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Anastasia, but friends call me Nastya ◡̈

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Building a life abroad 👩🏻‍🎓👩🏻‍💻
& sharing my experiences
Munich, Alps, matcha, runs 🩵

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3 years ago I moved to Germany alone

Hi, I’m Anastasia, but call me Nastya 🩵

now I live in Munich, study International Marketing & Sales and work part-time in tech

building a life abroad, step by step

if you’re on a similar path, follow along

#lifeabroad #lifeinmunich #expatlife #livingingermany #movingabroad by @smolkinna

It’s been ~2 months since I filmed this.
And this mindset shift still makes me a happier person.

Life becomes easier, lighter, freer —
when you start to LET THEM.

Let people think what they think.
Act how they act.
Judge you. Love you. Rejected you.
Be loud. Be silent. Be gone. Anything.

No more overthinking.
No more control.
No more disappointment.
Just peace🕊️

And wow! Letting them is not far from letting yourself. Giving yourself permission:
to feel what you feel;
to choose what feels right (not just safe)🤍

Still reminding myself of this.
Still learning.
But good things take time, huh?

Would love to hear if it resonates with you
📻

P.S. Inspired by many people and sources — including the “let them” theory by @melrobbins

#letthemtheory #letthem by @smolkinna

miss my b–day girl @smolkinna 💔 by @smolkinna

Do you think this town is real or is it AI???

#wolfgangsee #lakewolfgang #stwolfgang #lifeabroad #expatlife by @smolkinna

Hallelujah ☻

#hallelujah #everythinghallelujah #gratitude #lifeabroad #munich by @smolkinna

Mid twenties… is this growing up or are we just tired?

I’m 25 and I’d choose mountains over parties every time

Moved to Munich and still can’t believe this is my life sometimes ⛰️🏃🏻‍♀️🩵

And what’s your choice?

#lifeabroad #lifeingermany #lifeinmunich #alps #outro by @smolkinna

3 years in Germany. And it was harder than I ever expected…

From loneliness and burnout to slowly building a life I once only imagined 🥹

If you feel like you don’t belong yet… stay.

Here I share the real side of building a life abroad.

#lifeabroad #expatlife #livingingermany
#movingabroad by @smolkinna

Still figuring out how to stop.
Had a mini panic attack on an easy/medium slope🥺😅

Guess how many times I’ve fallen? 🤠
I will tell the answer in stories later

#alps #skiing #dreamcometrue #lifeingermany by @smolkinna

Christmassy Vienna 💌🎄🌨️🧤🎅🏻 by @smolkinna

It was just like a fairytale! ☃️ by @smolkinna

Dreams do come true, but sometimes you have to work hard for them.

Munich had been living in my mind rent-free for over a year. But I didn’t realize how much persistence it would take to land a dream internship and finally call this city home.

After months of hard work, endless applications and interviews, the madness of apartment hunting and those hardest times when I felt like crying the whole day… I’m finally here, starting my #MunichChapter 💘🏡

It’s been three weeks since I moved, and I still catch myself wondering: is this really happening? I also got the internship at a global company, just as I wanted, but the journey was far from easy.

The hardest part was not losing faith in myself when facing failures or when others doubted me. But what I’ve learned for sure is that anything is possible if you keep pushing towards your goal, no matter how tough it gets.

So if anyone is reading this and feeling like their goal is out of reach — keep going. Trust your inner voice. Because when our souls are screaming, we must listen!👂🏻 by @smolkinna

I shed a tear…
What an amazing world we live in😭❤️‍🔥 by @smolkinna