifts of life. It seems obvious right now the right thing is to enjoy the fantastic nature around us and the people we get to share the experience with. 
- [In transit again: Going to Baja Sur, California| Day 348 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93636-in-transit-again) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 14, 2023): I scored eight out of ten on the travel score sheet of my son-in-law, as I had brought a knife in the packed lunch - the knife took my two last points. Everything else went so smoothly that it was hard to understand.
- [Kelly Halldorson | The Unschool Bus that inspired our travels](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/kelly-halldorson) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 14, 2023): Listen to Kelly Halldorsons inspiring journey from traditional life to unschooling on the open road. They bought an old school bus, converted it into a home, and named it 'The Usnchool Bus'. Discover Kelly's family story of growth, challenges, and resilience.
- [Casa Azul: The Frida Kahlo museum | Day 347 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93635-casa-azul) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 13, 2023): Goodbye, Mexico City. That was fun! And exhausting. We want to come back, but we are also eager to leave. It is intense to visit the huge cities. 
- [We experienced an earthquake | Day 346 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93634-earthquake) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 12, 2023): The central story of this day is the earthquake. Thank God we have no pictures. Because there was nothing to take photos of. Except for a lot of people in the streets. 
- [The waiting Monday | Day 345 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93633-the-waiting-monday) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 11, 2023): It is nice to sometimes just have a practical day. We needed papers to travel with the dogs, so Silke and I walked to the local vet; smiling, professional, and friendly, she helped us with the paperwork, and we had the pleasure of meeting a real wolf in the waiting room. It was also a day of waiting, as Liv and Erik would arrive in the early evening.
- [The long walk of CDMX | Day 344 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93632-the-long-walk-of-cdmx) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 10, 2023): The classic pilgrimage to the main art museum, the cathedral, the central square, and the Aztec ruins took us through a rich array of experiences. The market for handmade artifacts, some amazing and some cheap stuff for tourists. The dodgy area where people live in tents in the streets. 
- [Fragmented Impressions | Day 343bof my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93631-fragmented-impressions) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 9, 2023): I just wanted to include more images from the same day. The streets with their shiny buildings contrasting the little cargo-bike-food stalls, the architecture of the Anthropological Museum, the London style busses - so many impressions. See them here!
- [Beating Hearts - Museum of Anthropology | Day 343 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93588-beating-hearts) by Jesper Conrad (Dec 9, 2023): I titled this “Beating Hearts” because the Aztecs’ human sacrifice took out the still beating heart of 52 humans EVERY DAY (according to our guide)! Head and heart were offered to the gods; the rest ended in the soup.
- [Frida, the streets, the buildings | Day 342 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93576-frida-the-streets-the-buildings) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 8, 2023): The first step in Mexico City was to take it in the city. A good way to do it while not wasting time is to visit an art museum. Mexican art is like nothing we have seen in Europe. It IS different, consistently, different somehow in the same way, or in a parallel manner, or am I just making it up?
- [Have no Fear | Day 341 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93575-have-no-fear) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 7, 2023): I am not afraid. I am insecure about how to find my way in this context, how to find solid information in most here-and-now contexts, and how to balance this search with a no-fear strategy. As it happens, life itself seems to save me every time, leaving me with only fairly easy options, enough lovely people, and time to take it slow. 
- [Mexican Mind Mystery | Day 340 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93574-mexican-mind-mystery) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 6, 2023): The story goes (the one I know) that the Huichol people, who make this sort of art, took the peyote juice to enter a state of transcendence in order to be able to talk to the gods. And once back from what we would call an acid trip, they would share what they saw by making this kind of colorful art.
- [Gated Community how Exotic | Day 339 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93573-gated-community) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 5, 2023): Everything can be an adventure, even this. For us Europeans, a REAL gated community with a guard, actually several guards, is seriously exotic. We had to show ID and share who we were visiting, and they had to, in advance, let the guards know we were coming. 
- [Volunteer work and a windowless Airbnb | Day 338 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93572-volunteer-work) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 4, 2023): It is truly overwhelming how fast San Miguel de Allende is unfolding for us. One of the game-changing things is that there is not much ego energy. It is all real people with good balance and perspective, all interested and interesting, with a path, mission, and solid values.
- [The trampoline park and more new friends | Day 337 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93571-the-trampoline-park) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 3, 2023): It was a lovely morning after the game-changing party, convincing us we had finally found the place with the right vibe and the right people to stay longer when we did not feel like traveling.
- [Roaring Twenties: A party to convince us we are home | Day 336 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93570-roaring-twenties) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 2, 2023): This was the final drop: We are now convinced San Miguel de Allende is the right place for us to have our winter breaks and find our new community and base. 
- [So this is Christmas | Day 335 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93569-so-this-is-christmas) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 1, 2023): Walking the dogs in the morning was a true pleasure on December first. Hundreds of red flowers called Christmas roses in Danish lined the plaza in front of the cathedral, and just as many schoolchildren were getting ready to go to church. 
- [We need art: Nourish the soul | Day 334 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93562-we-need-art) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 30, 2023): We can not live on tortillas alone. We need art. We need a lot of art. Something to choose from, something to browse through, something to contrast what we just saw. Something to underline what we don’t understand. Something to make us question what we know.
- [The colors, the corners, the cathedral | Day 333 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93561-the-colors-the-corners) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 29, 2023): On the second day in SMA, we just took it in. There is not much to say. We worked. We studied. We shared meals. We walked the streets. We enjoyed it a lot. 
- [San Miguel de Allende - New places, New perspectives | Day 332 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93560-san-miguel-de-allende) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 28, 2023): SMA has a very beautiful cathedral and cobblestone streets, lots of tourists and ex-pats, lots of street vendors, churches, and Christmas decorations. It feels lovely to be out there again at the adventure, exploring the world and maybe finding a new winter base.
- [Birthday Party for my exceptional husband | Day 331 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93559-birthday-party) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 27, 2023): My very special husband is hiding behind a humble cover, being very ambitious and downright stubborn, sticking to his rules, his values, his big dreams, his obsessions, and his love for everything beautiful, romantic, extraordinary, puzzling, or worth enjoying.
- [S1E5 | Challenging Societal Norms: Navigating the Transition to Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103026-daladies5) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 27, 2023): Cecilie, Carla, Sarah, and Luna on breaking free from societal defaults — and how to start living outside the prescribed path even if you're still inside the system.
- [Healing Christmas | Day 330 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93557-healing-christmas) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 26, 2023):  A journey from Christmas skepticism to embracing the festive spirit with newfound friends and traditions. I might be able to create a lovely Christmas when I have grandchildren. Maybe there is hope?
- [Bowling, freedom cells and miracles | Day 329 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93556-bowling-freedom-cells-and-miracles) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 25, 2023): I love the vibrant life in Querétaro. Exploring the bustling markets, enjoying a unique bowling night, and witnessing the magic of new connections from the freedom cell.
- [Destination Independencia | Day 328 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93544-destination-independencia) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 24, 2023): Destination Independence is - I suppose - a tourist tour around the city, but I liked the sight of the bus to underline my core values. The sight of it made me happy, hence the title of this post. This is the destination: Independence. It is also the vehicle: Independence. Freedom. Freedom first. 
- [The Coca-Cola Paradox | Day 327 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93542-coca-cola) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 23, 2023): Coca Cola. It is an icon. We don’t agree, maybe with the sugar content or the policies (that I honestly know nothing about), yet I must say, I am secretly a fan. Is it OK, not to hate Coca-Cola?


- [#43 Pat Farenga | Shaping Lifelong Learning: The Power and Potential of Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/pat-farenga-2) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 23, 2023): Explore the transformative world of unschooling with expert Patrick Farenga. Discover educational alternatives and their societal impact.
- [Queretaro's Marketplace: A Canvas of Chaos, Freedom, and Community | Day 326 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93541-queretaros-marketplace) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 22, 2023): Exploring Queretaro's marketplace reveals insights into personal freedom and community amidst chaos. The chaos allows for freedom. The options allow for differences. There is nothing streamlined.
- [I ruined Christmas | Day 325 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93537-i-ruined-christmas) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 22, 2023): I have to admit it. Now that I know, I will know for the rest of my life. There is no way around it. Once you know, you know. And I know it was me. I ruined Christmas.
- [Breaking Free from Christmas Traditions | Day 324 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93538-breaking-free-from-christmas-traditions) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 21, 2023): I hate the binding structures of the traditions holding us all down and under deep waters of hot wine with cinnamon, locking our attention on the consumption of particular foods and construction of decorated rooms, and deduction of unreal needs in everyone we know (so we can wrap something for the darn day.)
- [Small pockets of resistance | Day 323 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92525-small-pockets-of-resistance) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 20, 2023): Explore the philosophy of radical unschooling from a mother's perspective, highlighting the importance of freedom and personal growth in parenting.
- [Exploring Queretaro: A Sunday Walk Full of Discoveries | Day 322 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92524-exploring-queretaro) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 19, 2023): Join us on a captivating Sunday walk through Queretaro, where street scenes, culture, and language learning blend into an enriching experience.
- [The Trouble of Transit and the Benefits of Values | Day 321 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92523-the-trouble-of-transit) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 18, 2023): Explore our journey through transit difficulties in Mexico and how sticking to personal values made it a meaningful adventure.
- [Life Lessons & Reflections in Playa del Carmen | Day 320 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92522-reflections-in-playa-del-carmen) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 17, 2023): Discover how Playa del Carmen offered unexpected life lessons and a chance for reflection, blending travel with personal insights.
- [Reflecting on Our Slow-Down Plan at Playa Del Carmen, Mexico | Day 319 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92516-our-slow-down-plan) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 16, 2023): Join me as I reflect on our journey in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, learning to embrace a slower pace & the beauty of unplanned moments. Discover our insights!
- [Exploring Mayan Wonders: Our Day at Chichén Itzá & Coba | Day 318 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92515-chichen-itza-and-coba) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 15, 2023): An awe-inspiring day at the Mayan cities of Chichén Itzá & Coba, where history & adventure intertwine. Join us on our journey to these wonders of the world.
- [How Small Habit Shifts Enhance Our Family's Travel Experience | Day 317 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92461-small-habit-shifts) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 14, 2023): Subtle changes in our daily habits are shaping our family's journey and connections while traveling in Mexico.
- [The Unforeseen Challenge: Dogs in Heat While Traveling | Day 316 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92351-dogs-in-heat-while-traveling) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 13, 2023): Having TWO little dogs, BOTH on heat while in Mexico, of all places, has proven a challenge that will go down in our personal history. We are at a point now where even walking WITHOUT the dogs attracts male street dogs!
- [Yippee-ki-yay Mother F****ers | Day 315 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92350-mayan-ruins-and-cenotes) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 12, 2023): The adventure is the adventure, and we embrace it. After a day as gringo tourists, laughing while watching the first Die Hard and yelling Yippee-ki-yay, Mother F****ers was exactly what we needed, emotionally and existentially.
- [Exploring Tulum's Mayan Ruins and Cenotes | Day 314 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92349-mayan-ruins-and-cenotes) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 11, 2023): We got a cultural shock. It was a strange thing, the whole thing. How something we expected to be an experience of nature was more like … an amusement park?
- [The silent contrast: Finding peace in quit days | Day 313 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92348-the-silent-contrast) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 10, 2023): We are making peace with the facts of life here. This is not the Mexico we came to see; this is not a place where we will ever go back - yet somehow, it is the perfect frame for us as we try to find our feet, our souls, and our peace.
- [Beyond the Destination: Discovery and Connection | Day 312 (again) of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92347-beyond-the-destination) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 9, 2023): Sometimes, you just need to take a long walk to uncover life's simple joys. From birdwatching to appreciating local ingenuity, Join me on a journey of love, observation, and reflection.
- [To find what can not be found | Day 312  of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92284-to-find-what-can-not-be-found) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 9, 2023): Explore the depths of self-discovery and the pursuit of balance, inspired by tales from 'Pirates of the Caribbean' to 'Alice in Wonderland'. A personal journey towards finding happiness.
- [Contemplating Silence: A Personal Reflection on Disconnect and Discontent | Day 311 (again) of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92202-contemplating-silence) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 8, 2023): I am in no state to write. I feel like I have nothing to say. Equally, I feel like nobody is listening anyway. Who am I even talking to? 
The rough version: I am in no state to write. 
- [Sometimes, we fall: Together Through Life's Ups and Downs | Day 311 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92199-sometimes-we-fall) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 8, 2023): Join us as we navigate life's challenges, finding solace in each other and in the rich cultural tapestry of Huichol art. A story of love, healing, and the profound impact of art and tradition in our lives.
- [ Finding Meaning in Life's Wandering Journeys | Day 310 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92170-wandering-journeys) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 7, 2023): We embrace the beauty of life's unstructured paths. We enjoy the simple moments, from marveling at street art to hunting for board games and art supplies. 
- [Embracing Imperfection: The Journey of Preserving a Writing Streak Amidst Chaos | Day 309 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92169-embracing-imperfection) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 6, 2023): I'm balancing family, work, and travel. It's a journey of finding joy in the most unexpected moments. On top, I'm trying to maintain my writing streak amidst life's chaos.
- [I Resisted the Urge to Take Pictures and Found Magic in the Everyday | Day 308 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92168-magic-in-the-everyday) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 5, 2023): I resisted the urge to take pictures and found magic in the everyday. A day's journey in local authenticity and unexpected enlightenment.
- [Moments with Meaning: Coffee, Conversations, and Life's Little Lessons | Day 307 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92001-moments-with-meaning) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 4, 2023): Birds. Sugar. Jesus. Balance. The simple joys of life, like sharing a cup of coffee with loved ones. Discover how a mundane moment can hold profound life lessons and remind us of the balance between care and spontaneity.

