Student Testimonials Archive - Page 2 of 4 - UCLA European Languages & Transcultural Studies

Mirthe Ophoff

Hi everyone! I am Mirthe Ophoff ’17, and majored in Economics with minors in Accounting and German. In 2015, I transferred to UCLA with some basic German courses behind me, where my counselors recommended to...

Shawn Lee

My encounter with learning German was completely unintentional. I had only signed up after failing to enroll in a Spanish 1 class for 3 straight quarters. As a Geography major, the initial plan was to...

Emily Abbott

I came into the German program with a German language background and some understanding of traditions and customs, but with little exposure to modern life and thought in Germany. What began as just a class...

Rose Zarghani

I was always interested in learning German since I can remember. My family had fled from Iran during the Iran-Iraq war and built a new life in Germany. Years and years later, they still remained...

Bryanna Klarr Weiche

Ever since I can remember I have been interested in learning a foreign language. Both of my parents grew up learning foreign languages such as French, German, Dutch, Italian and Spanish and that passion was...

Robert Spurzem

My decision to begin German in the fall quarter, freshman year, was first made because of the UCLA language requirement and supported by my interest in my German heritage. From the beginning, I always knew...

Megan Sonderegger

I started learning German in high school solely for the purpose of learning the language well enough to be able to communicate with my relatives in Germany who couldn’t speak English. As I took more...

Heather Smitelli

The first German class I ever took was during my junior year of high school. I wanted to try something new that was different from the more commonly taught foreign languages in school. I had...

Katelyn Paris

I started learning German when I was in high school. I had a really influential teacher who made learning incredibly fun. After two years of college, I chose German as my major because it challenged...

Meagan Martin

Studying German has been an extremely rewarding experience for me, largely thanks to my time as a student of the inspiring professors of the Department of Germanic Languages at UCLA. As a young opera singer,...