After graduating from Carthage College with a BA in German, Susan completed her student teaching in Racine and attained DPI licensure in German and History. She then attended Seattle University to become certified in ESL/EFL as well which enabled her to teach in Kiel, Germany, for the next 7 years at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and the Berlitz School of Languages. She also taught a third-grade and a ninth-grade English class at a German Grund- and Hauptschule. Since returning to the US in 2003, Susan has been substitute teaching at the Milwaukee German Immersion School and offering courses in adult instruction at the UWM-SCE. In addition, she is currently pursuing her Masters degree in German Literature and Linguistics at UWM.