- [Crossing the Line: From Bystander to Participant in Cultural Festivities | Day 306 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92000-from-bystander-to-participant) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 3, 2023): Delve into the heart of cultural immersion as we navigate the delicate balance between observing and participating in local traditions. Join us in reflecting on the vibrant spirit of festivals and the transformative journey from a bystander to an active participant. 
- [Echoes of Ancestors: Embracing Dia De Los Muertos Tradition | Day 305 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91999-dia-de-los-muertos) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 2, 2023): Explore the profound traditions of Dia De Los Muertos through our personal journey of remembrance and cultural discovery. From sacred altars to vibrant dances, join us in honoring the spirits that guide us from life to the afterlife.
- [My Writer's Odyssey in Mexico: Balancing Creativity and Daily Life | Day 304 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91882-embracing-change-and-reflection-in-mexico) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 1, 2023): Join me on my personal journey through Mexico as I navigate writing a book with a lifelong friend, unschooling my children, and embracing the vibrant culture and tranquil life by the beach.
- [Exploring Mayan Ruins Amidst Playa del Carmen's Luxury Villas | Day 303 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91880-exploring-mayan-ruins) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 31, 2023): Join our family adventure as we discover the untamed remnants of Mayan culture in Playa del Carmen's exclusive community—no tickets, no crowds, just the thrill of ancient ruins and exotic wildlife amidst tropical luxury.
- [Moonlit Musings: Embracing Serenity on the Caribbean Coast | Day 302 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91879-moonlit-musings) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 30, 2023): The moon's mystique enhances the tranquility of our daily routine. From the simplicity of a beach walk to the profound beauty of a moonrise, discover how nature's wonders elevate the ordinary to the extraordinary on the shores of Playa de Turismo.
- [S1E4 | Exploring Attachment Parenting and Unschooling: A Shift in Perspective](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103024-daladies4) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 30, 2023): Cecilie, Carla, Sarah, and Luna on attachment as biology, why instincts get overridden, and how attachment parenting and unschooling connect.
- [Cultural Immersion and Personal Reflections Amidst Recovery | Day 301 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91878-cultural-immersion-and-personal-reflections) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 29, 2023): Dive into a day of introspection and cultural exploration as I navigate through moods, art galleries, and local festivities. From the subtleties of inner balance to the vibrant Day of the Dead celebrations.
- [Beach Walks and Home Life: Balancing Adventure and Relaxation in Mexico | Day 300 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91767-beach-walks-and-home-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 28, 2023): From exploring local cenotes to movie nights featuring Frida Kahlo, our family navigates the challenges and joys of settling into Mexico. Discover how we balance outdoor adventures with cozy home life, all while adapting to a new culture and timezone.
- [Finding Comfort and Healing in Mexico: Our Journey with Vegan Treats and Slow Days | Day 299 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91766-finding-comfort-and-healing-in-mexico) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 27, 2023): Struggling with jetlag, a virus, and adjusting to a new life in Mexico, my family found solace in a local vegan, organic restaurant. Discover how simple pleasures like vegan cheesecake helped us heal and adapt to our new surroundings.
- [Discovering Playa Pelicanos: A Day Beyond Mass Tourism in Mexico | Day 298 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91700-discovering-playa-pelicanos) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 26, 2023): Join us as we explore Playa Pelicanos, a hidden gem away from the hustle of mass tourism. From white sandy beaches to exotic iguanas and the simple joy of a UNO game, discover how this day trip peeled back layers of our understanding of nomadic life.
- [39: Laurie A. Couture | Empowering Children: A Fresh Perspective on Trauma, Attachment, and Alternative Education](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/laurie-a-couture) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 26, 2023): We discuss childhood development, trauma, and attachment with expert Laurie A Couture. Explore the impact of modern systems on children, the importance of secure attachment, alternative education, and the Couture Protocol.
- [Anything is Better Than the Sofa: A Mantra for Life's Adventures | Day 297 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91699-anything-is-better-than-the-sofa) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 25, 2023): Discover the life-changing mantra 'Anything is better than the sofa' that became central to our family's philosophy during an epic road trip. Learn how this simple phrase can inspire you to embrace life's ups and downs, even on a rainy day.
- [Exploring Street Art and Cultural Symbols in a Subtropical Setting | Day 296 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91612-exploring-street-art-and-cultural-symbols) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 24, 2023): A walk through the local market reveals the beauty of street art and its vulnerability to time and change. The experience is enriched by the discovery of Catrina, a cultural symbol critiquing societal norms, and reminding us to stay true to ourselves.
- [The Heart of Darkness: A Critical Look at Tourism in Playa del Carmen | Day 295 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91611-the-heart-of-darkness) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 23, 2023): A thought-provoking day trip to Portal Maya in Playa del Carmen reveals the complexities of modern tourism. The experience raises questions about economic disparity, consumerism, and the impact of our lifestyle choices on local communities.
- [When Friends Arrive: A Day of Discoveries in Playa del Carmen | Day 294 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91592-when-friends-arrive) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 22, 2023): Jetlag and emotional shifts mark our second day in Playa. As we await friends, we explore local markets and street art, challenging first impressions. Conversations with friends and new discoveries make us feel more at home, embracing the vibrant local scene.
- [Playa del Turismo: Navigating First Impressions of Playa del Carmen | Day 293 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91591-playa-del-turismo) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 21, 2023): In Playa del Carmen, we confront initial reactions to tourism and local flavors. The "Why are we here?" question sparks deep reflection and planning. Amidst tourist chaos, we find space for work, health, and future travels, embracing vibrant Mexican culture.
- [Over the Pond: Balancing Fears and Trust on a 20-Hour Journey to Playa del Carmen | Day 292 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91590-over-the-pond) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 20, 2023): Navigating a 20-hour journey to Playa del Carmen, we confront various fears and challenges, from dietary restrictions to border controls. Despite the bumps along the way, the experience reaffirms the importance of balancing attention to detail with trust in the process.
- [You Carry Your Fears, Literally: The Psychology of Packing for Long-Term Travel | Day 291 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91589-you-carry-your-fears-literally) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 19, 2023): Transitioning from van life to backpacking, our packing choices reveal hidden fears. As we embark on a seven-month journey, we face the challenge of letting go to discover what's truly essential.
- [The Heart of Nomadic Life: Building Friendships Across Borders | Day 290 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91523-building-friendships-across-borders) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 18, 2023): In our sixth year of full-time nomadic living, we've found that the real adventure lies in the people we meet. From Europe to America, friendships are our most treasured discoveries. Whether walking the Camino or sharing meals, these connections last a lifetime, proving that the world is both huge and intimately small.
- [The Minimalist Approach to Travel: Choosing Being Over Having | Day 289 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91522-choosing-being-over-having) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 17, 2023): As we transition to a life in backpacks, we're reminded of the power of minimalism. Discover how shedding the non-essentials not only lightens the load but also brings clarity, focus, and peace. This isn't just a trip; it's a lifestyle shift that starts from our core values.
- [ The Emotional Journey of Selling Our Bus: A Chapter Closed, A New Adventure Begins | Day 288 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91519-a-podcast-for-change-makers) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 16, 2023): We say goodbye to our beloved bus, a symbol of freedom and togetherness. From its purchase in Sweden to its final resting place at Mon la Bassa, discover how letting go can be a beautiful full-circle moment, opening doors to new adventures.
- [The Beauty in 'Useless' Moments: A Day of Loose Ends and New Beginnings" | Day 287 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91520-the-beauty-in-useless-moments) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 16, 2023): Dive into a day where computer time and 'useless' sentences find their place alongside meaningful connections and life philosophies. Discover the joy in wrapping up loose ends, both literal and metaphorical, and the importance of staying open and curious.
- [Da Ladies Fixing the World: A Podcast for Change-Makers | Day 286 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91518-a-podcast-for-change-makers) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 15, 2023): In our podcast, "Da Ladies Fixing the World," we tackle topics like unschooling, attachment, and the courage to live your truth. Subscribe to be part of a community that believes in making a difference.
- [Challenge the Norm: Rethinking 'Normal' in a Medicated World | Day 285 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91517-rethinking-normal) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 14, 2023): Dive into the necessity of challenging societal norms, especially when it comes to medicating children to fit into a system. Explore conversations that push boundaries and question the status quo, all while staying true to what's important.
- [Balancing Life's Contrasts: The Power of Punctuality and Flexibility | Day 284 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91515-balancing-lifes-contrasts) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 13, 2023): From punctuality to flexibility, explore how everyday choices shape our readiness for life's next steps. It's about becoming "ready to be ready" and tying up life's loose ends.
- [The Art of Flexible Planning: How to Navigate Life's Unexpected Twists | Day 283 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91514-the-art-of-flexible-planning) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 12, 2023): Navigating a day full of shifting plans and unexpected challenges? Discover the importance of adaptability and quick decision-making. Learn how to maintain peace and focus when life throws curveballs your way.
- [Embracing Change: The Power of Letting Go and New Beginnings | Day 282 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91513-the-power-of-letting-go) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 11, 2023): Today, I agreed to sell my bus, donated my belongings, and shared a heartfelt meal with my family. I'm discovering the courage it takes to change my life's direction and answer a higher calling.
- [Family, Blessings, and the Beach: A Day to Remember | Day 281 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91369-family-blessings-and-the-beach) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 10, 2023): We took Jesper's parents to Mon La Bassa, shared stories, and enjoyed the importance of family. From beach walks to organic dinners, discover how a day with loved ones can be a blessing.
- [The Quiet Moments: A Day of Rest and Reunion | Day 280 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91368-the-quiet-moments) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 9, 2023): Discover the beauty of doing less and enjoying more. From welcoming family to simply staring at the horizon, explore how a day of rest can be just as fulfilling as any adventure.
- [Barcelona Unveiled: A Day of Walking, Wonder, and Mixed Goodbyes | Day 279 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91367-barcelona-unveiled) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 8, 2023): Join us on a 15-kilometer trek through Barcelona, where we embrace the city's charm, from its street art to its vegan treats. Discover why the journey is as rewarding as the destination and why this visit feels like both a hello and a goodbye.
- [Let It Go, Let It Go: The Freedom of Shedding Stuff for New Horizons | Day 278 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91130-let-it-go-let-it-go) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 7, 2023): Step into our day of intense decluttering, as we say goodbye to old dreams and material possessions. Discover how letting go is not just about space, but also about making room for new adventures and a life less burdened.
- [We Need New Dreams | Day 277 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91129-we-need-new-dreams) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 6, 2023): We are on the path of decluttering and self-discovery as we part with books and clothes, making space for new dreams and a future full of adventure.
- [The Power of Letting Go: A New Chapter Without Our Bus | Day 276 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91128-the-power-of-letting-go) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 4, 2023): Witness our emotional yet liberating journey of clearing out our bus at La Bassa, reflecting on five years of adventures and realizing the freedom that comes from letting go of material anchors.
- [Letting Go of the Bus: The True Meaning of Home | Day 275 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91127-letting-go-of-the-bus) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 3, 2023): Join us as we revisit our bus at Mon La Bassa and discover that home isn't about possessions but where the heart finds freedom and connection.
- [October's Summer: A Perfect Day at Playa de Sant Salvador | Day 274 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91126-octobers-summer) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 2, 2023): Relish an unexpected summer day in Catalunia, complete with sun, sea, and a heartwarming reunion. Learn why seasons don't define our adventures.
- [Savoring Madrid's Sun and Moon: A Day of Goodbyes and New Beginnings | Day 273 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91066-savoring-madrids-sun-and-moon) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 1, 2023): From Madrid's sun-soaked parks to a moonlit drive to Playa de Sant Salvador, join us as we say goodbye and chase new adventures by the Mediterranean.
- [Unleashing Wanderlust: Our High-Energy Road Trip from Santiago to Madrid | Day 272 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91065-unleashing-wanderlust) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 30, 2023): Join us as we navigate the emotional highs and lows of saying goodbye on our nomadic journey. From making lifelong friends to exploring Santiago, learn how we turn farewells into opportunities for growth and future reunions. 
- [Embracing the Big Goodbye: Our Journey of Friendship and Adventure | Day 271 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91064-embracing-the-big-goodbye) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 29, 2023): Join us as we navigate the emotional highs and lows of saying goodbye on our nomadic journey. From making lifelong friends to exploring Santiago, learn how we turn farewells into opportunities for growth and future reunions.
- [Discovering Ancient Engravings: A Mountaintop Adventure Post-Camino | Day 270 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90692-discovering-ancient-engravings) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 28, 2023): After the emotional whirlwind of the Camino, my friends and I sought solace in nature. Our hike led us to a mountaintop where we uncovered ancient stone engravings. The journey, filled with challenges and awe-inspiring moments, was a testament to the beauty that awaits when we push forward.
