The Foreigner's Journey

An immersive experience for expats in Denmark looking for

a renewed sense of connection and belonging.

To live as a foreigner is to hold a paradox in your hands: the thrill of discovery paired with the ache of displacement. In these moments, it’s easy to feel utterly alone.

But what if these feelings aren't your private story? What if they are part of a universal map—a shared journey every outsider walks?

This is The Foreigner's Journey.

"Being a foreigner is easy" - said no one ever!

It's easy to still feel like an outsider even after living in a place for many years.

It's easy to feel lost and confused about an ever-shifting identity.

It's easy to feel disconnected from others who don't quite get you.

It's easy to feel disenchanted after the initial magic of moving to a new place has faded.

If you are a foreigner living in Denmark for a few years, who feels like you don't belong to your country of origin anymore, yet you don't fully fit in the new culture either, this event is for you!

We invite you to The Foreigner's Journey: an immersive experience exploring the ups and downs of the expat life in Denmark. Join in to play with that uncomfortable in-between feeling and turn it into your superpower.

Through theatrical means, play and guided conversations, you'll be discovering the similarities and differences in your journeys as expats in Denmark. And you'll explore how to navigate your identity in a place that's not quite where you're from, but not entirely foreign either.

Here, you will not be passive audience, but an active participant co-creating this experience together with fellow expats.

We will guide you through moments of joy and sorrow, light and darkness, nostalgia and serendipity, as we walk together through the phases of the foreigner's path.

The Foreigner's Journey will help you reframe what it means to live the foreigner's life, rediscovering the joys of not being tied to any particular culture. By the end of the journey, you will feel a renewed sense of enchantment in your unique position as a 'being in between worlds'.

About the organisers:

We are two seasoned foreigners who walked the highs and lows of this path for a long time.

Monica Matei - Experience Designer reimagining the ways in which we bring people together, creating moments of connection, meaning and long-lasting memories. Living the foreigner’s life for 17 years and counting.

Adelė Šalkauskaitė - Immersive Producer with an education in theatre and performance studies helping artists and creatives turn their ideas into tangible and sustainable projects. Living the foreigner’s life for 9 years and counting.

Together, we are Ceremonica - an experience design studio focused on crafting meaningful gatherings, turning ordinary occasions into extraordinary experiences.

We look forward to walking the foreigner's journey together with you!