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Lina - We are here now 02/15/2026

Lina - We are here now My art has not so much been a way of connecting me with cultures, but a way of learning. I am interested in this middle ground. What does it look like when you are in a middle ground? When cultures collide? I think it has been predominantly positive for me to have another culture with me. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/40112380

Daniela - We are here now 10/15/2025

Daniela - We are here now When I’m in Brazil, I feel 100% like a Brazilian from São Paulo. When I’m in Europe, I sometimes say that I’m half and half. I get a bit more respect here when I say I’m half European. I’ve lived in Denmark for so long that I’m also Danish—or rather, I am a Copenhagener! It’s funny when you think about it. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38590055

Shazia - We are here now 10/15/2025

Shazia - We are here now My dreams, which often involved me flying through the sky like a bird, seeing places that felt safe and meeting people who seemed loving and kind, had helped me to stay afloat and given me hope. They had become my safe place. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38589970

Kefa - We are here now 09/03/2025

Kefa - We are here now "It didn’t take much—just knocking on the door and saying: “I’m your new neighbor, I hope you’d like to have a cup of coffee.” The idea that Danes are very closed, reserved, and not social like us is really a myth. I think it just takes courage to make the first move. For me and my family, it worked—we’ve managed to build a good relationship with our neighbors where we live now." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38072575

Amani - We are here now 09/03/2025

Amani - We are here now "There are many things that make us alike, and I think you become aware of that when you grow up in amulticultural and multireligious environment. We often focus on what sets us apart — that you believe in this,I come from there, or you look a certain way. But in reality, we are much more alike than we think." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38071365

Sukina - We are here now 08/31/2025

Sukina - We are here now "I sometimes try to teach my children about Indonesian culture. For example when they are being a bit naughty I explain that in Indonesia we have great respect for those who are older – even older siblings – and we listen to our parents. Then my children just tell me that I was raised in an old-fashioned way!" /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035445

Wafande - We are here now 08/31/2025

Wafande - We are here now "I find it hard to be put in a box: “Are you Danish, African, or French?” The truth is that I’m all of that. I’m just me. And when you look at how many mixed people there are today compared to when I was a child you can see that love is spreading. In a way, we’re all becoming mixed." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035405

Janus - We are here now 08/31/2025

Janus - We are here now "Between 1974 and the summer of 1982, when I was seven years old, I had already been exposed to many different cultures and religions. It felt like a drama triangle within me. I was caught between the Polish, the Palestinian, and the Danish. Deep down, it was the Danish side that resonated the most — that was where I felt safe." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035380

Saadia - We are here now 08/31/2025

Saadia - We are here now "At work, you often have to prove you’re just as Danish as everyone else before being seen as one. I think I surprise people by not living up to their prejudices. I don’t assume that my skin colour makes people think less of me,that the police are after me, or that patients won’t like me. As a doctor, I simply don’t carry those thoughts —and I believe that shapes how others meet me." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035340

Miguel - We are here now 08/31/2025

Miguel - We are here now "We were fortunate when we arrived because it was not long after the military coup in Chile. People in Denmark still had fresh memories of what happened and how people were persecuted and killed. We were received warmly—especially someone like me coming straight from prison. People were eager to hear what it had been like.Back then, we were seen as exotic." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035320

Gustav - We are here now 08/31/2025

Gustav - We are here now "I spoke fluent Spanish, though not like a native. Even in the language I could sense that I wasn’t fully Spanish—only partly. But I was very fond of the part of me that was, and I nurtured it through flamenco.In fact, I wasn’t cultivating my own roots, since my mother and her family thought that taking an interest in gypsy music was rather strange." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/38035290

Maxim - We are here now 08/26/2025

Maxim - We are here now "If you come from Syria people often carry negative perceptions of your country and culture. But those who visited before the war know it was also a great place. I’m fortunate — most people have a frame of reference for Greece and associate it with positive experiences. For me, having another culture has mostly been a gift." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/37965300

Adam - We are here now 08/26/2025

Adam - We are here now "My home is in Denmark now, but in five years it could just as well be in China if needed. Having different backgrounds has given me a more reflective perspective. I don’t carry national pride or believe my country is perfect, because I’ve seen it from different sides and traveled enough to be more critical. For me, my country is simply the place where I live." /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/37965140

Jane- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Jane- Young people from Uummannaq Jeg elsker at spille tromme og synge. Jeg har lært forskellige trommedanse fra Nordgrønland, Østgrønland, Canada og Alaska. Sangene er meget gamle og kaldes for inngerutit. Det er faktisk ikke det samme som at synge, men noget andet, mere spirituelt. Der er både en mandlig og kvindelig version. Imens spiller jeg på en tromme, som kaldes qilaat. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35983220

Heidinnguaq - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Heidinnguaq - Young people from Uummannaq Jeg drømmer om at udgive mit eget album med mine egne sange i fremtiden. For jeg har skrevet så mange sange. Jeg har været med på flere albums sammen med andre. Jeg skriver selv sange, laver melodier, spiller guitar og komponerer. Jeg skriver tekster på grønlandsk. Jeg vil ønske, at jeg også ville kunne skrive tekster på engelsk og dansk. Jeg tror, det er nemmere på grønlandsk for mig. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35983180

