The Everyday Global Citizen Blog
As we enter a season filled with messages about gratitude, I want to explore a version of gratitude that goes deeper — the kind rooted in global citizenship, awareness, and responsibility.
Not the Instagram kind.
Not the kind that bypasses discomfort or silences injustice.
But the kind that expands...
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...
“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...
