I got some really positive feedback from yesterday’s story on how I am helping educate my daughter while travelling the world. So, I thought I would share another thing I am working on with her during this trip.

Most people who read my email newsletter or listen to the podcast know that I left school at 12 years old and did not continue with formal education. Instead, I am self-taught through real-life experiences, reading over 2000 books, and working with mentors who have guided me and helped me to make good decisions.

With my daughter, we follow what is called Unschooling. Basically, it is interest-based learning, so there is no formal curriculum. Instead, we try and find ways to make everyday life a learning experience. 

While at dinner the other night, we came up with a challenge for our daughter; her mission was to start conversations with people at dinner she had never met. She had to find out their names, where they were from and whether they played sports or musical instruments.

This was at a group dinner with at least a hundred adults, and she was the only kid in the group. I am a big one for “go talk to strangers,” and I always encourage her to start conversations with people.

She did well; she met a German guy who liked weightlifting and a Russian woman whom she asked about her work. She met my French friend Adrian and asked about his life…

We are developing her conversational ability, how to approach people, ask questions, and listen to the answers.

Also, while we have been travelling, we have introduced her to many of my work partners and even brought her to some meetings where it was appropriate. 

In Turkey, I took her to a meeting with my immigration attorney. After the meeting, we invited my lawyer out for lunch. My daughter got to ask her what it’s like to be a lawyer, why she chose to be a lawyer, what does a lawyer do, and if she enjoys her work. She even started to understand “what is a law” and where laws come from (hint: it’s not what is taught in traditional education or what most adults believe).

On another day, I met up with the famous watercolour painter I commissioned to do the stunning art pieces for the covers of our new books. She is Turkish, and we met up with her and her son and husband to tour the Galata Tower in Istanbul. She got to ask what it is like to be a professional artist, how long she has been creating art, and what her favourite mediums are. 

My friend even offered to critique my daughter's work; we made a deal where I would take pictures of my daughter's art and send them to her to look over and give advice. 

My daughter loves art and is always practicing and trying to improve. What an advantage for a 7-year-old!

Instead of rote memorization or top-down learning, I focus on helping to facilitate things for her. I help set the stage for her and put her in situations where she can learn and understand.

Really, that’s what I do with all of my work and presenters at the Summit. I want to curate the best speakers and presentations and make them available to you. You can take or leave whatever makes sense for you and grow and learn based on your needs.

Here is a full list of our speakers and presentations. You can click on each one to find out what they will be discussing at the event:

https://2023.expatmoneysummit.com/speakers/?ref=em411

We look forward to you joining us from Oct 2nd to the 6th, ONLINE, at this year’s Expat Money Summit.

Speak soon

Mikkel (and my daughter, who helped me write this)

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