My name is Kirsten. I was born in Berlin, Germany where I studied law with a focus on languages (English and French). After my studies I worked as a language teacher in Berlin for four years and since having moved to Brittany, France in 2006 I run my own language school, teaching students and adults as well as companies english and german and french as foreign language to people who moved or work here. Besides teaching I love cooking, painting and travelling.

I am the founder of DeutschHappen.com a free resource site for learners of German as a foreign language with video lessons, online exercises and podcasts, LearnGerman4Free.com a website to learn German through music and KirstenWinkler.com a blog about the education 2.0 community with news, reviews and interviews in the e-learning sector.