Enci

Enci was born and raised in Hungary, when it was still under Communist rule. Her mother escaped to Germany when she was 5 and left her and her sister in Hungary for 5 years. During that time, they lived with their father, grandparents, adopted teachers, with schoolmates, and often times alone in a studio apartment. When they finally emigrated to West Germany, Enci was 10 1/2 and she got to see her Mother again. Learning to speak German, getting used to a new culture, a new school system, and making new friends was not easy. Through school she was enrolled in many activities, like tennis, theater, handball (the European version) she studied computer technology and chemistry, and she went through several arts programs. At the age of 16, Enci ran away from home and was homeless for about 2 weeks until she got admitted into a foster home where she lived for a little over a year. At the age of 18 she was homeless again, this time for almost a year. At this time she enrolled in college and