- [Finding Peace on the Camino: Sunsets, Mangoes, and New Beginnings | Day 269 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90691-sunsets-mangoes-and-new-beginnings) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 27, 2023): After my transformative journey on the Camino, I found moments of profound peace and clarity. From savoring the ripest Spanish mangoes to being captivated by breathtaking sunsets, I share my deeply personal experiences and feelings of gratitude in these post-Camino days.
- [Camino Frances Day 17: Completion, Reflection, and Honoring Love | Day 268 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90624-camino-frances-day-17) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 26, 2023): On the final day of our Camino Frances journey, emotions ran deep as we approached Santiago. Amidst the beauty of moss-covered trees and silent forests, we took moments to reflect, culminating in a symbolic gesture of lighting a candle for love in the cathedral. A testament to the transformative power of the Camino.
- [Camino Frances Day 16: Trusting the Process and Embracing the Journey | Day 267 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90622-camino-frances-day-16) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 25, 2023): On Day 16 of Camino Frances, we journeyed from Arzua, embracing introspective nights and the beauty around us. Amid challenges and reflections, we learned to trust life's unfolding process.
- [S1E3 | Navigating Social Challenges in the Unschooling Journey](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103023-navigating-social-challenges-in-the-unschooling-journey) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 25, 2023): Four unschooling parents on how their kids make friends, why social life outside school takes effort, and what friendship actually looks like without the school framework.
- [Camino Frances Day 15: Reflections, Renewal, and Embracing Minimalism | Day 266 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90621-camino-frances-day-15) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 24, 2023): Day fifteen on the Camino Frances was a day of introspection and rejuvenation. From basking in the sun on a balcony to pondering life's deeper questions, join us as we explore the power of meditation, the significance of chakras, and the journey towards a lighter, more meaningful existence.
- [Camino Frances Day 14: A Journey of Beauty, Challenges, and Unexpected Rewards | Day 265 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90619-camino-frances-day-14) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 23, 2023): On the fourteenth day of Camino Frances, we embraced the beauty of nature, tackled challenging inclines, and found joy in the unexpected. Join us as we recount a day filled with green cornfields, blue skies, serene forests, and a memorable lunch with loved ones.
- [Camino Frances Day 13: Walk to Melide & A Miracle Cream Experience | Day 264 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90617-walk-to-melide) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 22, 2023): We trekked to Melide, reminiscing about a past visit and a life-saving cream for burns. Discover our walk under changing weather, the unforgettable dinner in Melide, and the simplicity of local salads that left a lasting impression.
- [Camino Frances Day 12: Embracing Beauty, Memories, and Milestones | Day 263 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90561-stars-steeps-and-surprises) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 21, 2023): From a low-vibe start in a village to being awed by sunrises and sunsets, a day filled with reflections on beauty, existence, and camaraderie. Marking 200km, it's a blend of profound moments and simple joys.
- [Camino Frances Day 11: Ferreiros to Gonzar - Stars, Steeps, and Surprises | Day 262 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90560-stars-steeps-and-surprises) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 20, 2023): Starlit start from Ferreiros to Gonzar. Misty paths, coffee in Portomarin, and a day of contrasts ending at a basic hostel.
- [Camino Frances Day 10: Sarria to Ferreiros - A Deepening Journey | Day 261 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90559-a-deepening-journey) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 19, 2023): A 14km introspective walk from Sarria to Ferreiros. The Camino's transformative power unfolds beyond words.
- [Camino Frances Day 9: A Blend of Memories, Weather, and Lessons Learned | Day 260 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90558-mist-mountains-and-memories) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 18, 2023): A 25km trek to Sarria with changing weather and challenging terrains. Revisiting past memories and forging new friendships, the Camino teaches us to choose our paths wisely.
- [Camino Frances Day 8: A Journey Through Mist, Mountains, and Memories | Day 259 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90557-mist-mountains-and-memories) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 17, 2023): Steep climbs, misty views, and unexpected adventures. The Camino's magic continues.
- [15 Years of Amazingness: Celebrating the Journey of a Remarkable Girl | Day 258 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90422-years-of-amazingness) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 16, 2023): Join us as we reflect on the incredible journey of a remarkable girl who has brought joy, strength, and transformation to her family. From her birth to conquering mountains on her birthday, discover the unique qualities that define her and the lessons learned from being her mother. Explore the beautiful adventures and moments that shape her extraordinary life.
- [Camino Frances Day 6: Scenic Ascent, Roadside Treks, and Paella Delight | Day 257 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90423-camino-frances-day-6) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 15, 2023): Day 6 on the Camino Frances: A challenging ascent, road walking, and a heartwarming paella feast under a stunning sunset. Experience the sense of community and tired yet joyful hearts on this memorable journey.
- [Camino Frances Day 5: Warmth, Giant Dolls, River Dips, and Evening Laughter | Day 256 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90424-camino-frances-day-6) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 14, 2023): Day 5 on the Camino Frances: A sun-soaked journey with surprising encounters, a refreshing river dip, and an evening of laughter. Discover the diverse elements that made this day memorable on the pilgrimage.
- [Randall Hardy | Challenging the State: A Conversation on Family-Based Education](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/randall-hardy-1) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 14, 2023): Our guest is Randall Hardy, a UK homeschooling advocate. Explore the political climate affecting home education, parental authority erosion, and family's value in learning. Gain insights into the pitfalls of traditional schooling and the importance of family bonds in education. 
- [Camino Frances Waiting Day 2: Rainfall, Conversations, and the Rhythm of Life | Day 255 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90425-camino-frances-day-6) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 13, 2023): Waiting on the Camino Frances: A day of rest, rain, and meaningful conversations. Discover how this pause in the journey brings unexpected moments of connection and reflection on the path of life.
- [Camino Frances Waiting Day 1: Language Discoveries, Mountain Serenity, and Farmyard Explorations | Day 254 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90427-camino-frances-day-6) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 12, 2023): On the first day of waiting on the Camino Frances, delve into the unexpected experiences of language barriers, rural life, and the charm of an old mountain village. Explore the serenity of the mountains, farmyard encounters, and the beauty of linguistic challenges that make this journey memorable.
- [Camino Frances Day 4: Countryside Conversations, and Riverside Respite | Day 253 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90467-camino-frances-day-4) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 11, 2023): Join us on Day 4 of Camino Frances as Liv's knee prevails. Explore cities, share countryside conversations, find solace by the river, and rest in a charming country house.
- [Camino Frances: Day 3 - Descents, Reflections, and a Medieval Fair | Day 252 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90468-camino-frances-day-3) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 10, 2023): Day 3 of Camino Frances as we descend into stunning landscapes, reflect on the journey's challenges, and enjoy a medieval fair in Ponferrada - an existential experience of exhaustion, vulnerability, and unexpected strength.
- [Camino Frances: Day 2 - Peaks, Rain, Barefoot Walking, and Thunderous Skies | Day 251 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90469-camino-frances-day-2) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 9, 2023): We conquered peaks, endured rain, left our sins at the iron cross, and faced blisters. Amidst challenges, we savored a Camino-style lunch and marveled at a breathtaking sunset and thunderous skies in a mountain village.
- [Camino Frances: Day 1 - Peaks, Rain, Barefoot Walking, and Thunderous Skies | Day 250 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90470-camino-frances-day-1) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 8, 2023): We started the Camino Francés with a relaxed 13km walk, and found a place with tipis, and areas with hammocks, vegan paella, and hot showers. Nice!
- [Pam Laricchia | Living Joyfully - Redefining Success and Parent-Child Relationships](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/pam-laricchia) by Jesper Conrad (Sep 7, 2023): Pam Laricchia on how her family came to unschooling, what it looks like in practice, and how trust shapes learning outside a curriculum.
- [Embracing the Unconventional: The Power of Big Dreams and Real Connections | Day 241 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90399-the-power-of-big-dreams) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 30, 2023): Meet the 'real people' who inspire us on our journey—those who find us 'completely bonkers' and like us anyway. Dive into our visit with Garry the Guy in Normandie and explore the concept of going all-in on life. Are your dreams so big they scare you? Discover how embracing the unconventional can lead to a fulfilling life and how we might help you achieve your grandest dreams.
- [Mastering the Art of Resilience: How to Bounce Back from Low-Vibe Situations During Travel and Life | Day 240 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90398-how-to-bounce-back) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 29, 2023): Learn the essential life skill of turning a challenging situation into a beautiful experience. From waking up at a construction site to unexpected expenses, discover how a shift in perspective can transform your day. Explore practical tips on how to practice resilience, make the most of new options, and find joy in the journey, no matter the obstacles.
- [Day 2 at All About Dogs Festival: From Competitions to Camping, A Tale of Canine Adventures Near Norwich | Day 240 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90396-all-about-dogs-festival) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 28, 2023): Experience the second day of the All About Dogs festival through the eyes of two families united by friendship and a love for dogs. From joining quirky competitions to finding peace amidst the chaos, discover how this festival offers something for everyone—even those not obsessed with dogs. Read on for the highs, the lows, and the unexpected joys of this canine-centric event.
- [S1E2 | Unschooling and Parental Judgment](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103022-unschooling-and-parental-judgment) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 28, 2023): Cecilie, Carla, Sarah, and Luna on self-judgment, social pressure, and how unschooling families think about values, accountability, and freedom without shame.
- [Unleashing Joy at Norfolk's Dog Festival: A Family's Journey into the World of Canine Love | Day 239 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90395-norfolks-dog-festival) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 27, 2023): We had an unforgettable experience at Norfolk's Dog Festival. From a daughter's lifelong passion for dogs to the intricate details of canine communication, discover how this festival became a haven for dog lovers. Learn about the competitions, the products, and the community that make this event a must-visit for any dog enthusiast.
- [The Power of Kindness vs. Rudeness: A Tale of Two Campsites During Our Homeschooling Adventure | Day 238 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90397-norfolks-dog-festival) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 26, 2023): Explore the contrasting experiences of staying at two different campsites during a homeschooling event. One campsite exudes a negative vibe with rude signs and an unwelcoming atmosphere, while the other offers a haven of kindness, warmth, and community. Discover how the tone set by the owners can make or break your stay, and why kindness always wins.
- [The Struggles of Keeping Track in a Fast-Paced Life  | Day 237 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90274-unlocking-the-chaos-of-time) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 25, 2023): Ever find yourself losing track of dates, forgetting anniversaries, or mixing up seasons? Dive into one woman's candid journey through the complexities of time management, the 365 challenge, and the beauty of living in the moment. Discover how she navigates the whirlwind of life, love, and the elusive concept of time.
- [English canals and the barges  | Day 236 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90272-english-canals-and-the-barges) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 24, 2023): I associate canals with the Netherlands and maybe Belgium, so it was a lovely add-on to our English experience to see the boats. Some pretty, some very home-made, some full-time homes, some more shop than a boat. It was great. It truly was. Slow and great. Love and light
- [Unwinding after HEFF: A Journey from Festival to Family Time | Day 235 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90273-unwinding-after-heff-a-journey-from-festival-to-family-time) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 23, 2023): Recapping the final day at HEFF Festival, from morning yoga to driving off with friends. Discover how we navigated the come-down and cherished the moments.
- [Emergency vet appointment | Day 234 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90271-emergency-vet-appointment) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 22, 2023): Our oldest dog, Yuna, does not like wasps and bites out after them when they circle her head. This time, Yuna got one of them bastards, and while biting it, it bit back and stung her on the tongue. Damn. There is no way to know if this is dangerous. The tongue could swell so much that the dog might have trouble breathing, so we drove off to the nearest vet.
- [Teenagers | Day 233 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90172-teenagers) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 21, 2023): Explore the benefits of unschooling for teens. A parent shares insights on building confidence and respect through self-directed education. Learn how a nurturing approach can positively impact adolescence and create a culture of well-being and trust.
- [ Special: Raquy Danziger | Interview with the World known Darbuka player, artist and musician](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/raquy-danziger) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 21, 2023): Discover Istanbul's music with Darbuka drummer Raquy. Dive into her journey in male-led drumming, her passion for math & sports enhancing her skills. Explore her online drum school & camps blending music, yoga, meditation, and vegan cuisine.
- [The Coffee Conversations | Day 232 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90174-the-coffee-conversations) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 20, 2023): How lovely at a festival to have a nice coffee guy on site, serving the perfect espresso-based drink for less than three pounds. What a luxury to sit with a friend in the sun with my morning coffee, talking about everything and then nothing and then everything again.
- [Not back to school | Day 231 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90171-not-back-to-school) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 19, 2023): Kids don't want to be in school. Yet the adults in this society who, on the one hand, all recognize the fact most kids don’t want to be in the schools still believe they need to manipulate their children and tell them how great it is, how it is going to be so much fun, bribing them with new backpacks and pencils with glitter, new outfits, and more stuff.
- [Worldschooling | Day 230 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90170-worldschooling) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 18, 2023): What is it anyway? Worldschooling?

