Moritz is a Master’s student in Chemistry from the University of Würzburg, Germany, currently participating in an one-year exchange program at The University of Texas at Austin. He joined the Texas German Dialect Program to deepen his understanding of the unique German-Texan cultural and linguistic heritage. Growing up in Lower Franconia, he was exposed to a blend of regional dialects, including Franconian, Hessian, and Bavarian. Moritz first learned about the TGDP through conversations with exchange students from UT while serving as a tutor in the Würzburg Summer Program.