Miannguaq- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Miannguaq- Young people from Uummannaq Jeg kan godt lide at lave mad og spille musik. Jeg kan godt lide mad. Jeg kan godt lide at lave thai-mad, kinesisk mad, sushi, og grønlandsk ”soulfood”. Soulfood er traditionel grønlandsk mad: Mattak, sælkød, krabber, fisk. Jeg har lært at lave mad, da jeg var lille og boede på børnehjem. Vi lavede mad sammen med de voksne /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998315

Marius- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Marius- Young people from Uummannaq I never check the weather forecast. When people ask me about tomorrow’s weather, I tell them I have no idea.Instead, I observe nature—I look at the sea currents to figure out where the wind will come from the next day. I watch the clouds to see if it will be windy, clear, rainy, or snowy. If there are clouds on certain mountains, I can sometimes tell whether there will be wind or not in that area. But I don’t overthink it—I just go day by day. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998255

John- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

John- Young people from Uummannaq I grew up in the Philippines, then moved here when I was 12. I expected a city—trains, skyscrapers—because that’s how my mom described it. I imagined something like New York. When I arrived, I was shocked. It was sunny, there was midnight sun, and it felt empty. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998240

Ulla- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Ulla- Young people from Uummannaq I have always had trouble understanding my emotions. I have struggled with them since I was 18. My sister has always helped me a lot, but after she had a small baby, I stopped talking to her about my problems. I talk to a woman from the children´s home, and I trust her very much. I talk to her when I can´t handle my feelings. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998415

Sara- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Sara- Young people from Uummannaq Jeg har en kæmpe familie! Mange ville nok sige, det er unormalt. Jeg har otte søskende – fem fra min mor og tre fra min far. Min far har elleve søskende. Jeg har 26 fætre og kusiner, som jeg er meget tæt med. Min udvidede familie tæller over 60 personer. Jeg elsker menneskene, vejret, naturen og kulturen i Grønland. Og min familie betyder alt for mig /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998400

Princess- Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Princess- Young people from Uummannaq In the beginning, it was different. The kids were different. The language was different. I couldn’t understand anything. Back then, not many people spoke English here, so I didn’t know how to communicate. It was lonely. I had no friends, and people would look at me. Sometimes, I heard my name in their conversations, and it made me anxious. But I understood—it was new for them too, having a foreign girl at their school. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998375

Pipaluk - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Pipaluk - Young people from Uummannaq En af de vigtigste oplevelser i mit liv var en kanoekspedition i Vancouver, Canada. Jeg var omkring 15 år, og det var der, min interesse for trommedansk for alvor begyndte. I hver landsby, vi ankom til, var det en tradition, at man skulle synge en sang fra sin egen kultur. Alle de andre grupper havde deres egne unikke sange, ofte med trommer. Og de havde alt muligt fedt, traditionelle sange med deres trommer. Og så kommer vi der med vores grønlandske børnesange, for det var det eneste, vi kunne. Jeg følte, at jeg manglede noget. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998360

Arnannguaq - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Arnannguaq - Young people from Uummannaq Just a few days I was sailing with my grandfather and I shot a seal, right in the eye, twice. He helped me with a shot in the side as well. That is the second time I have shot a seal. It was a great feeling. We brought back the meat so that we could all eat it. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35983115

Qisuq - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Qisuq - Young people from Uummannaq Jeg kan godt lide at bo i Uummannaq. Jeg har arbejdet på Færøerne på en fiskefabrik et halvt år, hvor jeg kørte truck og styrede en kran. Jeg fik jobbet, fordi jeg kender en politidame, hvis bror er formand på fabrikken. Jeg kunne godt lide arbejdet, og det var sjovt at være der. Jeg tjente gode penge. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998455

Valdemar - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Valdemar - Young people from Uummannaq Jeg drømmer om at starte min egen tøjbutik og designe mit eget tøj. Jeg har kigget på forskellige designs og materialer, men jeg har ikke tegnet noget endnu. Jeg vil gerne lære mere om design og måske studere det en dag. Jeg kan godt lide fint designertøj. Jeg har været i Paris og set på tøj. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998430

Nielsine - Young people from Uummannaq 04/04/2025

Nielsine - Young people from Uummannaq En af mine store drømme er at rejse verden rundt og opleve forskellige kulturer. Jeg har allerede rejst en del med børnehjemmet. Vi har været i næsten hele verden. I 2014 var jeg i Venezuela til "Children on the Summit," hvor vi besøgte verdens største vandfald. Der spillede jeg violin på toppen af vandfaldet. I 2015 kom de børn, vi mødte i Venezuela, til Uummannaq, og vi tog dem med på en tur gennem forskellige bygder. /episode/index/show/7f54dbf1-44b7-4d01-bea5-a8c93ab26d83/id/35998335

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