She couldn't have picked a sharper landing if she tried. Just two weeks after joining DIDIT, our CEO Marcela left on a long-planned trip to the other side of the world. If there's anyone who can prove that she #didit — it's Kristýna.
Bestie with the best experience
And here's the thing: she found our "bestie wanted" ad while still in India, which had been her home for a couple of years. Born in the Czech Republic into a diplomatic family, she grew up across Japan, Belgium, France, and eventually Prague. Fluent in English, Spanish, and French, she studied tourism and then got hired by the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a consular officer at the embassy in New Delhi. "I worked in communications helping people with travelling processes. At the same time, I was doing consular training and waiting for my security clearance," she says.
She landed in Delhi in January 2022. "My luggage got lost, there was COVID and high smog season. I arrived at 3 a.m. and started working a couple days after — processing visas for Indians traveling to the Czech Republic, handling hundreds of official documents and stamps," she says. That was her first real crash course in starting from zero: alone, in a huge country, figuring everything out fast. Outside work, she found balance in India's climbing community, which eventually led her to yoga. She learned it there, fell in love with it and still practices today.
From ministry to meaning
Right before India, she met her partner. What started as friendship turned into a relationship despite long distance. After two and a half years in Delhi, she returned to Prague and they stayed together. "I was promised another posting in Europe, but it didn't happen. And I didn't want to go back to a domestic role at the ministry," she says.
So she pivoted. Found a travel agency job, finished university and started a solo return trip to India to think things through. "I liked the agenda at the ministry, but everything was fixed — processes, manuals, codes. I couldn't really do things my way. I wanted a job where I could use languages, help people, but also adapt and solve things based on the situation," she says. Ideally, with yoga still in the picture.
The right moment (and the fastest yes)
A couple weeks after, this February, she was sitting at a café in India with her laptop open. And there it was — the DIDIT job post. "That's it," she thought. And applied immediately. The first call with our CEO Marcela happened while Kristýna was still in India. Both sides knew quickly: this is a match. She didn't just bring her valuable personal experience. She brought years of navigating systems, bureaucracy, and chaos across countries.
As DIDIT expanded its mission far beyond expat support, the decision was fast. Why not join immediately? But the world intervened. Kristýna's journey back to Prague landed right during escalating conflict in the Middle East, turning travel into a week-long puzzle of reroutes and uncertainty. "My whole career has been improvisation and communication — figuring things out when nothing goes as planned. But my motto is that there's always a solution," she says.
Turning chaos into clarity
And she proved it immediately. Just days into her start at DIDIT, while our new office was still being set up, a long-time client called in panic — urgent cat-sitting needed during the time that she will be out of the country. "I just went and solved it," Kristýna says. And her proudest moment so far? "A young foreign applicant was rejected for a driving license because of missing documents and no Czech. He called DIDIT and together, we solved it in under an hour." That's what she enjoys most at DIDIT: turning chaos into clarity and problems into solutions. Fast, practical, and human. And after work? She switches off on the yoga mat — still practicing, but also teaching.
Quick DIDIT Q&A
When did you last say "I did it!"?
When I found a flexible job I truly enjoy and where I can support others. It also boosts my confidence in myself.
Your ultimate time-management hack?
Waking up a bit earlier and taking time just for myself. I focus on the present moment, move my body, meditate, and set the tone for the day. I also stick to one thing at a time. And when I don't feel like doing something, I give myself a quick pep talk: this will only take 30 minutes — I can get it done. It really helps me stay focused.
What do you delegate today without guilt?
Triple-texting Marcela when I need guidance and she's here to help.