We had signed up to give a talk about our educational style under the headline “Worldschooling.” And it got me thinking.  How do I explain what it is? And is it truly our educational style? 
- [Vegan and glutenfree | Day 229 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90169-vegan-and-glutenfree) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 17, 2023): Our style of eating does not make it easier to travel full-time. We are vegan and gluten-free. Honestly, I sometimes wish it would just be easier. But at the Home Education Family Festival, we were lucky enough: The only food stall was vegan AND gluten-free, just exactly like us. And they had crepes! Yay.
- [Home Education Families’ Festival | Day 228 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/90168-home-education-families-festival) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 16, 2023): Every day, there is yoga on, discussions and panels, workshops of all sorts, sports and crafts, and dance, and you name it. Evenings of music, live bands, and DJs all from the community, and everyone dancing, laughing, and hanging out. 


- [Fairford and a friend | Day 227 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89686-fairford-and-a-friend) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 16, 2023): Fairford is a small town in Gloucestershire in the Southwest of England. A pretty and neat little place I would have never visited if it was not because one of my friends grew up there and, for the moment, lives with her mother in the family home. 
- [Stonehenge, what can I say? | Day 226 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89685-stonehenge-what-can-i-say) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 15, 2023): “There is no way I am leaving England without seeing Stonehenge first,” my youngest child said when we did our planning day in Forest of Bowland a week(ish) before. Funny enough, you might think he would be tired of old stone circles, cathedrals, pottery, and little round marks in the ground where there might or might not have been some wood construction 6000 years ago. He is not. None of us are.
- [You will never walk alone | Day 225 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89684-you-will-never-walk-alone) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 14, 2023): This is the key to football as a religion. The loneliness. Or, more precisely: The human craving for belonging. There has been so much lost in modern society, and football can sometimes mend it: bring people together, makes us feel part of a tribe, part of something bigger.
- [Special: Mark Lupan | How is a Handpan made? Interview with one of the world's best handpan makers.](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/mark-lupan) by Jesper Conrad (Aug 14, 2023): Journey into the world of handpan creation with Marc Lupan. Discover the intricacies of making this enchanting instrument, the quest for perfect sound, and the joy of completing a handpan. Tune in for an engaging exploration of craftsmanship and music.
- [William Turner at TATE Liverpool | Day 224 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89683-william-turner-at-tate-liverpool) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 13, 2023): William Turner is epic. And the exhibition was special. I think we spend two or maybe 3 hours staring at how he describes the ocean, the clouds, the sky, the boats, the brutality and the beauty, the light. 
- [Everything The Beatles | Day 223 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89682-arriving-in-liverpool) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 12, 2023): We walked the streets, passed the club where the Beatles took their first steps into fame, the whole rock and roll area with live music (of varying quality), the wall of fame (and yes, it IS overwhelming how many superstars has played on the same scene), the statues in the streets, the t-shirt shops with Beatles Beatles Beatles, and the Beatles statue at Albert Dock. 
- [Arriving in Liverpool | Day 222 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89681-arriving-in-liverpool) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 11, 2023): Here begins a little bite of the road trip, just the five of us - as planned on our pausing day in Forest of Bowland. Liverpool was on the way to Stonehenge, and Stonehenge was on the bucket list. We have a dear friend from Liverpool, and we cherish the dialect.
- [Kendal | Day 221 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89680-kendal) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 10, 2023): We met Annas' family at the castle in Normandie in the spring, and we all got along very well. And it was a pleasure to visit them in Kendal, even though we had only one day to share. 
- [Sheep, Rivers and Stone walls | Day 220 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89679-sheep-rivers-and-stone-walls) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 9, 2023): We stopped at the most magical and beautiful place to have lunch in the grass by the river under the trees. Literally magical. We crossed the river to walk the moss on the other side, took many photos, and enjoyed the whole thing. 
- [Pausing day | Day 219 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89678-pausing-day) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 8, 2023): When our friends went back to Denmark, we decided to rent the lovely house for an extra day just to have some peace and quiet. Since the beginning of April, we have been surrounded by people every day, except for 3 days: 2 Driving days from Rome to Normandie and one single day in Copenhagen.
- [Playing Dungeons & Dragons | Day 218 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89360-playing-dungeons-dragons) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 7, 2023): Not many adults take the time to play. This is too bad. A D&D adventure is a great experience to share with loved ones; any game, any play pretend, any unfolding of silliness and fantasy among friends is a beautiful energy to unleash.
- [They can simply not cook in England | Day 217 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89344-almost-scotland) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 6, 2023): Visiting Great Britain, we thought: let's go visit a tearoom. Asking around, the best tearoom in the area was supposedly the PuddleDuck Tearoom. Eating lunch out would free time to play D&D all morning on a rainy day. It seemed like a good plan.
- [Almost Scotland | Day 216 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89343-almost-scotland) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 5, 2023): I will let the pictures speak for themselves. There is not much more to say. Walking for several hours with my family and my friends in this beauty was, of course, a blessing. 
- [Out and back - a good long walk in the mud | Day 215 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89342-everyday-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 4, 2023): We all had the feeling we were walking in the Shire. Beauty unfolds all the time, new angles, new hills, new beautiful horizons and small details, flowers and totes, and sheep and cows and birds.
- [Everyday life as a nomad | Day 214 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89339-everyday-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 3, 2023): It can not wait; we are leaving soon. Living nomadically gives you a sense of urgency. It wakes you up and forces you to decide and revise what is more important. And why. It pushes us to stay focused, ensuring we always do what is most important.
- [Hiking in the rain | Day 213 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89338-hiking-in-the-rain) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 2, 2023): What is a good life? What makes us happy? How do we succeed in doing the things that make for a good life and make us happy? Hiking in the rain, changing the plan, and coping with dogs on leashes and cars passing can be a success, even if we imagined something else. It is all about mindset and about knowing our why.
- [Transition day | Day 212 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89337-transition-day) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 1, 2023): It is not very interesting to drive on a highway in the rain, slowly, because of road construction. One of the delays was a 27 minutes queue deriving from a parked road construction vehicle on the side and people having to drive around it. Seriously! And the rain. What is going on with this English summer?! 
- [Footpaths and barefoot walking | Day 211 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89335-footpaths-and-barefoot-walking) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 31, 2023): There is something about the footpaths in England. At some point, a law was installed to protect the paths, allowing everyone to walk on the established paths. This means there are thousands of paths through fields and along and through other sorts of private land, making England very open to enjoy for everyone. 
- [Bradgate park | Day 210 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89334-bradgate-park) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 30, 2023): Watching Britain in a park. The different people, their vibes and styles, and projects. I love to look at people. I was amused by observing most of them still had their shoes on in the water. Where I come from, everyone would take them off. 
- [Running alongside a train | Day 209 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89333-running-alongside-a-train) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 29, 2023): It is not like the world will stop spinning until I am done thinking. Wouldn’t that be nice, though? If the planet would please stop spinning, the inner processes give us a break when we need to sit down and THINK. 
- [Canterbury Cathedral | Day 208 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89162-canterbury-cathedral) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 28, 2023): We have seen a lot of European Cathedrals, as in very many. It is one of my passions to visit them, as I find them all astoundingly beautiful,
- [Too much to do. In the rain | Day 207 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89161-too-much-to-do-in-the-rain) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 27, 2023): Sinead O Conor died. Fjord's best friend called. When we finally went for a little walk, the rain started again. We shared the wash. Discussed shampoo. Met new people. Did two podcast recordings back to back. Organized the van a bit. Tried yeast-extract Marmite Style. 
- [The Weekly Walk habit | Day 206 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89151-the-weekly-walk-habit) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 26, 2023): Walk and talk is just as perfect together as dahl and rice or sunshine and beach. Here are some observations on England as we walked there, some thoughts on unschooling as we walked with two other unschooling families and my whispering intention to try to build a real habit. 
- [Ladies Fixing The World | Day 205 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89148-ladies-fixing-the-world) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 24, 2023): On Learn Nothing Day, 24th of July, I launched my podcast, which I am doing with 3 Ladies, two in this house in The Midlands and one in Tenerife. They are all three travelers and unschoolers, and we are all friends.
- [S1E1 | Da Ladies Fixing the world](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/103021-da-ladies-fixing-the-world) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 24, 2023): Four unschooling parents on how they left the school system, what de-schooling actually looks like, and why unschooling isn't something you do — it's something you live.
- [Moving North | Day 204 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89044-moving-north) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 23, 2023):  The sunshine in the garden, the writing explosion, the driving, the arrival in sisterhood, the laughter. Perfect. Just perfect. 
- [Learn Nothing Day, Compliance and Avoidance | Day 203 of my 2023 Journal  | England ](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88976-learn-nothing-day-compliance-and-avoidance) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 22, 2023): Learn Nothing Day combined with my genuine shock reaction to a new-to-me three-letter diagnosis inspired this text about leaving children be, accepting our parental responsibility of love and support, and shaking off the madness of demands and structure surrounding mainstream family life. Welcome to a rampage about freedom, trust, and real reality. 
- [Wilderness Wood | Day 202 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89020-wilderness-wood) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 21, 2023): Martin’s family introduced us to Wilderness Wood, a beautiful project close to where they live, where home-educated children take classes in woodwork and pottery, enjoy the forest and each other, where people co-live and share life, where people live and learn and grow. 
- [England, finally | Day 201 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89017-england-finally) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 20, 2023): Last year just around this time, we did not make it to England. Paperwork not in order. We had another great summer adventure, and it was all good. But NOW, we want to go to the lands of Shakespeare, Stonehenge, The Beatles, Queen Elisabeth, the Viking invasions, and you go on with the list. 
- [Sandra Dodd | Learn Nothing Day - Unschooling and the Complexities of Parenting](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sandra-dodd-2) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 20, 2023): This is an episode to celebrate Learn Nothing Day. Sandra Dodd's birthday is on July 24th, and as a joke, she started 'Learn Nothing Day,' - now an international holiday for unschoolers — a day where we each year try to learn nothing and fail :)
- [Calais | Day 200 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89015-calais) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 19, 2023): Moving through the day, we had to get practical things done and place the vehicles at the station for campers, watch a documentary, and go for a walk to look at Calais. We might need to give Calais more time. 
- [The why revisited | Day 199 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89013-the-why-revisited) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 18, 2023): I am unsure why I keep writing these small stories about our travels. Some days it seems like an unnecessary chore. Writing every day about what happened and what we thought about seemed like a great idea in the beginning. I thought it would help me keep track of things.
- [Chilling | Day 198 of my 2023 Journal of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89001-chilling) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 17, 2023): All the little things. The little things that are actually big. We did them. All day long and very far into the late evening. 
So it goes sometimes. The adventure can be the silence. 
- [The Gent Festival | Day 197 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/89010-the-gent-festival) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 16, 2023): This time we had a plan! No loud music, no big crowds. We went out to see the Gentfest, but the focus was to find street artists, street musicians, some food, and just some hanging out time. 
- [Sailing and hanging out | Day 196 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88833-sailing-and-hanging-out) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 15, 2023): We have friends everywhere, except where we don’t - so we go there to make new ones. A bit overwhelmed by the ones we already have, and now holding a streak of socializing EVERY DAY since mid-April, we are strong social ones. 
- [A Sick dog, a bit of driving, and a lovely evening | Day 195 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88831-a-sick-dog) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 14, 2023): A thing I find beautiful is the people! Marjan is the sister of a friend we have in El Vendrell. Marjan always said: "Just come over if you are ever in Belgium," - Last year we said yes - and it was so fun that we invited ourselves again :)
- [Rain, bikini-body, and container-obsession | Day 194 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88769-rain-bikini-body) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 13, 2023): We found a campervan park at a harbor in Holland. It was full of roses and other flowers, someone attended them beautifully, harbors are always beautiful, and on top of all that, there was a special treat: The view to a container facility, where I could obsess over worldwide logistics and the moving systems of vast chunks of stuff. 
- [Bremen | Day 193 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88761-bremen) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 12, 2023): We visited the science museum Universum. It is a good one of its sort, with only one downside - the lack of oxygen! Would they please open a window?!
- [Moving on | Day 192 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88759-moving-on) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 11, 2023): The core of the nomad lifestyle is to move on. Ever so often, when we go somewhere, we feel the time allocated for the place and the people are to restricted: We want to stay for months. We say that over and over: We could stay here for a month! Or two! I wonder when we will learn to trust the process fully.
- [The social nomad | Day 191 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88757-the-social-nomad) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 10, 2023): Our children are not dependent on a social field of: A) lack of trust of adults (because they always have an agenda, and they don’t trust you). B) too many other children you are forced to spend EVERY DAY with for up to NINE hours.
- [Synchronicity | Day 190 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88671-synchronicity) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 9, 2023): The connection between our exit and the weather change would be perceived as non-existent and strange to even think about. Yet, Jung described these perceived synchronicities in human life as important and meaningful awareness of the subject towards essential life elements.
- [Everything matters | Day 189 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88628-everything-matters) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 8, 2023): What matters the most is we stay alert and awake spiritually; we stay alive and present and ready to enjoy the journey of life. That we can engage in a state of flow and love, trusting what we do and don’t do to be the “right” choices. “Everything matters” 
- [Stay in flow | Day 188 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88625-stay-in-flow) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 7, 2023): Emotions are a good guidance system. When at peace, all is good; when excited, we are on track to something important, when annoyed, frustrated, or angry, there is something to let go of, either an idea, an ego vibe, or an attachment to some version of reality not currently available. 
- [Halfway done! | Day 187 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88624-halfway-done) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 6, 2023):  Having a clear value system and a clear goal makes it so much easier to “miss out” on what is happening here and now to achieve a greater goal. There is nothing I recommend higher than getting clear on goals and values. And re-doing it ever so often. What is important? Where are we going? And why?
- [The adventure is the people | Day 186 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88598-the-adventure-is-the-people) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 5, 2023): Little did we know, before we left, that co-living would become our style. Initially, it seemed strange to move in with people, but lo and behold - right there was the light.
- [The zero-day | Day 185 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88595-the-zero-day) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 4, 2023): One of the significant advantages of the nomad lifestyle is scarcity. It keeps us awake. The fact we are not staying long anywhere makes it always urgent to prioritize and do what is the most important always. We can not fool ourselves; we have to do what is on top of the list.
- [On the road again | Day 184 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88593-on-the-road-again) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 3, 2023): It is interesting how our life seems to be out here; our home base is moving around; we feel comfortable and happy when we have collected our energy, stuff, and plans into this tiny box on wheels. 
- [This day is a true blessing | Day 183 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88591-this-day-is-a-true-blessing) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 2, 2023): “This day is a true blessing. Let’s not be afraid to use the word! Sharing all of the hours all of us together and how it unfolds truly is a blessing”.
- [Århus | Day 182 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88589-aarhus) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 1, 2023): In the second largest city in Denmark, Århus lives one of my father's little brothers. The one I have the closest relationship to. We went to a nearby beach for the night, so we would be ready to spend the day with him. 
- [A Rose garden | Day 181 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88587-a-rose-garden) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 30, 2023): Roses are one of the garden disciplines to enjoy. Why do we even do it? Roses are delicate, vulnerable, and unique. They take time; they take skill; they take effort, they take feel.
- [Productive | Day 180 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88582-productive) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 29, 2023): I am not sure I like being productive and working to achieve my goals. I am not sure I like my top 3 from the daily to-do list, my set intentions, and my boxing of time. It seems like a loss of a lot of freedom.
- [Nomad daily life | Day 179 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88578-nomad-daily-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 28, 2023): I sit with the pain. I feel it. I feel the deep love and allow the pain to be. It is all okay. The root is love. And love is the meaning of everything. So, we are good. Secondly, I remind myself no plans are so set they can not be changed, hence our house rule of writing our plans with a pencil.
- [Writing a book | Day 178 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88576-writing-a-book) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 27, 2023): I have been wanting to write a book for a while now. Sometimes life throws something at you. At the right time, and the right place, in the right context, and with the right vibe. Read about the start of my book project here!
- [Do not be afraid - My Aunt Else | Day 177 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88570-there-is-a-sadness-creeping-in) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 26, 2023): Else is 99 years. She approached me at my Grandads funeral some ten years ago, and told me who she was - she is the younger sister of my late granddad younger sister, I had never met her before - she said she would love to be a great-grandmother to my children and happy to get to know my family.
- [There is a sadness creeping in | Day 175 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88561-there-is-a-sadness-creeping-in) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 25, 2023): There is a sadness creeping in as we do our last rounds in Denmark this summer. The price for the adventure is being paid right now. Only five weeks in our home country in total this year is taking its toll.
- [Garden Party | Day 174 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88303-garden-party) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 24, 2023): When we came back from Sweden, we said goodbye to our oldest and delivered her back to her boyfriend and her home in Copenhagen. Then we drove to my sister's house, equally in Copenhagen. Hugged the nieces and cooked some food. We were tired, and the following day I crashed. 
- [Leaving Sweden | Day 173 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88310-leaving-sweden) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 23, 2023): The summer nights are fantastic here, and with even one more sentimental emotion, we stick to our plan of leaving Scandinavia in high summer to get to visit other countries in the North. 

 Somehow we can not be everywhere at the same time.
- [Learning to the highest potential | Day 172 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88214-learning-to-the-highest-potential) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 22, 2023): But worse, much worse, is to impose this ambition on OTHERS, Adults want to set the scene for their (or others’) children to learn to their highest potential. Let's NOT do that. Let’s just be. Let be. Choose to be. And what to be. Remember, the “highest potential” of this life is to live it.


- [Mary Griffith | Unlocking Passions and Potential: The Power of Unschooling and Family Support](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/mary-griffith) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 22, 2023): Discover how unschooling empowered Mary Griffith's daughters to pursue their interests without school constraints and gain insights into their unique educational experiences. 
- [Summer Solstice | Day 171 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86767-summer-solstice) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 21, 2023): One of the reasons we chose to become nomadic was my winter depression, and one clear sign for us was when I started worrying at Summer Solstice. On the shortest night, I would know how the rhythm was turning, how the darkness was coming, and it would ruin everything for me.
- [Life of Pi | Day 170 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86765-life-of-pi) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 20, 2023): Creating a better story is a way to survive a challenging situation emotionally. The question is: Do we always do that? And is the so-called reality of the challenging situation more True than how we choose to see it? What is the difference between the narrative as a coping mechanism and deep understanding? 
- [What is that unschooling thing? | Day 169 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86763-what-is-that-unschooling-thing) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 19, 2023): True unschooling is a lifestyle where the whole idea of school has been removed from the equation, the idea of “you have to learn” and the idea of the curriculum. Both. Both need to go in order for it to be unschooling.
- [Look for what you need in what you have | Day 168 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86672-look-for-what-you-need-in-what-you-have) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 18, 2023): We live in a world of consumerism. Always shopping. Always using something. What if we stop? Stop to think. What if we let go?


