But where are you really from?

Episode 21 in Danish with Mette I talk to my previous boss Mette who hired me on the spot back in 2011 when I got back home in Copenhagen, Denmark from Los Angeles, USA. We talk about instant chemistry and women supporting women in business.

English episode 20 I talk with my friends Nina and Mara about genuine friendships, love, life and my old school bird clock🤣💜 A Dutch Norwegian, an Albanian Dane and a Croatian Brit go in to a bar... Being authentic is so rare but besides love, they say authenticity is the highest level of frequency. Now, you tell us✨️

Episode 19 in English I talk with my friend Amire about being Albanian Danish Check it out :)

Episoda 18 n´Shqip Bisedë me drejtusin e Konsullatës të Kosovës në Danimark, Valdrin Grainca Na folem për vizionin e Kosoves për Diasporen dhe iniciativat që jan nis në Danimark. Episode 18 in Albanian A conversation with the Head of the Kosovo Consulate in Denmark, Valdrin Grainca We discussed Kosovo's vision for the Albanian diaspora and the initiatives that have been launched in Denmark.

Episode in English with Manisha Description: In this episode, I sit down with Manisha, a former colleague from the pharmaceutical industry, for an honest conversation about women in the workplace, empowerment, and the importance of supporting one another. We explore why women sometimes view each other as competition rather than allies, while men often seem more willing to champion and promote one...

English episode 16 Description: YOU don´t get to tell me that my LIVED EXPERIENCE is not real. On today’s episode, I talk about what it feels like to be called a “victim” simply for sharing your story. I talk about having my pain invalidated by people who have never lived through the things I have. People whose baseline in life started at zero while mine started at minus one hundred. People who we...

Episode 15 in English with Christian Would you walk away from a high-paying, “successful” job if it no longer made you happy? Have you ever seriously asked yourself that question? In this episode, I sit down with my friend Christian to talk about career pivots, burnout, intuition, and trusting the timing of your life even when it feels uncertain. Sometimes we stay in jobs, relationships, or versio...

English episode 14 In today’s episode, I talk to Caroline, whom I met 10 years ago when I worked as a guide for a language travel company in London, UK. At the time, Caroline and the other teenagers had travelled abroad to learn English, but things quickly became disorganized. The host families were not welcoming, the conditions were poor, and many of the teenagers felt abandoned and unsupported....

Dansk (Danish) episode 13 med Emin Dagens episode har jeg besøg af Emin som jeg kender fra finanssektoren hvor vi arbejdede sammen for nogle år siden. Emin er født i Danmark men har tyrkiske rødder. Vi taler om hvordan det føles at få et klistermærke på ens postkasse hvor der står "remigration". Vi går et par temaer igennem og hvad gør man når man elsker Danmark men Danmark ikke altid elsker en ti...

Shqip (Albanian) episoda 12 N'këte episode foli une për librin që e kam shkru që ka me dal ne treg në qershor 2026 "Amo, prej kait je met vërtet? - E huaja atje, e huaja ktu. Nga Kosova në Danimarkë" Motivimi për librin dhe jeta n'gurbet (Danimark) mbas luftës t'Kosovës. Qysh kemi ikë naper mal prej Kosovës deri ne Maqedoni 16 orë hecje ne kodra midis dimrit dhe plot borë të Shkurtit 1999. Shpreso...

Dansk (Danish) episode 11 med Amire Episodebeskrivelse I denne episode taler jeg med min veninde Amire, som jeg mødte på en stor dansk virksomhed for over tre år siden. Vi bondede hurtigt over vores personligheder og det var kun et ekstra plus, at hun også har albanske rødder. Det gav os et fælles sprog og en fælles forståelse for mange af de følelser, man kan stå med som dansk-albaner. ❤️🖤🤍 I d...

English episode 10 with Nina Episode description: In this episode, I talk to my friend Nina about “cozy racism” in Denmark, the subtle, everyday microaggressions that many immigrants and minorities experience but that are often dismissed as harmless or “just jokes.” We discuss my upcoming book, But Where Are You Really From?, and how identity can feel fragmented when you live between languages and...

Danish episode 8 with Camilla <3 Episodebeskrivelse I dagens danske episode har jeg besøg af Camilla til en ærlig, sjov og meget relaterbar samtale om work crushes og hvorfor de nogle gange kan gøre hverdagen på arbejdet lidt mere spændende. Vi taler om den slags kemi, som kan være svær at definere på en arbejdsplads. Er det bare venligt? Flirtende? Nærmest søskendeagtigt? Eller er det måske no...

English - Episode 7 In this episode, I’m joined by my friend May from from New York, USA for a real and honest conversation about identity, perception, and everything people get wrong at first glance. We talk about how people often don’t believe that Arab Christians exist, and how quickly assumptions are made based on how someone looks. She shares her experience growing up in New York after 9/11,...

English - Episode 6: You Don’t Look Like Your Wounds In today’s episode, I talk about when people say: “You don’t look like you’ve suffered.” What does that even mean? I reflect on how quickly I and all of us judge based on appearance, and how the human mind is wired to do exactly that. Drawing on Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahnemann, I explain how our instinctive “System 1” thinking creates...

Episode 5 på dansk (In Danish) Palads, Den Eneste Ene og følelsen af at høre til I denne episode taler vi om nedrivningen af Palads Bio, en ikonisk biograf i hjertet af København, som for mange er mere end bare en bygning. Jeg kom til Danmark i 1999 på grund af Kosovo-krigen, og for mig er Palads tæt forbundet med filmen Den Eneste Ene og med min “del 2” af barndommen i Danmark. En særlig følelse...

Episoda 4 n´Shqip (Albanian) Në episodin e sotëm, une kam fol me shoqen tem Artën, e cila tash jeton në Texas. Jemi njoftu kur ajo ka jetu në Danimarkë gjatë masterit, e mandej ka vazhdu rrugën e saj në Londër, Spanjë, e tash në SHBA. Arta asht Shqiptare nga Kosova si unë, po rrugët tona na kan qu ne vende te ndryshme. Ajo ka jetu në Kosovë deri në moshën 26 vjeçare, ndërsa unë kam ikë prej luftës...

Episode 3 in English In this episode, we look into some of the other themes in the book " But where are you really from?". Nina and Lena reflect on their 15-year-long friendship, how they met at Copenhagen Business School, the fun, the laughter, and the years that shaped them before stepping into the corporate world. From student life to high-performing careers, they share how their paths evolved...

Episode 2 in English Have you ever been asked: “But where are you really from?” In this episode, I introduce my upcoming book: “But Where Are You Really From? Foreign There, Foreign Here. From Kosovo to Denmark.” This is a story about identity, belonging, war, humanity and the search for a dignified life. I share my journey as a former Kosovo refugee, and what it means to build a life in a new cou...

Episode 1 på dansk (Danish) I denne episode snakker min veninde Camilla og jeg om vores karriere erfaringer, om at græde på arbejde og vores Amager opvækst og venskab i 20år! Om at opleve at blive talt ned på job på trods af gode kompetencer. Om at blive bedømt på ens udseende og personlighed og meget mere. Til sidst snakker vi om at have et arbejdscrush hvor vi vil snakke mere om i vores næste ep...