I'm Helena, I moved to the Netherlands three months ago for my master. I am originally from Porto in Portugal. I also work in a financial advisory firm and I am kind of a part time content creator.
Why did you join After5?
I joined, After5 about two months ago as I've just moved to a new country. So I really wanted to make new connections. It's difficult when you have university, a job, my calendar is like completely crowded. So you just need to find other ways to make friends and After5 was the perfect solution for that.
If you had to describe After5 in one word, what would it be?
Ah, okay, that's a good question. I would say Meaningful.
How did you feel before joining a Table, and after?
So, I'm a little bit of an introvert. I was kind of reluctant, and it was a step out of my comfort zone. I was actually more pushed by my sister to do it, because I never do things that I know will make me a little anxious.
Then when I got there and when I started meeting everyone I instantly went calm cause I knew that everyone was looking for the same thing that I was just like meaningful connections and bonding over, you know, maybe books or just the love for coffee, random things that just really breaks. That's nice.
Are you still in contact with some of them?
Yes, actually, um, two of the people that I met there, we have a mutual love for brunch and books. So we decided to have a group where we occasionally meet to just go to the bookstore. And we created kind of, sort of a book club, that's what we call it. And yeah, it's really good that I have those two new girls in my life.
What book are you recently reading at the moment?
I'm reading the Pumpkin Spice Latte. The title is the name of the cafe and it's basically a girl that goes to the cafe in a new village and she's like discovering how to live life. Going from a big town to a small town. And then of course there is a small town romance.