- [Mothering | Day 167 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86659-mothering) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 17, 2023): One thing I do not understand about modern parents. It seems they can’t get away from their children fast enough; it seems all they talk about is how annoying, misbehaved, noisy, and messy the kids are. They (the adults) whine about the chores that accompany parenthood and the losses of time, money, silence, and freedom - and I don’t get it.
- [Silent time | Day 166 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86657-silent-time) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 16, 2023): It is some form of rebellion to stop and be silent and do simple slow stuff of no obvious value. To the world, it seems we always have to be productive and efficient, so not doing so and being openly and on purpose silent and slow is my simple pushing back.
- [The last bottle of champagne | Day 165 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86655-the-last-bottle-of-champagne) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 15, 2023): On the last day we spent with my sister's family in Sweden, we shared the last bottle of champagne from my mother, whom we all lost four years ago. It meant a lot. The little smile. The sigh. The time we get to share. Even the losses we share.
- [20: Ronni Abergel | The Human Library - Unjudge Someone - Creating a Safe Space for Dialogue](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/ronni-abergel) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 15, 2023): Challenge stereotypes with the Human Library: Discover a unique concept where human beings share their stories and experiences. Bridge gaps, foster empathy, and promote understanding.
- [ Live Learn Love | Day 164 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86630-live-learn-love) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 13, 2023): Thriving is a complex one. Human nature, our flaws, and vulnerabilities will emerge in any context where we unfold, hence also in this reign.  We can learn a lot from studying the seven deadly sins and looking for temptation in our own lives. 
- [The value of home-making | Day 163 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86636-the-value-of-home-making) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 12, 2023): I am very much a homemaker. This is interesting, as at the same time, I am a true nomad. I find it intriguing how I can at the one hand love to move around so frequently and at the same time enjoy the home-making processes of setting a space for social life, and establishing a kitchen with fermentation and sprouting.
- [The Lake and the present moment | Day 162 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86629-the-lake-and-the-present-moment) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 11, 2023): I read about the book “Your stolen focus,” which got me thinking about my focus. How I hardly ever meditate anymore, and how my mind drifts (which is a good thing) and my focus dissolves (which is a bad thing).
- [Swedish memories | Day 161 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86628-swedish-memories) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 10, 2023): Sweden is somehow a second motherland for me, and l love being back for a while. I love how old memories mix with new experiences and how reflections on past times add to the depth of the current moment, like new strings on an instrument or different resonance. 
- [Scandinavian Summer Nights | Day 160 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86625-scandinavian-summer-nights) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 9, 2023): Happiness is a state of mind, a concept hard to define and maybe even harder to achieve. There are many things we can do to enhance the chances for happiness to enter, but it is probably impossible to aim directly for it.
- [Sweet Sweden | Day 159 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86497-sweet-sweden) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 8, 2023): Ten days in Sweet Sweden is waiting. Nothing on the calendar but sunshine, forest, birdsong. Beautiful. 
- [Naomi Aldort | The Power of Connection in Parenting](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/naomi-aldort) by Jesper Conrad (Jun 8, 2023): Discover the philosophy of authentic parenting and unleash your child's potential. Naomi Aldort shares transformative insights for raising confident, free-thinking children.
- [More is more | Day 158 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86496-more-is-more) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 7, 2023): The saying “less is more” has been around for a long time, and it makes sense to a lot of people. The minimalist movement has been big, and it is an important one. Stuff, as well as projects, accumulate, and the consumerism culture is moving at high speed.
- [Pushing children | Day 157 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86425-pushing-children) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 6, 2023): Adults obsess about making rules, and setting “boundaries” for children so that they understand = obey. I find it hilarious because adults don’t respect the boundaries of the children.  The contrast between the respect wanted and claimed, and the respect given is enormous. 
- [Your focus determines your reality | Day 156 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86424-your-focus-determines-your-reality) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 5, 2023): I trust we are always at the right place at the right time. It is a matter of mindset. Of trusting the process. Of focus.  As Chi-Gon (master of Obiwan) says: “Always remember: Your focus determines your reality.” This is such a deep truth. And so we welcome new adventures. 
- [Life witnesses and sailing through the city | Day 155 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86414-life-witnesses-and-sailing-through-the-city) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 4, 2023): Copenhagen is a city by the water. We sailed the canals together with my soul-friend Tamiko and her partner on a big raft. Spending a day on the water with friends in the sunshine is such a luxury. We sailed all afternoon, had meaningful conversations, feet in the water. Storm read “The old man and the Sea” on the raft, and it was perfect. 
- [When you think you have a plan | Day 154 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86412-when-you-think-you-have-a-plan) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 3, 2023): Some days are overloaded with to-do. If we lean back and trust the process, they might unfold beautifully. When we sat around the porridge and berries, the list of things to do was huge and seemed impossible.
- [Shakespeare and Nostalgia | Day 153 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86342-shakespeare-and-nostalgia) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 2, 2023): A friend of mine told me about a Shakespeare open-air play in one of the central parks - The Tempest, a play I had never heard about. It was funny, moving, relevant, brutal, existential, full of insanity and love (Shakespeares' favorite mix), tragedy and comedy, ribbing out the innermost vulnerable elements of human life and bending it in neon. 
- [The narrow path versus the narrow life | Day 152 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86341-the-narrow-path-versus-the-narrow-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 1, 2023): I sometimes tell myself this: If I do what is hard (make my way through the narrow path of doing what I find right despite all systems around me), my life becomes easy (as in I am happy and present and know I am on track in my life).
- [The New Copenhagen | Day 151 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86330-the-new-copenhagen) by Cecilie Conrad (May 31, 2023): If I were ever to move back to my hometown, I would not choose the new areas. I would stick to be me. And hope to find some of the wild lives, some of the extreme kind of thinking, and some of the raw and untamed non-matrix lives I have always loved in my city.

- [Tivoli is my Copenhagen | Day 150 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86329-tivoli-is-my-copenhagen) by Cecilie Conrad (May 30, 2023): When my first child was a little one, I was a single mom with half an education, a tight budget, a small apartment, and a good life. We had a lot of fun! We were Copenhageners with cargo bikes and a love for the city space. 
- [ Beautiful Copenhagen and our alternative life | Day 149 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86328-beautiful-copenhagen-and-our-alternative-life) by Cecilie Conrad (May 29, 2023): When we let go of the ideas of how “it is supposed to be,” we are left in a peaceful place. When we learn to live with less, happy if we have “it all,” and happy if we have “some,” then life is so much easier.  We are happy and so ready for this special event. A week in our favorite city - the one we come from. Beautiful Copenhagen. 
- [The journaling challenge | Day 148 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86261-the-journaling-challenge) by Cecilie Conrad (May 28, 2023): When I started this challenge 148 days ago, I planned to share a photo daily, along with a snippet of text related to the day before—a simple travel-journal challenge. I have loved doing it. It has grown a lot.  I try to ignore the attention from social media. Well, I do not ignore the people talking to me, obviously, but I try to avoid being hungry for it. It can be hard, likes can be addictive. 
- [Gaming | Day 147 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86258-gaming) by Cecilie Conrad (May 27, 2023): Wuau, it has been a roller coaster! Gaming might be the most potent example of the importance of Deschooling in my entire journey as an unschooling mom. Wuau it is complicated.  What are we afraid of? Today I will try it myself and see what happens. I might have some fun!
- [Moments | Day 146 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86195-moments) by Cecilie Conrad (May 26, 2023): Not all days sport Rocking things to Rant about or big themes to play Wise with Wisdom around. Some days are silent resonance boxes. So much love. So many decisions. So much to do. All the moments. All of the long lines. The responsibility. 
- [Book release in Copenhagen House of Poetry | Day 145 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86194-book-release-in-copenhagen-house-of-poetry) by Cecilie Conrad (May 25, 2023): The artist was reading out loud, while the musician created music with the movement of paper, her cello, her guitar, the silences in between, and the poems dripping through, dancing over, creeping in under your skin, into the brain, making you think, making you feel. I am humbled by the fact, the artist is my daughter.
- [17: Samuel KingDavis | The Adventure Is the People: An Interview with the caricature artist](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/samuel-kingdavis-1) by Jesper Conrad (May 25, 2023): Join us on Samuel KingDavis' journey from hotdog vendor to renowned caricature artist. Discover the connection between faces, personalities, and the world of caricature art.
- [Dinner at Åmarksgård | Day 144 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86211-dinner-at-aamarksgaard) by Cecilie Conrad (May 24, 2023): To share a meal with loved ones is a beautiful thing.  We have sat down many times around this table and are grateful to have these wonderful friends in our life. Always the perfect balance between learning, growing, enjoying, and simply being.
- [The me-time concept | Day 143 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86163-the-me-time-concept) by Cecilie Conrad (May 24, 2023): When my kids were small, and I realized the craziness of mainstream (even state-supported) advice for families, me-time was a huge thing. Young parents were told they needed time to themselves, alone or together as a couple. It is one of the returning questions: Don't we need time alone? You know what? (Warning rant coming) ...
- [Nomad logistics | Day 142 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86162-nomad-logistics) by Cecilie Conrad (May 23, 2023): My husband and Storm had to fly to Barcelona to see the dentist. Early morning flight, a quick vegan, gluten-free pizza from Flax and Kale, a friend drove by with a blender and gave a good hug, then the dentist, more street food, and a taxi to the airport landing in Copenhagen just after midnight. 
- [Overnight oats with Ebbe | Day 141 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86161-overnight-oats-with-ebbe) by Cecilie Conrad (May 21, 2023): Over the years I have learned to know my value. I have gained energy and focus. I am less chaotic. This is a great advantage of a nomadic lifestyle: Things come into perspective when we return to the same places, like mirrors showing us our progress or our detours.
- [ It is a Miracle | Day 140 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86159-may-the-forest-be-with-you) by Cecilie Conrad (May 20, 2023): There were tears, we fell to our knees, and the relief was huge. Nova was born sound and safe. We welcome her with all that we are, all we have. Deeply moved by the miracle and forever thankful for the life we have been given.
- [May the forest be with you | Day 139 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86158-may-the-forest-be-with-you) by Cecilie Conrad (May 19, 2023): One of the root problems behind climate stuff is disconnection. From each other. From love. From nature. From a humble and grateful perspective. This feeds consumerism, speed, need, and greed. Without the deep connectedness to our souls, to The Force, we can not live fulfilled lives and will feel hungry and dissatisfied forever.
- [Cancer survivor | Day 138 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86089-cancer-survivor) by Cecilie Conrad (May 19, 2023): On the 18th of June, I was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. And so, the roller coaster started. I was diagnosed. We all panicked. The doctor told me in the first sentence they could cure it, and I said I did not want statistics. I would go straight for that narrow option, however narrow it was, but I needed not to know the numbers. 
- [Home is... | Day 137 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86056-home-is) by Cecilie Conrad (May 18, 2023): To me, home is where my family is. Home is the love. Everything else is practical: The food, the clothes, the computers, the books. This matters much less than the feel of home, the love and commitment of having each other's back, of being in a private space, of unconditional love.
- [16: Sandra Dodd | Always Learning: A Conversation with Unschooling](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/sandra-dodd-1) by Jesper Conrad (May 18, 2023): Dive into the world of unschooling with Sandra Dodd, an influential figure in the movement. Explore deschooling, challenges, and the philosophy of child-centered learning.
- [Do you dare to share? | Day 136 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/86055-do-you-dare-to-share) by Cecilie Conrad (May 17, 2023): I hardly know how to visit people anymore. With the Attwood family, we live our lives on top of and around each other. We all do our thing, and the harmony is perfect, no less. The way we merge our energies, and have conversations picking up and leaving loose ends with no stress, is my favorite way of being around our friends.


- [The German Connection | Day 135 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85985-the-german-connection) by Cecilie Conrad (May 16, 2023): Ten years ago, Chris and Doris Attwood were suddenly in my living room in Copenhagen.Our families have been inspiring each other for a decade now, dancing in circles. Even on the first day, we knew there was something important going on in this relationship, as - to be fair - most often, there is something important going on.
- [The adventure is the people | Day 134 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85984-the-adventure-is-the-people) by Cecilie Conrad (May 15, 2023): The adventure is not about WHERE we go, but rather WHO we meet. 

In the new relations lies the true adventure. Most important is the relation itself, but shooting off from there comes to the stories, the vibes, and the knowledge making the actual travel adventure so much richer. As a  friend of ours puts it: All I need is a place to sleep and a friend to show me around, then I am ready to go anywhere. 
- [Is this Ibiza?! | Day 133 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85981-is-this-ibiza) by Cecilie Conrad (May 14, 2023): I know all pain comes from the distance between how I perceive reality to be and how I want it to be, so I try to flip it around. To say to myself I trust the process; I would not want it any different; I am grateful for every moment I get, and I would not want them all to be equal. The fact things change is a premise, and I love the adventure.
- [It is never really goodbye | Day 132 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85979-it-is-never-really-goodbye) by Cecilie Conrad (May 13, 2023): The families are starting to leave. Nomads always move around, and now the castle experience is ending. Everyone is going in different directions.
The circles meet over and over; plans are being made all the time of when and where to meet again. As one of the beautiful teens said: It is not that hard to meet again when both families are nomadic. It is much harder to see people again if they live in the same place. 
- [All the little things | Day 131 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85978-all-the-little-things) by Cecilie Conrad (May 12, 2023): I love days of "little things" - days where I just follow along, do my yoga, organize things, and just are in flow with life. I am grateful for the fact that I don’t have to go to work. I am not part of a system of showing up, looking good, and performing within someone else’s time frame and frame of mind.
- [Martin Cooke | Navigating Fatherhood and being a Stay-at-Home Dad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/martin-cooke) by Jesper Conrad (May 11, 2023): Redefine masculinity with homeschool dad Martin Cooke. Explore safe spaces, alternative education, and the power of vulnerability in this podcast episode.
- [Happiness | Day 130 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85840-happiness) by Cecilie Conrad (May 10, 2023): Most people do not know what makes them happy. They think they do, but they don’t. I find it crucial to always be aware of our core values, our next goals, our dreams, and big and small things we could put on our bucket lists and vision boards, so we can be clear on why we do what we do.
- [Conversations | Day 129 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85841-conversations) by Cecilie Conrad (May 9, 2023): In the flow of life, as it goes, we rarely stop to think about how much effort goes into conversations. Communication is crucial for human life; we need to communicate to survive and thrive, we learn from communication, and we share so much more information than the spoken word when we communicate. The tone of voice, the timing, the body language, how we carry ourselves, the frequency. 
- [Trust the process | Day 128 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85823-trust-the-process) by Cecilie Conrad (May 8, 2023): Unpacking and unlearning our fears and hidden agendas is most of the work of unschooling parents. We don’t judge a child who builds a tower of bricks to see it fall 50 times a day; somehow, we all agree and understand that toddler needs this, but we do judge older children when they do “nothing.” But how can we know?
- [Cold morning dip and slow living | Day 127 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85817-cold-morning-dip-and-slow-living) by Cecilie Conrad (May 7, 2023): I think I might be addicted. It was a beautiful morning with mist and women and the sun working hard to find its way through the moisture. We drove through the green landscape while waking up, getting ready for the cold water. 
- [We are so radical, yet I find us completely natural | Day 126 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85772-we-are-so-radical-yet-i-find-us-completely-natural) by Cecilie Conrad (May 6, 2023): We laughed so much about the state of the world, the coronation rituals, ADBLUE in motors, rules, and regulations, how unschooling dads are of a certain composition, how we have to stay strong and soft and clear, how we don’t want anything to do with mediocracy, safety, boring normal. 
- [Prom at the castle | Day 125 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85742-prom-at-the-castle) by Cecilie Conrad (May 5, 2023): How we dress and why is an interesting topic we have discussed hundreds of times in our family. It can be allabsorbing and too much, and how “not caring” can almost be a style. There is no way around the fact we see each other, and the clothes we wear send a signal about who we are and how we carry life. The art is to know it, do it, and not care too much. 
- [Liberté, égalité, fraternité | Day 124 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85713-liberte-egalite-fraternite) by Cecilie Conrad (May 4, 2023): How can you be free when you are always told what to do? When you are taught to obey? Where is the brotherhood in a forced social field, in the build-in competition deriving from age segregation? Where is the kindness in testing and comparison? 
- [Darcia Narvaez | The Evolved Nest: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Parenting and a Connected Society](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/darcia-narvaez) by Jesper Conrad (May 4, 2023): What if the key to raising well-adjusted, connected children lies in the practices of our ancestors? Join us as we explore the evolved nest with Darcia Narvaez.
- [Life is like...  | Day 123 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85712-life-is-like) by Cecilie Conrad (May 3, 2023): One of the things we do most in our unschooling life is to talk. Many unschooling families tend to say the same: We talk and talk and talk. And doing so, we learn, we grow, we connect.
- [Mont Saint Michel | Day 122 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85663-mont-saint-michel) by Cecilie Conrad (May 2, 2023): Once more, we woke up at the beach and joined the early birds running for a cold morning dip. What a wonderful thing to do in the morning, and so much fun with friends. 

