Adriana Stein posing outdoors in Germany.
Adriana Stein moved to Germany right after earning her bachelor's degree and without knowing the language in 2016.
  • Adriana Stein moved to Germany in 2016 to pursue a free master's degree.
  • After studying for 6 months, she failed a German language test and lost her student visa.
  • The loss motivated her to become a freelancer and eventually launch a marketing agency in Germany.

College in the US can seem like a never-ending financial black hole. In 2016, I got a bachelor's degree in English and anthropology from Portland State University. That degree came with quite a large load of student debt.