January 31st, 2009 was a day I will never forget. At just 20 years old it would be the last time I (hopefully) ever had to call someone "boss".

I had just quit my job in South Africa and moved back home to Newcastle, England.

While I love England, having the freedom to go anywhere in the world meant that I didn't want to stay there too long.

In South Africa I had made friends with someone called Dirk who was also building websites, and told him I planned to move to Amsterdam in a few months.