"I felt like I was Alice who had fallen through the rabbit hole into Wonderland"
A-Fest

"I felt like I was Alice who had fallen through the rabbit hole into Wonderland"

So today marks a week that I’ve been back home, trying to fit this new feeling into the old life patterns. So far, it’s been amazing. I was lost when Afest ended for no more than half an hour - like, how do I go back? How do I live without these people now? What do I tell everyone about Afest, which words could I possibly use? I felt like I was Alice who had fallen through the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and it turned my world upside-down, and now I’m supposed to go back to the real world and explain what happened to me and what I’ve seen while I was away.
Yet half an hour later I found myself cheerfully smiling at the clouds outside the plane that was taking me home, holding the sugar cube envelope bursting with notes. It’s gonna be amazing back home. A new life awaits me, and I have all these tools to have more abundance than I ever imagined possible. Now, a week later, I’m still the same cheerfully smiling girl.
I can’t even begin to thank everyone that touched my heart at this A-fest. I thank Mindvalley for accepting that application of a young Russian girl a few months ago and giving me a chance at having this whole new life. A-fest was a sharp turn I took on my path of life in the right direction. Does the Mindvalley staff fully recognize just WHAT they do for some people? Everything I know is now divided into “before” and “after”. Thank you, everyone. Thank you...
 See you all at the next A-fest! I am giving you all a big bear hug - the A-fest way.
From Russia with love!

Alina Topalova

Founder of Ace Events in Russia

Russian Federation

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