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Buslife - The beginning: Our first week on the road

Nov 11, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 30, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 18, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Aug 17, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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!

Aug 12, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Jul 11, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Apr 16, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Feb 20, 2018

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Oct 16, 2017

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 27, 2017

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 6, 2017

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Nov 7, 2016

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Jun 25, 2016

By Cecilie Conrad

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!

Jun 14, 2016

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Apr 16, 2016

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Dec 11, 2015

By Cecilie Conrad

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

Sep 7, 2015

By Cecilie Conrad

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

May 17, 2015

By Cecilie Conrad

The magic of Amsterdam gave us a day to enjoy and remember. We set out originally for Paris, France, but decided to go slowly, living our lives on the road – like we always do, but this time in a more conscious way, driving short lengths and having small goals and very flexible plans.

So, the day we left the coast of the Netherlands and studied the special landscape there, we decided to pass through Amsterdam to see the wonderful sunflowers by Van Gogh, since we both love sunflowers and art.

B…

City of Love - Our Road Trip to Paris: Living in the Moment and Loving It

May 16, 2015

By Cecilie Conrad

The Moments, when travelling: Like having a croissant and coffee in the sun.

So, this is a short blog post - part of the migration of our traveling blog to our main blog. This post will be the first in English since it sort of makes sense to make sure, everybody in the worldschooling and (un)schooling the world communities can join in. I am a schooled woman, and I have this built-in fear of grammatical - or spelling mistakes, that has made it virtually impossible for me to write in English - wh…

Consequences are consequences. Punishment is punishment. Wanted: "Freedom to choose"

Mar 17, 2014

By Cecilie Conrad

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!

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Buslife - The beginning: Our first week on the road

Our bus broke down: Learning to stay calm and move on

Nomadic reflections - Flying back from Malaga

Busconversion part 1 – digital nomad, smell of diesel, sunshine gallery

Bus Conversion: Tomorrow, we finish the bus!

Always Choose The Most Beautiful Path

Pulse of life - unschooling unfolding

Deschooling and free play

Revisiting unschooling - If I had known

Slow-living - an uncut diamond

The dust binds - The Existential Clarity in Minimalism

Nourish the soul, absorb art

How to worldschool for unschoolers

What if it all made sense? How worldschooling changed our life!

Unschooling and the Chinese Contrast: A Global Exploration of Parenting and Educational Values | Cecilie Conrad

How to get 3 kids to sleep at the same time

Unschooling: As if homeschooling wasn’t whacky enough

Discovering the Unplanned Magic of Amsterdam: Soap Bubbles, Street Art, and Family Adventure

City of Love - Our Road Trip to Paris: Living in the Moment and Loving It

Consequences are consequences. Punishment is punishment. Wanted: "Freedom to choose"

Where are we now?

Hi, I'm Cecilie Conrad

Coaching: Do You Need My Help?

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