This is the story of how I became a freelance ESL teacher. I was born and raised in Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. I got my bachelor in Psychology (minor in Criminal Justice) from Georgia Southern University and came to Maastricht in 2018 to get my MSc in Legal Psychology and LLM in Forensics, Criminology, and Law. When people ask me if I was afraid of moving to Europe by myself, I tell them I was much more afraid of staying in Georgia forever. After all, I’m not by myself - I brought my two cats, Minerva and Rudy! Living in Europe has totally changed my perspective on life - I can travel so often and easily, hear many different languages, and broaden my horizons. The exciting, multicultural, international lifestyle is definitely for me. At this stage of my life, the 9-5 schedule seems not to be a good fit. I realized that I have the skills, knowledge, and experience to become my own boss while doing what I love - teaching! It was during my work as a board member/project manager at the Refugee Project Maastricht that I discovered my passion for teaching. At the beginning, I inherited an empty English class - most volunteer teachers were graduating and moving on and most refugee students had lost interest in the class.