I want to participate in 100% Foreign? so I can get others to see me as 100% Danish. I have lived in Aalborg for 30 years, and I just LOVE the place. Aalborg is my city, and I am a very active citizen.

Ever since I was a teenager, I wanted to be a vegetarian, because I like animals so much. My father would like me to at least eat fish. But now I am a vegan and my mother a vegetarian.

The colour of my skin shows that I am from there, but I and my family feel more at home in Denmark than in my home country. We feel safer here.

My world changed in many ways when our son was born. I went on from being a refugee, who might return one day, to seeing Denmark as my homeland. Our son will grow up here as a Dane, and through him I have become more Danish.

I started running further after reading a book at the library. It described how you in 36 weeks could train for a marathon. So that is what I did. My first run was 23 April 1990. Since then I have completed 172 marathons, several half marathons and a number of ultra runs.

I have always felt 100% at home in Denmark, but I have also taken a lot of interest in Palestine. Earlier this year I finally plucked up the courage to join an organised tour of the West Bank. The trip compelled me to engage myself 100% in the Palestinian cause – here.

Occasionally I get this feeling of ”people overload”. I was bullied as a child. This was in Aarhus, where for many years I was the only foreigner in the class.

Nevertheless, I will always feel more Danish and belong in Aalborg. This is where I live with my family, work as a waiter and where my friends live.

For me being a doctor is a vocation. Culturally I feel that I am dutybound to make a difference for the community, which, I feel, makes my attitude different from that of my Danish colleagues.

Freedom is very important to me. I want to be free to go to school, ride the bike, play volleyball and go for walks. Good fortune is also white, and I am lucky to be here in Denmark and be free.