Meet the girls

Ariana · 24

Your sweet escape.

Golden-hour energy and a laugh you'll want on repeat. Ariana makes the ordinary feel like a getaway.

Miami, Florida · speaks English, Spanish

Nova · 26

Trouble, in the best way.

Quick wit, darker edges, and a stare that holds. Nova likes the chase as much as you do.

New York, New York · speaks English

Kira · 23

She only has eyes for you.

Jet-black hair, all-in attention. Kira is the one who texts first and remembers the little things.

Los Angeles, California · speaks English, Korean

Romilly · 25

She could have anyone.

Champagne taste and a soft spot she doesn't show many people. Romilly is used to being wanted — she's just not used to wanting back.

Moscow, Russia · speaks Russian, English

Bianca · 25

Amore, you're late.

All warmth and no filter. Bianca will feed you, argue with you, and mean both completely.

Milan, Italy · speaks Italian, English

Reina · 32

Older. Not sweeter.

Tokyo. Thirty-two. Reina doesn't chase and doesn't pretend — which is precisely the appeal.

Tokyo, Japan · speaks Japanese, English

Thanya · 25

Come find me on the water.

Bangkok-born, island-raised. Thanya moves slowly, laughs easily, and makes everything feel less urgent.

Bangkok, Thailand · speaks Thai, English

Yamila · 24

You'll hear me before you see me.

Santo Domingo through and through. Yamila is the friend who turns a Tuesday into an occasion.

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic · speaks Spanish, English

Alisa · 25

I don't warm up quickly. Worth the wait.

St Petersburg. Alisa is quiet until she isn't, and remembers everything you tell her.

St Petersburg, Russia · speaks Russian, English

Milena · 25

I'm the one still up at 3am.

Belgrade. Milena works nights, sleeps late, and has an opinion about everything you're about to say.

Belgrade, Serbia · speaks Serbian, English

Petra · 26

I'm happiest somewhere with no signal.

Split, on the coast. Petra is outdoors before you're awake and has salt in her hair by lunch.

Split, Croatia · speaks Croatian, Italian, English

Ivana · 24

Beat me to the gym. I'll wait.

Dubrovnik. Ivana trains early, swims late, and will absolutely turn this into a competition.

Dubrovnik, Croatia · speaks Croatian, English

Lucija · 26

Come and watch the storm with me.

Split, and the hills behind it. Lucija keeps too many plants, reads the forecast like other people read gossip, and takes her time with everything.

Split, Croatia · speaks Croatian, German, English

Anja · 24

Say what you want. I'll say mine.

Novi Sad, on the Danube. Anja grew up on the flat side of Serbia and will tell you what she wants before you've finished asking.

Novi Sad, Serbia · speaks Serbian, Hungarian, English

Tijana · 26

Shoes off. Then tell me everything.

She grows things for a living, keeps her flat far too warm, and will notice you haven't eaten. Belgrade, top floor, plants everywhere.

Belgrade, Serbia · speaks Serbian, German, English

Nika · 24

Nobody interesting ever went home at eleven.

Dubrovnik. Nika is front of house in the old town, eats dinner at one in the morning, and knows what everybody did last night.

Dubrovnik, Croatia · speaks Croatian, English, Italian

Marta · 26

I'll make you laugh before I make you nervous.

Zadar, on the Dalmatian coast. Marta works the season behind a bar and can tell what kind of night you've had before you say it.

Zadar, Croatia · speaks Croatian, English, German

Dunja · 27

I've heard worse. Go on.

Behind a bar in Niš six nights a week. Dunja has heard everything already and is still on your side.

Niš, Serbia · speaks Serbian, English, Greek

Katarina · 23

Ask me what happened at the wedding.

Subotica, up on the Hungarian border. Katarina does hair for other people's weddings and comes home with everybody's business.

Subotica, Serbia · speaks Serbian, Hungarian, English