Journalist. Teacher.

Born & raised in Germany.

Fell in love with the US.

Moved overseas.

Stayed a decade.

Back in Germany. For now.

currently

• working at Deutsche Welle
• managing the online magazine WORTSPIEL of the German Language Courses, German International School, Washington, DC

previously

• teaching German at the Foreign Service Institute of the US Department of State

• reporter, editor, and more at Deutsche Welle, the German international broadcaster, from 2007 – 2013 (Senior) Correspondent, Washington, DC; here are some of My DW-Stories
• reporter, editor at the legendary RIAS Berlin, almost until its final hours.
• M.A. in American Studies, Journalism and Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin (Free University of Berlin)
• learned the basics of journalism at Deutsche Journalistenschule München (German Journalism School Munich)
• 2012 United Nations Foundation Press Fellow
• excited that in 2007 the radio-project of the 6d of the Friedrich-Ebert-Gymnasium (high school) in Bonn was awarded the title of UNICEF Junior Botschafter (Junior Ambassador)

Photo: Nils Bergmann