The Teutonic May Dances
The rest of my freshman year at college passed in an unremarkable fashion. I made some new friendships, most of which were as shallow as the ones I had built with Beth’s peers years ago. Most of my fellow business majors had chosen their field of study. I was the outlier who had signed up for business management only to please my father. When groups of us met for meals or study sessions, oftentimes chatter would arise along the vein of climbing the corporate ladder and solidifying a legacy, topics that inspired little excitement for me. I enjoyed losing myself in resounding tones of organ music whenever I practiced, the power of commanding such a great instrument speaking more deeply to my soul than the concept of being Swanhilde von Thaden, CEO of Süddeutsche Getr
