Anni - The Perfect Wisdom Web

6.CrossroadsAfter a summer vacation at Keilhau, Anni returned to thechildren’s convalescent home in Gettenbach where shehad enjoyed working the previous summer. Her lettersto her family from this period were not kept. However,she had an extensive correspondence with Emi-MargretArnold and other friends, and she kept drafts of theseletters in her diary. From the letters, Emi-Margret wassurprised to discover that Anni, who had thrived sociallyat college and excelled in both academic and practicalwork, was finding life at Gettenbach difficult. Anni laterrecounted:It was a very disappointing experience. I was not ableto develop a relationship to the director, and I was oftenreprimanded. All the staff lived at the school, so we weretogether day and night for weeks on end. But there wasno common feeling between us. It was just miserable.The uncongenial atmosphere of the Gettenbach home93