As a child growing up in Minnesota, I learned my first words in German from my grandma, who didn't speak English until she started elementary school in the 1920s. I continued learning German in high school and at Augustana College, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where I majored in Communications and Sociology.
After college, I spent a year living in Dusseldorf Germany working as an AuPair. I fell in love with German culture and got to live with a wonderful family and travel through Europe.
After Dusseldorf I moved to New York City, where I worked as a nanny and babysitter for several German-American families. Three years later I had my fill of the subway, crowds, and dirty diapers. I was accepted in the the University of Texas at Austin's prestigious UTeach program in 2013 and have been in Austin ever since!
I am a certified yoga instructor and I work to incorporate as much movement and activity as I can into each class period. I truly believe we learn best when we're engaged and alert.
My sister, brother-in-law, 3 nieces, and 3 nephews live in Houston. I visit them (and my parents in Minnesota) as often as I can!
I have been studying and speaking German for more than a decade, making my way through all seven Harry Potter books, and studying at the Goethe Institute in St Paul, Minnesota, New York, New York, and Meerbusch, Germany. My true academic study of German began at the University of Texas, where I studied everything from history, to advanced grammar, to science fiction. More recently I completed the KoPrA Program in Leipzig, Germany and attended the Advanced Placement Summer Institut in Seguin, Texas. I'm thrilled to continue learning and growing, this time at the front of the classroom!
After college, I spent a year living in Dusseldorf Germany working as an AuPair. I fell in love with German culture and got to live with a wonderful family and travel through Europe.
After Dusseldorf I moved to New York City, where I worked as a nanny and babysitter for several German-American families. Three years later I had my fill of the subway, crowds, and dirty diapers. I was accepted in the the University of Texas at Austin's prestigious UTeach program in 2013 and have been in Austin ever since!
I am a certified yoga instructor and I work to incorporate as much movement and activity as I can into each class period. I truly believe we learn best when we're engaged and alert.
My sister, brother-in-law, 3 nieces, and 3 nephews live in Houston. I visit them (and my parents in Minnesota) as often as I can!
I have been studying and speaking German for more than a decade, making my way through all seven Harry Potter books, and studying at the Goethe Institute in St Paul, Minnesota, New York, New York, and Meerbusch, Germany. My true academic study of German began at the University of Texas, where I studied everything from history, to advanced grammar, to science fiction. More recently I completed the KoPrA Program in Leipzig, Germany and attended the Advanced Placement Summer Institut in Seguin, Texas. I'm thrilled to continue learning and growing, this time at the front of the classroom!