Moving on, we spent a good hour in and around BioCoop, while Jesper had a Zoom meeting. We made our morning bowls, prepped the lunch, and organized the van before we drove off to Mont Saint Michel.
- [Cold salt water morning | Day 121 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85658-cold-salt-water-morning) by Cecilie Conrad (May 1, 2023): As I am writing this, I will admit I am exhausted. I rolled out of bed at eight and joined the cold dip challenge. It was indeed cold. 
We are totally hooked. It is such a great start to the day. 
- [Worldschool pop-up event | Day 120 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85647-worldschool-pop-up-event) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 30, 2023): The pop-up event has officially started. Twenty-two more families were arriving on top of the 14 already here. We are excited to reunite with old friends and to get to know more like-minded people. It is unique to be around so many people for us, so many on the same page as us. 
- [Everything Stops | Day 119 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85602-everything-stops) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 29, 2023): I get to learn over and over to trust the process. Live unfolds beautifully. And that there is no need to panic. Any panic works against the unfolding of things. To be fair, it is not that bad when everything stops for a while. It is a pause—a pause to remember how blessed we are and how much love there is in this universe.
- [The Marsh | Day 118 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85518-the-marsh) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 28, 2023): It is very moist here. Rain comes in and out, grass full of dew in the morning, and the marsh vibrating with a baseline of water. We have been told it comes and goes with the seasons and that the spot of the castle, which is called an island literally, was picked originally by the Vikings because it was so well protected by the unpredictability of the landscape surrounding it. 
- [Parachute guy, the women, and yet another bonfire | Day 117 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85517-parachute-guy) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 27, 2023): During D-day, one of the parachuters had the bad luck of getting stuck hanging from the church tower. As the village at the time was taken over by the Germans, he hid himself in plain sight by pretending to be dead.
- [Climbing in Caen | Day 116 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85516-climbing-in-caen) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 26, 2023): To be challenged into a comfort zone is a very healthy thing. When we do things we would normally not do, we discover new elements of our vulnerability and sometimes new strengths. Even in our lifestyle, we seem to fall into habits, and though they might be good, it is always healthy to challenge them, to stop and think about them, to learn new ways, and get new ideas.
- [The Bayeux Tapestry and how we absorb | Day 115 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85491-happy-birthday-to-me) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 25, 2023): The way history is taught in schools, dripping from a curriculum, emerging from books written for “children” underestimating their intelligence will, for most students, forever be irrelevant. There is no way learning will ever be meaningful if it is not: 1. Voluntary - 2. Makes sense - 3.Is relevant.
- [Hotel Beaumont and Starwars | Day 114 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85503-hotel-beaumont-and-starwars) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 24, 2023): Just like the Hotel Beaumont was in many ways a re-play, we can never enter the same river twice, and watching Star Wars with Fjord was like visiting the museum in the morning, a lovely new way of engaging with something known.
- [Mama Mia Marathon | Day 113 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85502-mama-mia-marathon) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 23, 2023): It is so lovely to see a group of teenagers not afraid to show up in their nightgown, not afraid to be silly, not afraid to wear a pink unicorn jumpsuit, not afraid to fall asleep during the movie, not afraid to ask “stupid” questions on the plot. It was especially lovely to hear them all sing along to the wonderful Abba songs.
- [Playtime | Day 112 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85438-playtime) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 22, 2023): Free play is at the center of Peter Gray's thinking, and I agree very much, especially with the “free” element. Play is this funny adult construction: We call it “play” when children interact with the world in their own free way, and we call it “creative space” or whatever when adults do the same. The looking down upon children's activities soaks through so many layers of adult thinking. Most adults find play a waste of time.
- [Happy Birthday to me | Day 111 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85411-happy-birthday-to-me) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 21, 2023): On my birthday, honestly, a few days ago, as I was “falling behind,” I did not have to plan anything. The castle stay is already a party, and there is no way my birthday is more important than my children hanging out with their new friends.

- [On math and unschooling - Rome Easter 2023](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84864-on-math-and-unschooling) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 20, 2023): What if math was voluntary? What if we recognize the fact that all math, including high school level, can be learned by a motivated person in 3 months? Six if we take it easy.
- [The Big Bad Curriculum | Day 110 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85350-the-big-bad-curriculum) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 20, 2023): Children are fed into the schooling machine, and inside that machine is an agenda, a vast and complex and not very transparent secret agenda called The Curriculum. Everyone working for the machine has to serve The Curriculum.
- [12: Lucy AitkenRead | From London to a Yurt: A Journey of Unschooling and Self-Discovery](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/lucy-aitkenread-1) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 20, 2023): Have you ever wondered what it would be like to leave the hustle and bustle of city life and embrace the wild? This episode features an incredible conversation with Lucy AitkenRead, a nomadic adventurer who shares her family's journey from London to off-grid living in New Zealand. 
- [The deschooling onion | Day 109 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85177-the-deschooling-onion) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 19, 2023): As my parents divorced early in my life and hated each other throughout the rest of their time, my little person became a battlefield. They would always look for the other person in me and come after me if they saw an influence they did not like.
- [Well Behaved | Day 108 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85150-well-behaved) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 18, 2023): Free children just live their lives and can read a room, take care of others, keep themselves clean and healthy, and create good vibes and a meaningful life for themselves and those around them. It is not behaving. It is living.
- [The Vikings were here | Day 107 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85151-the-vikings-were-here) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 17, 2023): And as the Vikings left Scandinavia to settle and travel all over, I sometimes feel I never really left my culture. I just built upon old traditions when I became nomadic. Our friends in Catalunia always called us Los Vikingos. Maybe it is not all that wrong.
- [Co-living with freedom people | Day 106 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85124-co-living-with-freedom-seekers) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 16, 2023): We are all freedom people. This makes it all very easy. We are probably all grateful to spend time together fighting off similar demons while living in a large group for a while.
- [Climbing in Caen of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85507-climbing-in-caen) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 16, 2023): To be challenged into a comfort zone is a very healthy thing. When we do things we would normally not do, we discover new elements of our vulnerability and sometimes new strengths.
- [Arriving at the Castle-event | Day 105 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85123-arriving-at-the-castle) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 15, 2023): The place itself is simple and beautiful, very rural. The landscape of marsh, trees, birds singing, and storks. Green beautiful springtime. The castle is cozy and welcoming. And the people were, for some part, people we had already met, some of them new to us.
- [I was, in many ways, a strange child | Day 104 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84917-strange-child) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 14, 2023): When I met the community of homeschoolers, it was like walking through the closet in the first Narnia book (the darkness and Insecurity of the radical choice) to find myself in a sparking and beautiful social world of what I today call Real People.
- [The French Alpes - Sometimes van life is just perfect | Day 103 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84901-the-french-alpes) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 13, 2023): We ARE willing to go far outside our comfort zone, yet we also want to focus on what matters the most in the given situation.
We realize finding peace is very much about being ready. Ready to be ready.
- [Home Sweet Roadtrip | Day 102 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84900-home-sweet-roadtrip) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 12, 2023): Viareggio was a lovely rest; oh, did we enjoy sleeping in our own beds. We chose this spot because there was some street art at the harbor and some sculptures on the mole.
- [The privilege of documents | Day 101 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84899-the-privilege-of-documents) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 11, 2023): Five years on the roads, and I see the pattern. The marketplaces are worked by the same products and same people; more or less, the landmarks and main evening hangout places worked by the same group, selling the same products, just as the white blankets with sneakers and bags are worked by the same people. People without documents. Good people without options.
- [One hundred | Day 100 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84898-one-hundred-day-100-of-my-2023-journal) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 10, 2023): In the silent chapel, one message came clearly to me: Let peace fall upon you. In my life, it was my grandmother's words, and now God did a replay for me, reminding me of peace. I always pray for clarity, for help to find my way through life, and the message was to let peace enter.
- [Hope is not an illusion | Day 99 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84756-hope-is-not-an-illusion) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 9, 2023): Hope is not an illusion. Hope lifts us out of what is; hope is how we transcend. Not just spiritually but on all levels of life. When we dare to hope, we lift out of the gravity of what is and move into becoming.

- [The same boat | Day 98 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84731-the-same-boat) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 8, 2023):  It is so easy to be annoyed with other people, and it is a common trap to believe your perspective is proper and that others got it wrong. I sometimes talk with other radical people, and even in these conversations, it is easy to condemn those inside the box. Feeling smarter and better. Let us not forget we all have a journey, and we are all worthy.
- [Just hanging out | Day 97 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84674-just-hanging-out) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 7, 2023): Just hanging out is a great luxury. In the morning, we all did our thing: The teenagers went for a walk and a croissant at the vegan, gluten-free bakery they had found, I did some morning shopping for the family, my husband did his yoga, and the youngest caught up with some sleep.


- [The memories | Day 96 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84665-the-memories) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 6, 2023): Why do we travel to see churches we might forget? Why do we read books that might fade from our memory? Well. Because we are alive. Because the process of living, of leaning into the universe, touching the people we meet, absorbing from what is, adjusting to the immediate changes, or initiating them is what we do as humans.
- [Shannon Hayes | Redefining Rich, Living Sustainably and Unschooling for a Fulfilling Life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/shannon-hayes-1) by Jesper Conrad (Apr 6, 2023): Explore redefining success with Shannon Hayes, a leading advocate for sustainable agriculture and radical homemaking, who aims to unlock genuine life liberation
- [Slow down | Day 95 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84664-slow-down) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 5, 2023): Work is when we engage and take part. But the concept has become hollow, focused only on the monetary outcome. This is part of the suppression of women, of artists, and of freedom. When work became measurable by money and with the invention of the concept of BNP, the understanding of value changed, and we lost the awe of the very important work done by especially women. 
- [Steepest decent | Day 94 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84666-steepest-decent) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 4, 2023): Sometimes I feel like a sheep when in big crowds of tourists. Yet at the same time, I am happy for all the other people who get to visit epic places and enjoy the cultural history or the wonders of nature as long as I can find the steepest decent fast when I need it.
- [Pantheon and Trastevere | Day 93 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84670-pantheon-and-trastevere) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 3, 2023): I am not particularly focused on my children learning world history. It is one of the many things that happen by itself while living a life with enough time. Whatever puzzles us, we can dive into it. We have time.
- [The things we learn | Day 92 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84676-the-things-welearn) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 2, 2023): Every week, write down the things we learned that week. I am sure I would gain a lot of peace of mind from doing such an exercise regularly. All loose ends tied in my mind. Anchoring of decisions, knowledge, and new info.
- [Pisa and Lucca | Day 91 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84677-pisa-and-lucca) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 1, 2023): The leaning tower of Pisa truly is a must. So we went. To take the pictures, all the stupid ones and some extra stupid ones. Like everyone else. The vibe of these places is quite enjoyable. Everyone is having fun.
- [The importance of time | Day 90 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84678-the-importance-of-time) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 31, 2023): We have to ask ourselves why we have an epidemic of depression and of stress reactions. Both of these psychological states are about not being aligned with time, happy to be present in life.
- [Florence | Day 89 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84679-florence) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 30, 2023): Visiting the David is garnished with masterpieces of Florentine art from the 15th and 16th centuries. We have seen a lot in this genre before, and it could have been a replay. It was not. This museum truly holds masterpiece after masterpiece. We moved slowly.
- [My minimalist wardrobe | Day 88 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84681-my-minimalist-wardrobe) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 29, 2023): We have to face our modern society and how consumerism is consuming us. And our world. It is extremely hard to stop. We keep buying stuff, we keep accumulating, and we find new things to want all the time.
- [Playing games | Day 87 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84680-playing-games) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 28, 2023): Playing games with each other creates a space for confirming our codependence, our ethical stand, and in the end, our love for each other. It also creates a space where we all agree on following the same rules for a while.
- [Florence American Cemetery | Day 86 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84690-florence-american-cemetery) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 27, 2023): Walking the graveyard and memorial yesterday with my husband and children and with my sister and her children sparked good conversations and deep thoughts. My oldest son just read a book where war is a deadly sin as it is an extreme waste of resources, the most valuable resources of all. I am reading Dante and on a similar thought pattern. So, we had an interesting conversation.
- [Family | Day 85 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80409-family) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 26, 2023): Our psyche evolves, stabilizes, and thrives with other people. We are supposed to be close to our parents, siblings, children, spouses, cousins, and friends. Family is important. We have to take it seriously.


