Guten Tag!

My name is Veronica, and I’m from a very German area of Ontario, Canada—we even have our own Oktoberfest! From a young age, I have had a love for languages. This passion led me to earn my Bachelor’s Degree in Honours German and a Master’s Degree in Applied Linguistics. Though I have studied French, Italian, and Spanish, among other languages, German has always been the one I’m most passionate about. During my Master’s, I began teaching and tutoring German at university and fell in love with it. Over the past fifteen years, I have taught university and adult classes, as well as individual lessons for all age groups.

While studying or working in different parts of Germany, I also traveled as much as possible within German-speaking countries and throughout Europe. Although I speak and teach High German (Hochdeutsch), I am familiar with many German dialects through travel, study, friends, and family. I travel to Germany and Europe as often as I can to visit family and friends, revisit familiar sites, explore new ones, and immerse myself in language, culture, and history. I absolutely love the German language and its culture! Here in Canada, I seek opportunities to feed this love—I participate in our local annual Oktoberfest and weekly Stammtisch, and I’ve even coordinated a Weihnachtsmarkt two years in a row.

I am very passionate about teaching and sharing my love and knowledge of the German language and culture and enjoy being a helpful guide on my students’ language journeys. While I know that German is awesome, I also know it can be challenging for native English speakers, and I understand where they might run into difficulty and why. I’m here to help you navigate any challenges or troubles you face and help get you unstuck. All that said, there’s nothing to fear! You may already know more German than you realize 🙂

I look forward to meeting you and journeying with you as you explore all that German has to offer here at LanguageBird!