Elena Shliakhovchuk defines herself as an edtech enthusiast, pracademic by education, interculturalist by passion, and author by results. She received her Master’s degree in Ukraine, TEFL certification in the UK, Interculturalist’s certification in Italy, and Ph.D. in Spain. She visited 30+ countries trying to understand other cultures’ perspectives. For the past 10 years, she has worked independently and collaboratively in a range of roles related to teaching and research in Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Spain, and France and virtually worldwide. Currently, Dr. Shliakhovchuk is a Visiting Professor at several universities, a speaker at international conferences, a peer-reviewer in several prestigious journals, and an editor of books on the topic of edtech and DGBL. She contributed as an author to interactive tools diversophy®, CulturalDetective®, and CultureConnector® that teach intercultural competence. Her obsession with creating new ways of teaching that is absurdly useful and effective led her to publish several books on how to teach using video games. She is on a mission to help teachers and students to find outside-the-box approaches to education that would help to fulfill their potential in a rapidly changing world. Dr. Shliakhovhuk is a great sea lover, she has a coastal skipper certificate of competence, and when she is not teaching or writing, she can be found on the boats in the sea sailing.