The Everyday Global Citizen Blog

Raising children with a global mindset is one of the most meaningful things we can do.

It’s about nurturing kids who care about people and the planet - who recognize diversity as a strength, fairness as a responsibility, and sustainability as a way of living.

Below are three ways (plus one specia...

I often talk about belonging — what it means, how it changes, and why it matters.
In last week’s episode of The Everyday Global Citizen Podcast, I reflect on how the question “Where are you really from?” shaped my own sense of belonging growing up in Norway.

 🌍 Growing Up In-Between

 As you mig...

I’m spending this fall in London as part of my PhD - a research stay at a British university. So far, it’s been full of small joys, deep thinking, occasional homesickness, and many cups of tea (and coffee). But this isn’t the first time I’ve packed my life into a suitcase in the name of learning. An...

It happened on an ordinary weekday. I was standing on a crowded London Tube, wedged between tired commuters, when I witnessed a moment that quietly spoke volumes.

As the train pulled into the next station, a few people stepped off, and a seat became available across from me. Just behind me, a woma...

Every visit to Palestine felt like coming home - and yet, I never fully belonged there. Returning to Norway was just as emotional. I’ve always lived in the space between, carrying the ache of two homes that never completely fit, but that have both shaped me in ways I can’t untangle.

I was born and ...

“Where are you really from?” is a question I’ve heard more times than I can count. It’s almost always asked right after I say I’m from Bergen. The implication is clear: Bergen isn’t an acceptable answer for someone who looks like me.

As a cross-cultural person with visible difference - olive toned...

For most of my life, I called myself multicultural. It was the term people used to describe me. It was the term I used to describe myself. But deep down, it never felt quite right.

 
I grew up speaking multiple languages, navigating both Norwegian and Palestinian cultural codes, and living with val...

I was 24, walking alone through the warm streets of Singapore, when a wave of confusion hit me - again. A melancholic song echoed in my earbuds as I stared at the skyline, wondering why I still felt so lost. I had a degree, a job, a stable income, and yet… no sense of rootedness.

That moment became...