Wolfgang graduated from a German university (Humboldt University, Berlin) with an M.A. in English and English as a foreign language (ESL) and a B.A. in German. At the University of California, Santa Barbara, he earned an M.A. in German language and culture. In Germany, he taught in the public school system and tutored English as a foreign language. Since his relocation to the United States, he has been teaching German in the Texas public school system and tutoring German and ESL to students ranging from 8 to 78.