"When I got laid off from my first full-time job in 2012, I had just turned 26 and was devastated. I had wanted to be a writer for my entire life, and after going to college in Washington, DC, and graduating in 2007, I stayed in the city and got a job at a congressional paper. A few months after I was laid off, I eventually decided to go back to school for my master's degree in education."
"While I was earning my degree through Penn State's World Campus online program, I started teaching piano lessons to earn some extra money. I had taken 12 years of piano lessons and was eager to put what I had learned so far in my degree studies to use. During my two-year program, I also started picking up freelance writing jobs."
After a 2012 layoff at age 26, worked at a congressional paper and pursued writing ambitions. Returned to school for a master’s in education through an online Penn State program while teaching piano lessons to earn extra income, leveraging 12 years of prior piano study. Began taking freelance writing jobs during the program and embraced the autonomy of being self-employed. Finished the degree in 2015 and added portrait photography, finding clients through apps and word of mouth. Continued combining freelance writing, piano teaching, and photography as ongoing, long-term sources of income for a decade.
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