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Chiwi JournalAuthor: Camellia Yang
Conversations between global citizens on culture observation, identity and self-actualisation. Host Camellia Yang, a Chinese New Zealander, interviews people she met on her digital nomad journey who are on a unique path to creating a better future and shares the lessons and tips they learned. Season One (1 - 111 episodes) is in Chinese. Season Two (112 episodes - current) is in English. Language: en Genres: Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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#165: Inside Network School 5 | Conversation with Dawn Musil
Monday, 17 November, 2025
Kia Ora, Ni Hao and Hello, welcome to the Chiwi Journal Podcast. I’m your host, Camellia Yang. Today’s guest is Dawn Musil, a Network School active member, consultant in natural capital, writer on biotech and community, and someone with an extraordinary personal journey—from growing up in a cult, to Oxford, to McKinsey, to building businesses inside an experimental intentional community.This conversation moves through identity, community, resilience, curiosity, and the courage to rewrite your own story. If you’re interested in alternative education, Network States communities, or simply how people rebuild their lives with openness and grit, this episode is for you.Leaving a high-control cult at seventeen and rebuilding life with no map, no support system, and no blueprintWhat Network School feels like from the insideMicro-businesses emerging in community: bikes, scooters, smoothies, and moreNatural capital and what “working with nature” actually looks likeBehind the scenes of McKinsey’s AI tool launchOxford’s enduring traditions and why they still matterBeekeeping, insects, and the search for Malaysia’s legendary honey harvestersLong-distance bike riding and the generosity of strangersThe rising importance of community in modern lifeThe note she’d leave for her younger selfLinks/Resources Mentioned:Network SchoolConnect with Dawn Musil on LinkedIn and IGEducated: A Memoir by Tara WestoverA Glimpse of Tomorrow: Life Inside Network SchoolNetwork State Conference 2025: James of ÂrcThe Skoll ScholarshipEllison Institute of Technology OxfordThe Most Dangerous Job in the World Harvesting Honey from Giant Killer BeesThe cult of McKinsey: Belief, Belonging, and the Architecture of CommunityVenture for America
