In this category, you’ll find inspiring stories from German learners who share their experiences and challenges in learning the language. These personal stories provide a great way to gain insight into the learning process and motivate you on your own language journey.

German learner portrait with Jorge

I Can Now Give Presentations in German in Front of People! My name is Jorge, I come from Spain and I have been living in Vienna since January 2025. I consider myself a curious person – sometimes attentive, sometimes a bit scatterbrained (depending on the situation) – and very social. I enjoy talking to

March 2026|Categories: German learner portrait|

German learner portrait with Pearl

"Language is courage—and DIALOG gave me that courage." Pearl is a mixologist, model, and artist. She appeared in the queer London art scene in 2019. Check out Pearl's Instagram account. Currently, she wants to learn German to study nursing at the University of Vienna. Here in Vienna, she has completed German levels A1.1, A1.2,

November 2025|Categories: German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Renata

I feel very well looked after at DIALOG! Hello, everyone! My name is Renata and I work as a human rights lawyer and consultant on various projects while continuing to improve my German language skills at DIALOG. I never thought that after four years in Vienna I would finally reach C1 level! I have

September 2025|Categories: German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Ann

Atmosphere is relaxed, warm & professional Ann is a translator and writer. She moved to Vienna for work in 2020. At first, because she worked in an international university where the working language was English, she didn’t learn any German. After three years in Vienna, she decided to study the language so that she

May 2025|Categories: German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Chia-Hsuan

Durch die Kurse fühle ich mich sicherer beim Sprechen Mein Name ist Chia-Hsuan Wu, ich komme aus Taiwan. Ich bin seit letztem September in Wien und habe ein Working-Holiday-Visum. Seit Oktober lerne ich Deutsch bei DIALOG, von A1.2 bis - Stand jetzt - B1.2. Ich möchte Deutsch lernen, weil ich in Wien studieren und

March 2025|Categories: German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Gaetano

I can now maintain social contacts in German After completing his Master's degree in Civil Engineering/Architecture at the University Federico II in Naples, Gaetano gained valuable intercultural and professional experience through several Erasmus programmes in Romania and Portugal. He has been living and working in Vienna since 2018, where he completed his doctorate at

February 2025|Categories: German B1 Level Infos, German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Ainhoa

Learning in a pleasant, relaxed atmosphere Ainhoa completed her bachelor's degree in biomedical analysis a year ago and has been a motivated full-time German learner ever since . We couldn't imagine the course days without her daily happy, laughing hello! 😊 She learned A1 on her own and then attended the intensive courses A2.1

October 2024|Categories: German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Kate

Intensive courses at DIALOG give self-confidence Kate is Commercial Business Lead. Austria is her third stop abroad and German is her third foreign language. 1.5 years ago she moved to Vienna for work and decided to use the time between jobs to improve her German skills. Here in Vienna, at our language school DIALOG

July 2024|Categories: DIALOG News, German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German Learner Portrait with Ciaran

Friendly and open learning atmosphere at DIALOG Ciaran is an English trainer from Melbourne, Australia. At DIALOG - our language school in Vienna - he started learning German at the A1.1 level and continued the intensive courses up to B2.2. Respect for that! This year he would like to practically apply and at the

February 2024|Categories: DIALOG News, German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|

German learner portrait with Mafe

Hello 😀! My name is Maria Fernanda. You can call me Mafe 💃🏻. I'm a graphic designer, I'm my own boss and that's a great challenge. If you want to see my work, you can follow me on Instagram at @convchiquita 🧚🏻‍♀️. My learning style My experience at DIALOG My favourites & tips My

November 2023|Categories: DIALOG News, German learner portrait, My german course with DIALOG|