- [Cinque Terre | Day 84 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84691-cinque-terre) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 25, 2023): Ten years ago, we visited Italy in our first van conversion; we went for one day to Cinque Terre. This time we wanted to come back to walk the trails along the coast between the cities and enjoy the beauty. we were in for a surprise!
- [From Verona to Cinque Terre | Day 83 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84714-from-verona-to-cinque-terre) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 24, 2023):  I believe teenage girls need their mothers much more than our society appreciates and that the way we raise children in institutions, pushing them to grow “resilient,” “mature,” and “independent,” is all just a huge hoax tearing families apart, numbing and dumbing down emotions that are pure, true and natural. 
- [Maintenance | Day 82 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80000-maintenance) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 23, 2023): One advantage of living in a van is the number of things that need fixing/maintenance is much smaller compared to living in a house. Another advantage is once you start, you just have to finish. Otherwise, there is nowhere to live.
- [The fair city of Verona | Day 81 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84715-the-fair-city-of-verona) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 22, 2023): This is a general warning for everyone who loves Shakespeare. For everyone who loves literature. Maybe for everyone in general. Do not visit Juliet's house in Verona. Don't go anywhere near it. Not if you hold your view on humanity, dear.
- [Pausing | Day 80 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84716-pausing) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 21, 2023): It is sometimes emotionally complicated to stop. I remember someone said: “Vacation is doing something you are not usually doing.” Now we do not do vacations, but sometimes we do pause.
- [Personal freedom | Day 79 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/79967-personal-freedom) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 20, 2023): Personal freedom is about waking up with loads of options, but more importantly, about having the courage to choose between options and knowing what to do with the freedom.
- [Murano | Day 78 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85664-murano) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 19, 2023): Before we went to Venice, I almost booked a place to stay in Murano, not Venice. It looked almost the same. From Venice, you take the public boat and have one stop at the cemetery island before Morano. On the map, it looks much like Venice.
- [Guggenheim | Day 77 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85665-guggenheim) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 18, 2023): Why do we do what we do? It is obvious that traveling is an adventure and from the outside, it looks like a lot of vacation. The first part is right, but the second is not. It is not a luxury project, nor an escape. 
- [Birds, bridges and walking | Day 76 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93728-birds-bridges-and-walking) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 17, 2023): The feel of Venice is closely connected to walking. The experience of walking between houses, alongside canals, over bridges, over piazzas (and repeat) from narrow darkness to air and water, beauty upon beauty, over and over. Sometimes, there is a dead end. Sometimes, a surprising piazza. 
- [Saint Marks Basilica | Day 75 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93730-birds-bridges-and-walking) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 16, 2023): It is funny how walking from Dorsodura, where we live, to the Saint Mark Basilica is a journey from a good tourist experience to something like hell. 
- [Arriving in Venice | Day 74 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93741-arriving-in-venice) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 15, 2023): Ten years ago, we visited Venice for the first time.  Our youngest son was just a little one, my hair was still short after cancer, and I still had many side effects after the treatment. My first visit to Venice was a clear example of the very good mantra: When you know what you don’t want, you know what you do want. 
- [Some days, we are just practical | Day 73 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93742-practical-days) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 14, 2023): It is not all beach, UNESCO site, amazing nature, and repeat. Some days, we are just practical. These days are not to be taken lightly. They are important. A simple day well lived. Nothing fancy. The best of days.
- [Overwhelmed by mosaic | Day 72 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93743-mosaic) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 13, 2023): Some days on our journey are so packed that it is simply impossible to reflect on them the next morning as my 365 challenge asks for. Sometimes, I have to let time pass, just do things slowly and not focus on my inner life, just allow things to settle.
- [Dante Alighieri and Donald Duck | Day 71 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93744-dante-alighieri) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 12, 2023): Ravenna showed up on our travel itinerary because of a Donald Duck story. It is funny how things are connected. 
- [Yay, snow! | Day 70 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93745-yay-snow) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 11, 2023): We have crossed the mountains from the coast and sunshine to the coast, crossing a landscape of snow. And we lived in Sant’Oleo for three days looking at the mountains. Our exploration of Italy would not be fulfilled without actually visiting the snowcapped mountains.
- [We are not on vacation | Day 69 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93746-not-on-vacation) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 10, 2023): We are grateful to have a life from which we do not need a pause. We have created and allowed ourselves a life with freedom enough to decide how we want to live today, what we want to do, and where we want to go.
- [Almond blossoms, flowering magnolia trees and snowcapped mountains | Day 68 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93748-almond-blossoms) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 9, 2023): Traveling from Sicily to Copenhagen between the beginning of March and late May will give us three months of spring. Being Danish, escaping six months of cold and rainy winter is just amazing.
- [6: Peter Gray | The Psychology of Play, the Benefits of Free Play for Children](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/peter-gray-1) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 9, 2023): Discover the power of unschooling and play for your child's education. Dr. Peter Gray, a highly regarded researcher, psychologist, and advocate for the unschooling movement, shares research on age-mixed groups and the benefits of minimal adult intervention. 
- [Strategies versus rules | Day 67 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93750-strategies-versus-rules) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 8, 2023): As anarchists, we are not much for rules. As self-directed, we don’t do rules. The structure of a rule is not flexible and can never take into account all of the perspectives, possible circumstances, and special contexts
- [Crossing The Mountains | Day 66 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93752-crossing-the-mountains) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 7, 2023): Crossing the Italian boot west to east was a humbling experience. I have said it before, but it is worth repeating. Mountains really are big. 
- [Pompeii had a thing with penises | Day 65 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93753-pompeii-had-a-thing-with-the-penises) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 6, 2023): The secret room in the Archeological Museum of Naples has its own story. The Roman culture in Pompeii had a thing with the penis. Huge aroused ones as fountains, on walls over the doors, on the statues and figurines.
- [What if it was easy? | Day 64 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93754-what-if-it-was-easy) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 5, 2023): It is important to remember to ask the question: What if it was easy? How would it look? Because easy is not impossible, very often, it is the first option.
- [A rainbow over Scilla | Day 63 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93755-a-rainbow-over-scilla) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 4, 2023): Some days can be defined by a single moment. I will let this one stand with its rainbow. The day was packed, but the rainbow alone would have been enough. Reminding us everything is okay. Always.
- [Goodbye Sicily | Day 62 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93756-a-rainbow-over-scilla) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 3, 2023): We arrived in Sicily in mid-December. Now we are leaving. Sitting on one of the beaches, watching my seventeen-year-old son walking along the coast, I am touched by what Sicily did to us.
- [Choose happiness: Always | Day 61 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93757-choose-happiness) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 2, 2023): It is a question of mindset, again. Choosing to be happy even when you get a flat tire on the top of a mountain. When I am tired, it can be challenging, but I accept the challenge. It is a good one. 
- [Sicily: We have to talk about the trash! | Day 60 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/93758-we-have-to-talk-about-the-trash) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 1, 2023): We have had the opportunity to reflect upon the garbage problem in Sicily. On this island, we have been shocked by how garbage is everywhere. It looks very much like people are desperate rather than neglecting.
- [1: Amrit Sandhu | The Intersection of Spirituality and Personal Growth](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/self-directed/amrit-sandhu-1) by Jesper Conrad (Feb 2, 2023): Discover your unique strength and purpose in life with Amrit Sandhu, host of the Inspired Evolution podcast. Through his journey of self-discovery, he shares how you can create a fulfilling life aligned with your core values.
- [A Pride Sweater for Yuna, our Dog - Crafting with Purpose | Day 18 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91907-a-pride-sweater-for-yuna-our-dog) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 18, 2023): Join me in the delightful tale of knitting a unique Pride sweater for Yuna, our dog, and explore the joys and challenges of creating with purpose and love.
- [Hope vs. Belief: Navigating Life's Dreams and Realities | Day 17 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91905-hope-vs-belief) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 17, 2023): Explore the intricate dance between hope and belief and how daring to dream shapes the life we create. Join the conversation on optimism and the courage to hope.
- [Embracing Winter: A Time for Peace, Planning, and Introspection | Day 16 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91904-embracing-winter) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 16, 2023): Discover the tranquility of winter with our slow-living approach. Embrace peaceful routines, mindful planning, and the joy of anticipation for new adventures.
- [Harmony in Order: My Journey to Minimalism and Organized Living | Day 15 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91903-harmony-in-order) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 15, 2023): Embrace the harmony of organizing; my journey from a cluttered bus to a minimalist lifestyle underscores the peace found in order and letting go. Join me in finding balance and focus for the future.
- [Whispers of Nature: The Serene World of Alpacas | Day 14 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91902-the-serene-world-of-alpacas) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 14, 2023): Discover the serene alpaca world through my visits; their silent hums and gentle gazes offer tranquility. Thanks to Giovani for caring for these beautiful creatures.
- [Savoring Sicily: A Food Geek's Ode to Exceptional Produce and Simple Pleasures | Day 13 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91901-savoring-sicily-a-food-geeks-ode) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 13, 2023): Dive into my culinary adventures in Sicily, where the sun-kissed produce redefines freshness and quality. From sweet, crunchy kale in Portugal to the rich, green olive oil freshly pressed by our host's neighbor, join me as I celebrate the art of simple cooking, where respecting and highlighting each ingredient's natural flavors is the true essence of gastronomy.
- [Exploring Scicli's Hidden Gems: A Day of History, Picnics, and Gelato in Sicily | Day 12 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91900-friendexploring-sciclis-hidden-gemss) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 12, 2023): We explore the rich history of cave houses turned museums, indulge in the region's exquisite produce, and soak in the stunning views from an abandoned church. 
- [Friends | Day 11 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84661-friends) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 11, 2023): Living a nomad life is often extremely social ad sometimes kind of lonely. But we don't really care. We love to have people around, and we love to chill and do our thing.
- [Waiting | Day 10 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84613-waiting) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 10, 2023): I am not a big fan of waiting. I get restless in a split second. There are so many things I want to do. Waiting can drive me crazy.  But the thing is this. Wating can be a blessing.
- [Loss | Day 9 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84612-loss) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 9, 2023): I have the habit of taking pictures of flowers. It seems banal, but it is not. Not in my personal life. The beauty of the flowers carries my loss. I can handle it with the flowers, I can work with it with the flowers, and I never forget because of flowers.
- [Just go for a walk | Day 8 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80297-just-go-for-a-walk) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 8, 2023): We walk a lot. We walk very often, short and long, with or without agenda. In our family, it has healing powers; it creates a space for open-ended conversations and silence. We group and regroup, and we walk through many different emotions when we go for a walk. Herein lies the healing powers.


- [Skills | Day  7 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80152-skills) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 7, 2023): It is interesting how we always learn and always evolve. We think we know why we do a certain challenge and where it will take us. But ever so often, we learn something different and arrive somewhere surprising. Very often, we do not even realize it until years later. 
- [Birthdays | Day 6 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80151-birthdays) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 6, 2023): We celebrate the fact that we are all unique and needed. Each and every one of us holds a world, has a unique path, and when we pass the starting line on our birthdays, we celebrate this journey, this life, the fact that we are all stardust full of life, souls on a mission, sparkling lights in the vastness of cosmos. 
- [The adventure of the detail | Day 5 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80150-the-adventure-of-the-detail) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 5, 2023): We are always traveling. Rarely have a plan, only sometimes prepare. I think about a Danish poet, Dan Türell, who wrote in an essay: if you can not make an adventure out of your daily walk to the supermarket, there is no reason to go anywhere.
- [Slow | Day 4 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80149-slow) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 4, 2023): I do slow stuff, and there is no logic to it. I knit, and I play the handpan, and I draw, and I spend hours in the kitchen. I sit down to watch the colors of the sunset or paint the flowers in the garden. 
- [Humbled by hospitality | Day 3 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/80147-humbled-by-hospitality) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 3, 2023): How do we handle such generosity, such open arms, and so much friendliness? We learn. We can always become even more generous, open-minded, hospitable, and kinder. And we celebrate it with profound gratefulness while watching the sunset.
- [Healthy and happy | Day 2 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/79893-healthy-and-happy) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 2, 2023): We have rented a house in southeast Sicily for half of the winter. It is such a great luxury, the house is beautiful for the eyes as well as for the heart, and our hosts are amazing, helping and sharing and just being plain nice to us. And for the first time in a very long time, we feel we are on vacation almost.

- [Nomad Writing | Day 1 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/79885-nomad-writing) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 1, 2023): Yesterday I took up writing, sharing my first blog post in a very long time, and openly challenging myself to do a 365-day streak of writing a short memory, a simple reflection garnished with a photo. 

- [Big Rocks First - welcome to 2023](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/77454-big-rocks-first-welcome-to-2023) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 1, 2023): We have a massive responsibility to each other, enormous. It becomes self-evident when we have children that we need to care for them and do our best to make life beautiful for them, but when all comes to all, we have the same responsibility for everyone else as well. 
- [The Beginning | Day 0 of my 2023 Journal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/84663-the-beginning) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 31, 2022): It is a funny New Year's resolution to plan to spend MORE time on social media. Very much out of character for me. Yet, this is what is on my mind. And if it was easy, it would not be a challenge, would it?
- [Are you happy?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/74967-are-you-happy) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 26, 2022): Sharing our take on happiness, finding the good life balances, the ways we balance an ever-changing life, and the story of how we attended a great festival in Germany for home-educating families. Read on to learn our thoughts on routines on the road, lovely gratefulness exercises, and how we handle some of the basics of practical life on the road. 
- [The secret to good planning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/73997-the-secret-to-good-planning) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 18, 2022): How we did not travel to England and what happened instead. One of the hidden perks of being a full-time traveling family is that we learn to sharpen our WHY and HOW all the time. In this blogpost we share what we have learned about planning and handling plans that changes. 
- [Chateau Jasmine and how to handle big dreams](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/73158-chateau-jasmine-and-how-to-handle-big) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 17, 2022): “If your dreams do not scare you, they are not big enough.” This is such a powerful truth. I remember being so afraid of the bus, afraid of leaving my country, afraid of letting go - yet the dream was powerful; I had to do it. 

- [Have you ever attended a flip-flop long kick contest?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/73117-have-you-ever-attended-a-flip-flop-long) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 14, 2022): Flip Flop Long Kick contest in Romagny, France

Wait … what. A flip-flop long kick contest?

It sounds weird but is super fun.
- [Unschooling is just life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/71378-unschooling-is-just-life) by Cecilie Conrad (May 3, 2022): Unschooling is just a fancy word for living, said a meme I saw on social media this week. It is true. Another, longer, a post I read was about how ambitious we can all become while following each other's unschooling journeys on blogs and social media. 
- [Beauty is down the road](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/71377-beauty-is-down-the-road) by Cecilie Conrad (May 3, 2022): Just a short reflection on the importance of mindset
- [A lovesong for life itself - week 16 2022 Catalunia](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/71353-a-lovesong-to-life-itself-week-16-2022) by Cecilie Conrad (May 2, 2022): An ode to life, sharing just how great it feels to be a traveling, unschooling, free and wild woman of 47, with four amazing children and an amazing husband. 
- [Do nomads have a social life?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/70280-do-nomads-have-a-social-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 24, 2022): Do you have any friends? This is one of the all times most asked questions we get as a full-time traveling family. In this text, we share the answers and perspectives on the idea of having a social life on the move. We would never have imagined this reality before we left, but now it is our everyday life of adventure. 
- [Do you know how to stay with your own truth?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/69907-do-you-know-how-to-stay-with-your-own) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 10, 2022): Sometimes I “download” something. A clear message. Sometimes it is more powerful and clear than others. Often I ask for it, rarely does it make its own way to my mind. 
- [Marketing and Pricing tip for your Products and Services](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/marketing-and-pricing-tip-for-your) by Jesper Conrad (Nov 30, 2021): In this interview, Jesper shares how you market your product and yourself, how to start, where to find your clients. And Jesper Conrad knows his stuff - the successful digital marketer and founder of Guru Pricing are not only extremely knowledgeable but also absolutely passionate about marketing and everything business-related!!!
- [It is not normal. It is wrong.](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/60371-it-is-not-normal-it-is-wrong) by Jesper Conrad (Oct 12, 2021)
- [Are we rootless?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/are-we-rootless) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 22, 2021): Do we need to have a house, a base, somewhere to call home? Will it take too much toll on the children to keep moving? Is it good for us?

- [You never regret the changes of the sunset](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/59382-you-never-regret-the-sunset) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 10, 2021): “Mom, you never regret the changes of the sunset. You enjoy the sunset. But you don’t want it to be the same all the time. Then it would not be a sunset, would it?”
- [Do we have to read Shakespeare?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/do-we-have-to-read-shakespeare) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 24, 2021): "I feel sorry for people who never read Shakespeare", my 15-year-old son told me one late night in the darkness and the tiredness after just another of the many parties we attend while visiting our home country.
- [Are You Always Busy?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58569-are-you-always-busy) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 16, 2021): Life is in the moment of the things we do. Whether we are studying a language or talking to a friend, or going for a walk, the most important is not to have a mind full of all the things we are not doing in this present moment.
- [Unschooling is about freedom](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58106-unschooling-is-about-freedom) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 6, 2021): Letting go of control and ambition is not letting go of presence and enthusiasm. We trust the flow of life, the joy of learning, the natural curiosity everyone possesses and do not plan a curriculum for our children.
- [If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57826-read-fairytales-get-intelligent-children) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 1, 2021): Einstein apparently said the following. “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
- [Education and learning cannot be stopped](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57856-education-and-learning-cannot-be-stopped) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 20, 2021): Education and learning is an intrinsic element of human life, can not be stopped, and institutions are not necessary for children to get good educations. The world would be a better place without compulsory schooling.
- [How to make dreams come true](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57829-how-to-make-dreams-come-true) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 11, 2021): We left a wonderful lifestyle in a beautiful city to get an adventurous lifestyle based on traveling, unschooling, community, and our open hearts to the cosmos. It has been magic, and it still is. We are very grateful for the freedom and the love. 
- [The unschooling perspective on education](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57828-the-unschooling-perspective-on-education) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 10, 2021): So, we unschool.  We believe in personal growth and educating yourself. Education should be voluntary and self-directed. Motivation is the key factor in learning.
- [And they call it normal](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/and-they-call-it-normal) by Jesper Conrad (Jul 4, 2021): How often do you want to be together for 7-8 hours straight in a small room with 28 persons who are born in the exact same year as you?
- [How to get Independent children](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57838-how-to-get-independent-children) by Cecilie Conrad (May 27, 2021): From personal freedom grows independent persons. Children need the right to pursue their own path in life.
- [What we learn from fear - The nomadic blessing of the moment](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/70292-what-we-learn-from-fear-the-nomadic) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 25, 2021): We do not act on fear. But we listen. Fear can be a good signal, an alarm bell, so we can listen to it and asks: what do I need to learn here?
- [Nothing will be impossible for you!](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/nothing-will-be-impossible-for-you) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 4, 2021): I am often met by the notion, the idea: "I am lucky to have this kind of life" - It is not luck. I have chosen to stay in the light!
- [Taking the step from a career life to becoming a homeschool dad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57854-becoming-a-homeschool-dad) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 11, 2021): 5 years ago I missed my family – I felt detached, came home late from work, and felt cheated of my kid’s childhood. Are you ever tired of going to work? I know I was. I was tired of going to work – But actually not tired of my work.
- [I used to be a feminist](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/57855-i-used-to-be-a-feminist) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 8, 2021): We need to find a new kind of life, a better balance for everyone. I believe in personal freedom for everyone. And in true and humble respect for the dignity in everyone. By everyone.
- [Set a date, stop dreaming and start planning](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/dreams-vs-plans) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 6, 2021): Choosing is scary, whereas dreaming is liberating and wonderful. Setting a date converted dreaming into planning. 1 month later we bought a bus, 9 months later we left the country.
- [Let’s talk about fear](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58219-lets-talk-about-fear) by Jesper Conrad (Mar 1, 2021): Often when we meet people, they praise us for being fearless. We are not. We have chosen that fear has no place in our life. But it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t rear its ugly head.
- [Risk taking with a purpose](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/risktaking-with-a-purpose) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 17, 2021): I am reading this book and I just love it, Antifragile. It is a perfect concept. This is how we are strong: Risktakers, awake and alive, ready for mistakes and trouble, ready to learn and grow, ready for what we could not even have thought about.
- [Are we homeless?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/are-we-homeless) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 15, 2021): Technically we are homeless – But the abundance of freedom, the beautiful sunshine, the adventures, and the peace is amazing.


