Looking for a fresh start she moved from Daytona Beach, Florida to Georgia where she accepted a teaching position with the Department of Defense. “I hated the job and was only making about a third of what I earned in Florida,” she added.
Miserable at work and stressed about her life, Emma decided to take a well-deserved, two-week vacation to Portugal. “It was the first time I’d ever travelled abroad alone,” she said. “I was terrified but excited. Portugal really connected to me.”
She went home and immediately sent resumes to every international school in Lisbon. Exactly one month later, on July 4th, the famed Independence…
