Foreign Language Instructor with 30+ years experience. All levels German and English as a Second Language, intermediate levels Spanish (Mexico), basic French and Russian.

I have been very fortunate to be in Annika’s orbit for over a decade when I initially sought her expertise to expand my knowledge of professional German.

As a heritage speaker, it’s crucial to have a “safe space” where you can unlearn bad habits, improve your grammar, expand your vocabulary and horizons. Annika has given me this and more.

I enjoy her company and the mock debates she sets up as the next way for me to level up my language (and debating) skills. Vielen Dank, Annika!

I’ve known and taken lessons from Annika for many years now. We met at a German meet up when we were both living in Washington, D.C. I was at the A2 level back then, and now I’m at C1. She assigns me homework and then we go over everything during our lesson. The assignments are a good mix of reading, writing and listening. Since she’s a native speaker of both German and English, she’s very good at explaining the nuances of both languages. I highly recommend her if you are serious about learning German!