Veronica is a well known in her area for her glorious architecture and urban designs. You would never guessed she is 25, if you would meet her. She has razor sharp mind, and still is incredibly full of compassion, empathy and has this soft side of her personality. She is very feminine, though can fight for herself. How do I know about it? We talked!

AK – Veronika how would you describe yourself? Who are you?

WK – I am a human, I am explaining behaviour of everyone to myself, all my family is unique. Honestly every member of my family is unique like diamond. I believe in good in people, and hard for me to understand someone did wrong and meant it. I am forever forgiving, loving and carrying. And sometimes…more often actually I give too much of myself. And my heart is soft…vulnerable….I am a human, one of a kind.

AK – Did you always wanted to be an architect?

WK – Not when I was little.

AK -Who did you wanted to be then?

WK- I think I probably wanted to be a teacher, like my mum. I always wanted to be like my mum, I am definitely mummy’s girl.I love hugging, spending time with my mum. I will probably transfer my affection to my future partner similarly. I wanted to be an architect in Secondary School, I read magazines about building houses, about urban architecture, about concrete even. But it passed once I started High school, I wanted to study physiotheraphy or psychology, I wanted to help people. I am very carrying, I love people, and I literally can’t live without them, I can get very lonely working alone. It is kind of a twisted case I am an architect now. My first boyfriend was meant to be an architect, his drawings were impecable. Then my friend as well…but none of them went. At the end of high school I went for urban design, which I am absolutely fascinated about. I could teach about population moving to the cities, and how it impacts culture and economy and…yes I am that passionate about it. But, I graduated with BA in urban design and as none of the companies I wanted to work with didnt need my role, I went for architecture. It is bizarre, just before graduating BA, I met a guy in a pub, and we started talking, he told me about a certain school of architecture and I was sure he was going to study there. At the end he didnt went there, but I did…. I think it is a clash of fate a little bit, I was never meant to be an architect, through the twisted cases and too much ambition I ended up studying something that I loved but never really wanted to do. I am deeply inspired by design, by creating a home for people to live in. Do you know that protected estates are unnatural? It doesn’t help creating communities and it deepens problem of poorest among poor and smart among smart. People should be mixing with each other, this way some uneducated become inspired and aspire to be higher up in the society. It is one of the Dutch researches…

AK – What was or maybe still is your dream?

WK – I always wanted to ride a tandem bike. It is important to have simple, medium and very complicated dreams, I got them all. I always wanted to live by the sea, I do now for 1.5 year and by various ones. I wanted to travel to Portugal for a while, that was just crossed out of my to do list. I want to do European bike rally, I am dreaming of a bike tour for a while. What else…? I always make my dreams come true. I wanted to hich-hike through East Europe. I did Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria and back through Serbia, Bosnia, Hungary, Slovakia, Chech Republic, it was a huge fun. My latest hich hiking was 3 times Croatia, Amsterdam, Montenegro. My latest adventure plan? Hmmm… I’d like to go to Odessa, I was meant to go last time when in Ukraine, but we didn’t have enough time. Odessa is beautiful, I will go there at some point.

AK – What is beautiful for you? Both within you and in the world. I know it is quite broad, but there might be more things you consider as influancing.

WK- Nature for sure. Nature gives tranquility, shows how world is beautiful in itself. It is resetting my mind, it is relax for me. What’s beautiful in me? Nothing. It is a difficult question. I am determined, and hard working and too ambitious. and it is beautiful and good but at the same time it is a disdaventage. Because of that I am suffering, my health, my sleep and my routine is horrible because I don’t care about myself when I have a project to finish. It is the priority. I like my designs, but they cost me a lot at the same time.

AK- What is on your priorities list?

WK – Life priorities: family, friends. It is a piramid of both of them. Professionally? Nice job, in which I feel fulfilled. Probably in the company that designed Gurken in London – Fosters & Partners. I’d like to work on large projects and gain more experience with large productions.

AK – Do you thing of yourself as a strong women?

WK – No. …It depends from which side. It is… you see from one side I created all the life situations for myself, and I went through a lot because I am purely kind, carrying an nice and people use it. My previous employer used it to the fullest. I worked in full time position and studied for two people, and carried out whole office. If I would be smarted I would be able to say ‘no’ much earlier and be healthier now.

AK – Yet, you are achieving things that not many would reach for. Are you brave? What is your super power to do all that?

WK – Super power? Not giving up, seeing good sides in everything, buying yourself literally pink heart shaped glassed, or a tshirt with flamingoes to lift you up? Or going jogging for 10km? Suck it up and run the world, right?

AK- What is your plan for the future?

WK – Work and finding a Dutch guy. Hahahaha. My sister says we need to have Dutch guys, as they are the tallest man in the world, and I am 178cm, with heels 188cm… That is a joke off course, but finding a man to create a family with, having a job that makes me happy and friends to go out with. That’s my dream life. Simple right? Yet, so difficult to achieve.

AK – And where will we see you in 5 years? What’s the goal?

WK – It depends how life goes. Either I will have a great career or I will have kids and no career. I understand that sometimes you need to choose for a while one only, but I know it is also possible to do both, hence I’d like to make it happen for me to do both. And obviously I have my dreams. We are going to Faro soon, I want to fly the baloon, go across Tatry, Polish mountains, run a marathon, opening my own caffe (my first dream), dreaming means living for me. Therefore – Dream.