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Chateau Jasmine and how to handle big dreams

Jul 17, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

“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?

Jul 14, 2022

By Jesper Conrad

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

May 3, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

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

May 3, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

Just a short reflection on the importance of mindset

A lovesong for life itself - week 16 2022 Catalunia

May 2, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

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?

Apr 24, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

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?

Apr 10, 2022

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Nov 30, 2021

By Jesper Conrad

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.

Oct 12, 2021

By Jesper Conrad

No! It is not normal to want to leave your children in a nusery or kindergarden

Have you ever regretted leaving your kid in an institution?

People call it "normal," but is it?

That something is normal means that most people are doing it - it doesn't make it right.

In Denmark, the maternity leave is nine months. After this period, it is considered normal to take your infant, who can't yet speak and who often can't even walk, and place your child in the arms of strangers for up to 8 hours or more per day. Because you know - it is normal - and you want to go back to work, or wh…

Are we rootless?

Sep 22, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 10, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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“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?

Aug 24, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

"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?

Aug 16, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Aug 6, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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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

Aug 1, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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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.”

And they call it normal

Jul 26, 2021

By Jesper Conrad

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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?

Education and learning cannot be stopped

Jul 20, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Jul 11, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Jul 10, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

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.

How to get Independent children

May 27, 2021

By Cecilie Conrad

From personal freedom grows independent persons. Children need the right to pursue their own path in life.

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Chateau Jasmine and how to handle big dreams

Have you ever attended a flip-flop long kick contest?

Unschooling is just life

Beauty is down the road

A lovesong for life itself - week 16 2022 Catalunia

Do nomads have a social life?

Do you know how to stay with your own truth?

Marketing and Pricing tip for your Products and Services

It is not normal. It is wrong.

Are we rootless?

You never regret the changes of the sunset

Do we have to read Shakespeare?

Are You Always Busy?

Unschooling is about freedom

If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales

And they call it normal

Education and learning cannot be stopped

How to make dreams come true

The unschooling perspective on education

How to get Independent children

Where are we now?

Hi, I'm Cecilie Conrad

Coaching: Do You Need My Help?

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