The Everyday Global Citizen Blog

“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...