Anna Ananczikowa

Connector, Explorer, Foodie, Student, World traveler

I was born in Belarus but I have been living in Poland for 13 years. There was a few turning points in my life. When I was 15 one of the photographers noticed me and I signed a contract with the model agency. While still studying I started working as a model. I remember my first trip abroad. That first hour when I arrived to a new city; where I didn't know a language and I didn't know exactly how to get to the apartment where I was supposed to live. I was afraid to speak English and I was a very shy girl. During that hour I overcame the language barrier. In course of time I also became more confident. While modelling I travelled alone and became independent at a young age. I met so many people from all over the world and I developed my communication skills. The first long trip opened my eyes. I lived in Italy for almost 2 months. I found out for myself that there is uncountable number of perspectives. People are so different and each of them is unique same as their points of view. When I finished school I moved to a bigger city with more possibilities - capital of Poland. Since that time I hosted 5 events called "National Days" at my university - they allow university community to understand another culture. I performed the presentation with two of my colleagues at two conferences. Presentation about changes in the market from the perspective of generation x, y and z. Now I'm a second year student of economics. I spent three months as an intern in Marketing Department in Gemius. That experience developed in me passion for social media. That's why now I'm managing fan page of one of our university organizations "Honors Program" which I’m a member of.

Making a difference. Anything I do I do my best. If there is a slight chance that I can do something to make someone happy I won't pass it up. I'm a realistic person (but still very positive) and I know that I can't change the whole world but I believe that I can make it a little bit better. I give support and motivation to anyone who needs it. The second thing I’m really passionate about is a healthy life style. It’s very important to find a balance in your life and to feel good in your own body. A way to achieve this is the right nutrition, proper sleep and of course regular exercises. We should care about ourselves from the young age, not only when some problems or sickness appear. When you start living a healthy life style, you get addicted to it. I can confess that it is my addiction. I feel so good and peaceful. There is no way I could go back to any bad habits I used to have.

Each of us is unique. Sometimes it's hard to understand each other. We should remember that creating a healthy relationship between two people it's a long process. First we fall in love and after we should learn how to live with each other. Love is the feeling that needs to be nurtured. Otherwise it will die and the relationship will be ruined.

My Ted story is not so long. I just love it for the idea. TED talks inspire, teach and entertain at the same time. I participated in TEDxWarsaw Community meet up - it was an amazing experience. I've met so many great people in such a positive atmosphere. Those few hours filled me with great energy and motivation. I want to share this energy with people and learn more and more from TED talks.

dancing, listening and motivating :)