"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

Related Stories

A-Fest

"We brought our 11-year-old son for his first A-Fest and it enriched our experience and opened a new world for him"

...
Read more

Sara Harper

A-Fest

“It is an indescribable feeling of being a part of something bigger”

 It is an indescribable feeling of being a part of something bigger.
Read more

Stephen Brooks

Founder of the massively popular Envision Festival in Costa Rica

A-Fest

"Every Afest is such a growth experience"

It's hard to leave every single time.Thank you to Vishen and the Mindvalley team for putting together yet another amazing Afest. It's hard to leave every single time. I had a blast reconnecting with old friends and making new ones. I appreciate each and every person that I connected with. Ev...
Read more

Rohail Rizvi

Mindvalley is fueled by your stories

Our community runs on voices like yours. It keep us going, and keeps us grounded.
Tell us like it is. What's your story?
Tell us your Story