My last few weeks have been FULL of butterflies - I have spotted them on walks and have tried to identify the species. They have kept us company during our lunch breaks in the garden, too - do you like the one I took this image of? It's a gate keeper (German "Torwächter" or "Braunes Ochsenauge"). If you’ve ever watched a butterfly transform, you know it doesn’t happen overnight. Seeing all the butterflies made me think about the different stages they go through throughout

Can you believe we’re already halfway through 2025? June the perfect time to check in with yourself, not in a dramatic, New Year’s resolution kind of way, but just a gentle pause to reflect: Am I where I wanted to be with my German by now? I always think June is the best month to pause, rest, breathe and reset. Here’s a simple mid-year check-in:...

Is German Really That Hard? Or Are We Just Approaching It the Wrong Way? “German is hard.” I hear this all the time. And I get it. When you're faced with words like Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung or trying to figure out why the word for “girl” (Mädchen) is neuter, it’s easy to throw your hands up. But let me tell you: German isn't impossible. It might not even be as hard as you think. What makes it feel difficult is often not the language itself, but how we approach learn

Learn – Practice – Apply: The 3-Part Cycle Most Learners Don't Complete Most new learners who get in touch with me know that they are stuck - but what they don't realise is that they are stuck somewhere in this 3-part cycle. Let me introduce you to the Better German method: Learn – Practise – Apply Each stage supports the others. And if one is missing? That’s when learners hit a wall.