2018: my first time in Germany. Berlin surprised me. 2026: somehow spent three months living in Berlin. (Berlin still surprised me) a lot happened between those two lines. I moved from Ukraine to… | Anastasiia O.

2018: my first time in Germany. Berlin surprised me. 2026: somehow spent three months living in Berlin. (Berlin still surprised me) a lot happened between those two lines. I moved from Ukraine to Germany, finished school in Münster, started my bachelor’s at the University of Mannheim and joined thinc! then came thinc! Berlin Journey and our internship hiring event MATCHUP, where I ended up chatting with the Amperecloud team. A few months later, I was back in Berlin for an internship. three months of learning how data flows from solar plants into monitoring software, managing release process and product testing, and somehow combining coffee, Claude, Notion and startup meetings into a normal workday. 12-year-old me would probably look at me with those exact same big round eyes. even a last year pre Mannheim version of me would look at me the same way. and looking back, I can't really find the point where I “planned” any of this. you make certain decisions, without knowing exactly where they will lead. in between, there are people you meet, conversations you have and things you learn - all influencing what comes next and, eventually, who you become. now there's a new year ahead, and who knows: maybe another thinc! journey, another conversation, and another surprise 👀 LFG, i guess?