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“After high school I went to study philosophy and later on I changed to interdisciplinary social science.  If you have the brains it’s more or less expected that you will go to University. After a few years I just realized that even though I am capable of studying, I am much more happy doing something practical. In September I started to study how to be furniture maker. It hasn’t always been an easy transition, but I do feel like I am on the right path now.”

“I work in an institution for elderly people with Alzheimer.”
“What advice would you give someone who would like to work with Alzheimer patients?”
“You must have a lot of patience. People who suffer from Alzheimer sometimes have very clear moments. Within those clear moments the communication goes easily. It gets hard when they have their unclear moments then you need to give them instructions all over and over again. You get into to the most bizarre situations. It’s tough and the money is not good but the love you get in return is amazing. I absolutely love my patients. The other day I helped an older lady getting dressed and while I was helping her she kept thanking me. To see my patients happy makes me happy.”

“My grandparents were teachers in New Guinea. My grandfather educated local teachers how to teach all kinds of subjects. They devoted many years of their lives to make a change. My mum even grew up over there so for me it was a logical choice to become a qualified doctor without borders. At the moment I have one more year of education to go and then I’ll be ready to go abroad.”
“What do you think will be the hardest thing about being a doctor abroad?”
“To be in a completely different environment far away from home will be tough. Also being in charge of a large local medical staff is going to be a big challenge. Besides all of that being a doctor without borders can be dangerous. I know that a few doctors in Syria recently got kidnapped.”