- [Be my valentine](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/be-my-valentine) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 14, 2021): We believe it was no coincidence, we saw the red bus for the first time on Valentine’s day. The red bus has everything to do with love.

- [Do we live the dreamlife?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/do-we-live-the-dreamlife) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 11, 2021): We have the freedom and the means to go where we want to go; we earn enough to live the life we want, we do the education at home; no one is attached full time anywhere.
- [So what to do with all the freedom?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/so-what-to-do-with-all-the-freedom) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 26, 2021): Our Weekly Art & Nature Challenge! One of the big wins of the unschooling, full-time traveling & digital nomad lifestyle is time. Time to be together. Time to enjoy life together. Time to explore. Time to … Yeah, what exactly?
- [Follow Your Dreams, They know the way](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/follow-your-dreams) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 22, 2021): The dream became a plan, the plan became a to-do list – we bought a bus, rebuilt it and finally, we did the transit into full-time in the summer of 2018.
- [Home is where you park it](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58208-blog-home-is-where-you-park-it) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 17, 2021): We have been a nomad family for two and a half years. It is not an eternity, but it is a long time. The kids have grown, we have all learned. The question of home has been a big one.
- [Does school prepare children for work?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/does-school-prepare-children-for-work) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 13, 2021): Children are forced to internalize the values and structures of society, telling them school is for the better. Let us set the children free.
- [On #unschooling: Studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic.](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/on-unschooling-studying-sokrates-and-the-discipline-of-logic) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 11, 2021): My sons are laughing so hard, they can hardly stand, as we were voluntary and together in our home – studying Sokrates and the discipline of logic.
- [We have SELECTED our options](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/we-have-selected-our-options) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 11, 2021): We have CHOSEN to create a life where we can unschool our children. It is a question of whether it is important enough to fight for.
- [Travelblog about life and death, gratefulness and places](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58206-travelblog-about-life-and-death-gratefulness-and-places) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 6, 2020): In this blog post, I share our journey through two weeks of late summer 2020. I take you to some nature sights of Denmark, write about experiencing Shakespeare with children, share the meaningfulness of board games, celebrate anniversaries and birthdays, and share how it feels to visit parents.
- [Breaking the silence - My personal COVID response ](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91758-my-personal-covid-response) by Cecilie Conrad (May 17, 2020): After two months of silence, I reviewed the value of vulnerability and why I started blogging in the first place. It is about how a stranger can hurt you and also about how it is and always will be your own responsibility to choose how to react and whether you want to grow from the situation or not.
- [Worldschooling: A Journey Beyond Education into Mental Health, Friendships, and Personal Growth](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/worldschooling) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 9, 2020): It is not just a question of education, it is a question of being. In this life. In an alternative way. With the home base on the planet, eternally changing location, yet staying with ourselves.
- [Hacks on happiness](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91764-hacks-on-happiness) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 2, 2020): Happiness is not about pure luck and uncontrollable fortunate circumstances. Living a truly happy life is about focus, choice, and willingness to let go and to work for it. It is about knowing thyself and about truly choosing it, being willing to let go of anything getting in the way. Also, if it is yourself.
- [Getting things done](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58198-getting-things-done) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 1, 2019): Why do tasks and projects and stuff keep accumulating in our life? Why was this not fixed by moving into a bus and set out to travel the world? 
- [Beyond Vanity: Why Taking Care of Your Appearance Matters](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/appearance-matters) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 17, 2019): How do we attend to our appearance without becoming superficial and/or shallow? Can we hold on to our inner truth, yet concern ourselves with outer appearance? 
- [Redefining Home: My Family's Journey from City Living to Nomadic Life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92213-redefining-home) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 22, 2019): It seems basic to have a home, but what does it really mean? After a year as digital nomads in a tiny house on wheels, our perspective has changed. Read on and learn what we learned and how it changed us.
- [The one year mark and how it changed our perspective](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92203-the-one-year-mark) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 21, 2019): What do you think happens, when you let go of everyday life, leave the “rat race” and start living the dream, traveling in a big bus with online income, sunshine, and beaches? Read on to see how it changed our perspectives.
- [Do you still co-sleep?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/do-you-still-cosleep) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 9, 2019): Bedtime with children is sometimes described as a science, it can be a huge fuzz – and sleeping in one big pile is to some people a wild idea. Others embrace it, but believe it can only function with toddlers. But do we really need individual beds, how does reality look from a tiny house with big children?
- [How we ended up in Tarascon, Midi Pyrenees, France](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92600-tarascon) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 21, 2019): When you think you are going somewhere, and you are actually going somewhere else. When you think you know what you are doing and why, and you realize Cosmos just had another plan.

- [Embracing the Nomadic Spirit: Our First Adventure in the VW Multivan](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92216-embracing-the-nomadic-spirit) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 18, 2019): Road-tripping while already living as a traveler is just as amazing but more peaceful, more blessed, more amazing, and calmer. Join our adventures in the green van as we find a little piece of heaven in the Catalan Pyrenees.
- [Unschooling and responsibility](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58183-unschooling-and-responsibility) by Cecilie Conrad (May 27, 2019): The question of parental responsibility in the context of the unschooling philosophy is quite complicated. To find the solution, we need to begin with core values. If we are just afraid of “ruling,” we, the adults, become unclear and vague, ruining the joy of life. And the unschooling as well.
- [The Nomadic Choice - Our Unschooling Journey from a House to a Bus](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91761-the-nomadic-choice) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 17, 2019): Why would you leave a perfectly happy life to move into a bus and go travel full time? Welcome to our story, our core values, our reflections, and our doubts.
- [Mi casa es tu casa - Our Transformational Journey Living with Strangers in Gran Canaria](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91762-mi-casa-es-tu-casa) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 20, 2019): 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 spiritual awakenings, discover how this bold move changed our lives forever.
- [Digital nomad - the money question](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/digital-nomad-the-money-question) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 25, 2018): 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.
- [Trusting the path](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88771-trusting-the-path) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 21, 2018): Walking with faith, listening to the ways of God, the ways of the Universe, believing the miracles, and embracing even the complications. We learn every day to trust the process, and sometimes it all becomes very clear.
- [Entering Catalonia: Trust, Courage, and Beauty on Our Nomadic Path](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92220-entering-catalonia) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 6, 2018): Dive into our week of nomadic exploration, filled with unexpected detours, artistic inspirations, and heartwarming encounters. From the scenic Pyrenees to the vibrant streets of Spain, discover how each day brings new lessons in trust, courage, and the beauty of embracing life's unpredictable path.
- [A Week by the Mediterranean: Amazing nature, old ruins, salt culture, birds & ocean](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92225-a-week-by-the-mediterranean) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 18, 2018): 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 nomadic adventure.
- [Buslife - The beginning: Our first week on the road](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92211-buslife-the-beginning) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 11, 2018): 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.
- [Our bus broke down: Learning to stay calm and move on](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92581-learning-to-stay-calm-and-move-on) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 30, 2018): 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 for a week.
- [Nomadic reflections - Flying back from Malaga](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/flying-back-from-malaga) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 18, 2018): We have been full-time travelers for almost three months, seven weeks of which were preparation: Clearing out our home in Copenhagen, converting the red bus into a tiny home.
- [Busconversion part 1 – digital nomad, smell of diesel, sunshine gallery](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92208-busconversion-part-1) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 17, 2018): 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.
- [Bus Conversion: Tomorrow, we finish the bus!](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/92271-tomorrow-we-finish-the-bus) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 12, 2018): We optimistically said this every evening of week 33: “Tomorrow, we finish the bus!”. It is scientifically proven that optimists live longer. And we did actually finish the bus – the week after.
- [Always Choose The Most Beautiful Path](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88788-always-choose-the-most-beautiful-path) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 11, 2018): An insight into the inner and outer journey, what we learn, and how we transform while leaving our life in Copenhagen behind, and starting traveling full time.
- [Pulse of life - unschooling unfolding](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88786-pulse-of-life-unschooling-unfolding) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 16, 2018): Sharing real-life unschooling as it unfolds in a peaceful week, still a blast, an adventure, a party. Get insights into how life is when it is outside the box.
- [Deschooling and free play](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/deschooling-and-free-play) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 20, 2018): Free play is precious, it is obvious – but how and why did we, the adults lose it? And in what way do we know it, when we find it again? A peek into our lives and reflections on the subject.
- [Revisiting unschooling - If I had known](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91558-revisiting-unschooling) by Cecilie Conrad (Oct 16, 2017): We do not outsource our children's education to a school system. We've been on a long inner journey as parents. Here I'm sharing what I wish I had known from the start.
- [Slow-living - an uncut diamond](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/slow-living-an-uncut-diamond) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 27, 2017): Recently we discovered Slow-living - we learned to create a space for slow-living in your life follows in the wake of minimalism, together with a sharper clarification of values and liberation. Read how we made space for Slow Living and what it does for us.
- [The dust binds - The Existential Clarity in Minimalism](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88988-the-dust-binds-the-existential-clarity-in-minimalism) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 6, 2017): Our connection with the things surrounding us means so much more than we realize. Read about the awakening, which lies in change.
- [Nourish the soul, absorb art](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88779-nourish-the-soul-absorb-art) by Cecilie Conrad (Nov 7, 2016): The music, the poetry, the theater, and the paintings talk to our souls. Worldschooling speaks to our existence and opens our eyes and hearts.
- [How to worldschool for unschoolers](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88778-how-to-worldschool-for-unschoolers) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 25, 2016): The learning: The skills, knowledge, and experience we take away from all of life's many different stages and narratives - is just a byproduct of living.
- [What if it all made sense? How worldschooling changed our life!](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88777-what-if-it-all-made-sense) by Cecilie Conrad (Jun 14, 2016): What if you could spend time with people you love, doing stuff that was meaningful and interesting - all of the time? There is a way - Worldschooling.

- [Unschooling and the Chinese Contrast: A Global Exploration of Parenting and Educational Values | Cecilie Conrad](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91760-unschooling-and-the-chinese-contrast) by Cecilie Conrad (Apr 16, 2016): Unschooling versus ambition, every parent loves their children deeply and does their best on the grounds of values and beliefs. How do you balance ambition and freedom? Read on and learn what we choose.
- [How to get 3 kids to sleep at the same time](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/how-to-get-3-kids-to-sleep-at-the-same-time) by Cecilie Conrad (Dec 11, 2015): Read about our evening routines, how we succeed in getting everyone to sleep – There is room for everyone in a very large bed when you co-sleep.
- [Unschooling: As if homeschooling wasn’t whacky enough](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88987-unschooling-as-if-homeschooling-wasn-t-whacky-enough) by Cecilie Conrad (Sep 7, 2015): To start unschooling was like opening the door to Narnia - a whole wonderland of time, presence, and desire for learning emerged.
- [Discovering the Unplanned Magic of Amsterdam: Soap Bubbles, Street Art, and Family Adventure](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91787-the-unplanned-magic-of-amsterdam) by Cecilie Conrad (May 17, 2015): Experience the magic of Amsterdam through the eyes of a spontaneous family adventure. From dodging museum lines to creating giant soap bubbles as street artists, discover how an unplanned day can turn into a magical, bubble-filled journey.
- [ City of Love - Our Road Trip to Paris: Living in the Moment and Loving It](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/91788-our-road-trip-to-paris) by Cecilie Conrad (May 16, 2015): We embrace the beauty of unplanned adventures and worldschooling. Learn from our journey as we share tips for making the most of your travels, all while living in the here and now.
- [Consequences are consequences. Punishment is punishment. Wanted: "Freedom to choose"](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/85112-consequences-are-consequences-punishment) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 17, 2014): That's the big problem with the mindset behind consequences-based parenting at all levels. It's not actually about consequences, it's about power. It's about the fundamental coercion built into the system, and the so-called "consequences," which in reality are clear forms of punishment, are used to establish this power. The adults decide! Do as you're told!
- [How we homeschool - Systemic Chaos](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88320-how-we-homeschool-systemic-chaos) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 22, 2014): How do you grasp every day? How do you structure your homeschool? I have been asked this question many times.
- [More About Homeschooling. Six Classic Questions](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88773-more-about-homeschooling-six-classic-questions) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 4, 2014): We get many questions about homeschooling; here, I have collected the 6 most common questions and answered them. Hoping it will help you in your process :)
- [Homeschooling: What kind of hippy is that?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58142-homeschooling-what-kind-of-hippy-is-that) by Cecilie Conrad (Jan 29, 2014): Homeschooling is the most radical choice in the flock of different leaders in our family. What does homeschooling entail, and what on earth is it about?
- [Seven great reasons to co-sleep with your children](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/seven-great-reasons-to-co-sleep-with-your-children) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 27, 2012): Seven good reasons to co-sleep with your children and stay with them and tuck them in until they are completely asleep.
- [Is your child's hair a business card?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/88612-is-your-childs-hair-a-business-card) by Cecilie Conrad (Aug 9, 2012): For many women, their children are like a business card. They need to look neat, always. But do you respect your children less than other people's opinions?
- [Cancer survivor - Finding meaning in life](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/58146-cancer-survivor-finding-meaning-in-life) by Cecilie Conrad (Jul 23, 2012): There are many who have asked me to write something about how I survived – and how our family got through it. And I also really want to share it.
- [Can boys have long hair?](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/can-boys-have-long-hair) by Cecilie Conrad (Mar 17, 2012): I was about to tell Storm that ‘Boys don’t have long hair.’ Most probably because he was simply so super-nice with that messy blonde hair that was cut short in the neck. Fortunately, I stopped myself.
- [Siblings without jealousy](https://www.cecilieconrad.com/blog/siblings-without-jealousy) by Cecilie Conrad (Feb 13, 2012): Sibling jealousy is rarely about the relationship between siblings. It is about the child experiencing that it is not seen by the mother and/or father.