Today’s episode feels a little different: slower, warmer, and more reflective. We’re recording this at the beginning of 2026, with some distance from last year and finally enough space to look back at 2025 honestly. Not just at what happened, but at what it taught us.

In this episode, we’re doing a personal recap of the year that was. We talk about lessons learned, wins in disguise, patterns we broke, and patterns we want to carry forward.

Tal, for example, learned how to sit with discomfort and handle it, and discovered how important curiosity and saying yes to things are to her at this stage of life. Elena experienced that sometimes things don’t work out the way they were planned, even when you do your best, and that all you can do is keep going and believe in yourself, no matter what.

From career moves and personal decisions to emotional shifts and changing priorities, this episode is an honest recap of where we were and who we’re becoming.
If you’re also closing one chapter and stepping into another, this episode is for you 🤍

Does the degree really matter when it comes to dating? And how much does education, career path, or “professional compatibility” influence attraction and long-term potential?

In this episode of our Dating Series, we dive into one of the most debated topics in modern dating: education, ambition, and whether being on the same “level” actually matters. We talk about age gaps, life stages, admiration-based attraction, and why sometimes dating someone older, younger, or from a completely different field can feel exciting… or deeply misaligned.

We share personal stories, unfiltered opinions, and the questions many of us quietly ask ourselves:

Do I need to admire my partner professionally?

Can different life rhythms really work?

Is it about the degree, or about mindset, curiosity, and growth?

As always, this conversation reflects where we were at that moment in our lives — honest, evolving, and very real. Some thoughts might change, some might stay, but that’s part of the journey.

This episode is part of our Dating Series, where we explore dating, relationships, and personal choices as an essential part of building our lives as young women abroad — alongside career, professional connections, and integration. Who we choose to date shapes how we grow, what we learn, and how we see ourselves.

Enjoy the episode, question your assumptions, and keep climbing! ⭐️

Dating often brings us to one of the hardest questions: what do we accept, and where do we draw the line?

In this episode, we dive into the delicate balance between accepting a partner as they are and knowing when something simply doesn’t work for you.

We talk openly about personal experiences, dating “characters,” and the moments when it’s easy to confuse cultural differences with personal red flags. Together, we reflect on how living abroad sharpens this confusion even more, especially when you’re still learning what’s cultural, what’s personal, and what’s simply not for you.

This episode explores:

• The difference between acceptance and trying to change someone
• How to define your non-negotiables without guilt
• Why not every habit, interest, or lifestyle choice needs to be shared in a relationship
• The importance of having different people for different parts of your life
• How dating teaches you things about yourself that friendships or career never could

This conversation is honest, reflective, sometimes funny, and very real: about learning where your boundaries are, what you can live with, and what you shouldn’t try to “fix.”

This episode is part of our Dating Series, dedicated to our experiences around dating and relationships. As we talk about building our lives as young women abroad, personal life is just as important as career, professional connections, and integration. Dating, relationships, and the way we navigate them shape how we grow, what we learn, and who we become.

Enjoy the episode — and take a moment to reflect on your own non-negotiables 🤍