language teacher
with heart and
intercultural experience
Language teacher with heart, intercultural experience and the conviction:
Learning can be fun, authentic and real.
Six weeks of summer in Italy – every year, right by the sea, to my grandparents in Calabria.
For me, this was the best time as a child: the smell of tomato sauce in the air, cooking together with my Nonna, the lively confusion of eating.
I absorbed everything—the language, the culture, the Italian way of life. Yes, the Dolce Vita.
From my Nonna, I not only learned Italian words and recipes, but also what it means to truly feel at home in a language and culture.
Interculturality and languages were
early part of my life –
and have me
shaped from the beginning.
Six weeks of summer in Italy – every year, right by the sea, to my grandparents in Calabria.
For me, that was the best time as a child: the scent of tomato sauce in the air, cooking with my nonna, the lively commotion of eating. I absorbed everything—the language, the culture, the Italian way of life. Yes, the Dolce Vita.
From my Nonna, I not only learned Italian words and recipes, but also what it means to truly feel at home in a language and culture.
While other children played on Fridays, I sat in Italian class. For three hours, week after week. Today I know for sure: That's where my language journey began.
I grew up in an Italian family in Saarland – with a lot of temperament, pasta on the table and two languages in my ear.
Italian was spoken at home, and German outside. At school, I also learned French and Spanish. During my studies, I deepened and perfected both languages through many stays abroad.
Cultures and languages were never just a school or university subject, but part of everyday life – and today:
my job, my passion, my heart's project.
Interculturality and languages were
early part of my life –
and have shaped me from the very beginning.
While other children played on Fridays, I sat in Italian class. For three hours, week after week. Today I know for sure: That's where my language journey began.
I grew up in an Italian family in Saarland – with a lot of temperament, pasta on the table and two languages in my ear.
Italian was spoken at home, and German outside. At school, I also learned French and Spanish. During my studies, I deepened and perfected both languages through many stays abroad.
Cultures and languages were never just a school or university subject, but part of everyday life – and today:
my job, my passion, my heart's project.
Today I mediate
with passion,
what shaped me –
in language courses
and intercultural
Trainings.
Today I passionately teach
what has shaped me –
in language courses and intercultural training.
In adult education, I teach Italian, Spanish and French – supplemented by intercultural training that goes far beyond pure language teaching.
Thanks to my stays abroad and my professional background, I bring with me sound intercultural expertise and practical experience: cultural diversity is an integral part of my everyday life.
I myself live in an intercultural marriage – with my Croatian husband, between languages, values and the daily balancing act between different thought and communication patterns.
All these experiences shape my work: authentic, close to everyday life and with genuine cultural sensitivity.
My courses are about
To combine language and culture in a natural way.
You will learn how both work together – with a focus on everyday situations, professional contexts, culinary insights, regional peculiarities and cultural aha moments.
In adult education, I teach Italian, Spanish and French – supplemented by intercultural training that goes far beyond pure language teaching.
Thanks to my stays abroad and my professional background, I bring with me sound intercultural expertise and practical experience: cultural diversity is an integral part of my everyday life.
I myself live in an intercultural marriage – with my Croatian husband, between languages, values and the daily balancing act between different thought and communication patterns.
All these experiences shape my work: authentic, close to everyday life and with genuine cultural sensitivity.
My courses are about connecting language and culture in a natural way.
You will learn how both work together – with a focus on everyday situations, professional contexts, culinary insights, regional peculiarities and cultural aha moments.
My path at a glance
Professional experience
Since 2024
Self-employed - LinguaCultura, language course instructor, intercultural trainer
Since 2023
Head of International Relations, Döpfer Gruppe
since 2022
Language instructor at the VHS Regensburg (Spanish, Italian, French)
2022- 2023
Global Mobility, Krones AG
2020-2022
Research assistant at the Institute of Romance Studies, University of Regensburg
Studies
2017 – 2020
Trinational MA Intercultural European Studies
(University of Regensburg, University of Clermont-Auvergne, Complutense University of Madrid)
Master's thesis: German and French leadership cultures in comparison (grade 1.4)
2012 – 2017
BA in French Cultural Studies & Intercultural Communication with Spanish (Saarland University)
Bachelor's thesis: Critical Incidents among Spanish and French students at Saarland University (grade 1.7)
Qualifications
2025
German Teaching Learning (DaF/DaZ) – Goethe-Institut
2024
EUROLTA Basic Certificate for Language Course Instructors (VHS)
2023
Advanced training in intercultural project management and university didactics
Stays abroad
2019-2020
2 Semester Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
2018
1 semester, University of Clermont Auvergne, France
2017
Internship abroad in Salamanca, Spain
2016
Internship abroad, Valencia, Spain
2015
Internship abroad, Antibes, France
2014
Semester abroad, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain
My path at a glance
Professional experience
Since 2024
Self-employed - LinguaCultura, language course instructor, intercultural trainer
Since 2023
Head of International Relations Projects, Döpfer Gruppe
since 2022
Language instructor at the VHS Regensburg (Spanish, Italian, French)
2022- 2023
Global Mobility, Krones AG
2020-2022
Research assistant at the Institute of Romance Studies, University of Regensburg
Studies
2017 – 2020
Trinational MA Intercultural European Studies
(University of Regensburg, University of Clermont-Auvergne, Complutense University of Madrid)
Master's thesis: German and French leadership cultures in comparison (grade 1.4)
2012 – 2017
BA in French Cultural Studies & Intercultural Communication with Spanish (Saarland University)
Bachelor's thesis: Critical Incidents among Spanish and French students at Saarland University (grade 1.7)
Qualifications
2025
German Teaching Learning (DaF/DaZ) – Goethe-Institut
2024
EUROLTA Basic Certificate for Language Course Instructors (VHS)
2023
Advanced training in intercultural project management and university didactics
Stays abroad
2019-2020
2 Semester Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
2018
1 semester, University of Clermont Auvergne, France
2017
Internship abroad in Salamanca, Spain
2016
Internship abroad, Valencia, Spain
2015
Internship abroad, Antibes, France
2014
Semester abroad, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain