From Hungary to the Global Stage.

My journey started in Hungary with a singular obsession: Writing.

My name is Eszter Anna Varga, or Eszti (sounds like ST)! I was born and raised in Budapest, Hungary. I am now an Aerospace Engineer.

I got both of my degrees at Virginia Tech making me an international student in the United States. I began my journey, and dream of becoming an Aerospace Engineer at Virginia Tech in 2019! Now I live in the Czech Republic and work as a safety & reliability aerospace engineer.

I am an Aviation Week 20 Twenties, Outstanding Senior of the Class of 2023, 2x TEDX speaker and so much more.

I wanted to be a writer until I was 15 years old, never curious to pursue anything STEM-related. That was until I wrote my first line of code in the Budapest office of Prezi. Two days later I finished my first game! Along all it's bugs, and fun came an undying passion and interest for technology, engineering, and eventually STEM. My deep passion for the multiverse theory, Pluto, and helping others, has led me on a mission of pursuing aerospace!

With this journey came a lot of opportunities, hardships, lessons, and responsibility. I began challenging my own limits, and setting goals that were deemed: 'crazy'!

I realized that the hardest part of aerospace isn't just the physics - it's navigating the industry as an international student. Now, I balance engineering work with mentoring to help others "find their orbit."