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The Sacred Purpose of No: A Compass for the Soul
I've been carrying this thought, this quiet rumination on the profound power of two simple words: yes and no. In the nomadic tapestry of...
Ivana Petersen
Aug 44 min read


Not Schooling – What Then?
The Unlabeled Journey of Learning and Living I spoke with a friend today about labels. How they can be so utterly useful, and yet, in...
Ivana Petersen
Jul 296 min read


One long summer to remember
A slow days in Zavala, Hvar, June 2025. One long summer, indeed. It began not with a grand announcement, but with the quiet settling into...
Ivana Petersen
Jul 205 min read


Celebrating milestones
The Quiet Roar of Everyday Milestones Life, with its grand narratives and bold headlines, often tricks us into believing that...
Ivana Petersen
Jul 153 min read


Nostalgia: A Long Walk to Where I Come From
It’s noon, and I’m walking up the hill with a lazy kind of purpose—the bakery first, and then ice cream for my son. The sun is sharp...
Ivana Petersen
May 203 min read


When You Know That It Is Enough?
A love letter to the soul I never met There is a story we tell in our family. That before we are born, we’re stars—twinkling in the vast,...
Ivana Petersen
May 83 min read
A Day in Yeşil Vadi: A Symphony of Nature and Childhood
Memory is a curious traveler, holding onto fragments of experiences like delicate pressed flowers between the pages of life's journal....
Ivana Petersen
Mar 283 min read


Days in Turkey: Part 2
The rhythm of our Turkish sojourn has quickened—not dramatically, but just enough to infuse our blood with excitement and adventure,...
Ivana Petersen
Mar 242 min read


Growing Up on the Road
Fethiye, Turkey 2025 When we started on this journey, he was only six months old - our youngest one. Just a chubby baby, with his narrow...
Ivana Petersen
Mar 183 min read


Our days in Turkey
-One month into our stay I was contemplating how to breathe life into my thoughts and our everyday moments. I dream of gathering the...
Ivana Petersen
Mar 122 min read


Echoes Within: The Stories That Shape Us
-Part 2 There's a poetry to the way our stories unfold—the same narratives spinning within us, slightly altered with each retelling. I...
Ivana Petersen
Mar 105 min read


How We Became Full-Time Nomads
-Part 1 Dreams have a peculiar way of manifesting themselves. Sometimes they whisper to us for years, floating just beyond our grasp,...
Ivana Petersen
Feb 263 min read


The Art of Sunday Slowness
In the gentle folds of evening, time becomes liquid, flowing like honey through the spaces between moments. My needles click softly...
Ivana Petersen
Feb 232 min read


Mountain Echoes: Six Weeks of Worldschooling in Bulgaria
There's always something left hanging in the air after profound experiences—wisps of moments not fully captured, conversations...
Ivana Petersen
Feb 213 min read


Years of transformation
The Sacred Dance of Letting Go: A Mother's Heart I remember that first moment, holding you in my arms. My body ached from hours of labor...
Ivana Petersen
Feb 134 min read


Nurturing Relationships Through Co-Travel and Co-Living
When life becomes hectic and energy starts to wane, we often find ourselves with less time for each other—and sometimes even less time...
Ivana Petersen
Jan 272 min read


Last year- this year
Entering the new year, I cannot look back at the last one. Often the question: “Where have we been this time last year”? Knocks on the...
Ivana Petersen
Jan 133 min read


A year behind
I started to write my diary at the beginning of the year - every day one entry. In the beginning it was easy: our life was full of new-...
Ivana Petersen
Jan 15 min read


Where do we belong
There are questions that don't announce themselves with fanfare. They creep in like morning mist, settling in the corners of your mind...
Ivana Petersen
Nov 20, 20243 min read


Does unschooling work?
And there she sat with her book, in the gentle spring day on the countryside in Australia. The girl who could read since she was six, and...
Ivana Petersen
Nov 7, 20244 min read
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