Visited by "Role Models"

Role models on visit

Nora's story:
Nora, 21, her family is ethnically Palestinian. This is her story. She went to a public school called "Munkevænget", where a large percentage of the students have other ethnisities than Danish. When she left the school to start in high school, she got a minor culture-chock. Suddently it became an unfamiliar thing that most people were drinking at parties. Second year of high school was a tough year. She got anxiety due to an experience in 8th grade. During a holiday in Lebanon several Israelis got kidnapped, causing war to break out. Third year in high school was a good year for Nora, her anxiety got better, and so her grades got better. After high school she became a nursery assistant and a role model.

Sara's story:
Sara, 19, her family is ethnically Bosnian and Herzegovinian. When sara was born he parents lived in an asylum centre. She She went to a public school called "Munkevænget", where a large percentage of the students have other ethnisities than Danish. She got a culture-chock in 8th grade where she spent a year at a different school. She felt that the new class mates had a different mentality than her. Therefore she moved back to her old school, where she felt she belonged. She generally felt nicely camouflaged because of her Danish looks and Bosnian roots. Today she is taking her third year of high school, and she is also a role model.

Our thoughts:
In our opinion it's a very important thing to have an open mind when it comes to differences. You have to accept people as they are. Even though that a girl is wearing a veil, she's still a human being just like you and me. It's her own choice and a part of her culture and religion to wear it, just like some decide not to.