A calling to help others

So my name is Martina and I come from the Czech Republic, Prague to be more specific. And I'm here at Southern Cross University. I'm studying actually the Diploma of Nursing leading to the Bachelor of Nursing later next year. I feel like it runs in my family blood. My dad is an anaesthesiologist. He's actually the Head of Intensive Care Unit back in the Czech Republic. And my mum was a nurse at the Intensive Care Unit as well. It's actually I realised that that's actually what I've always wanted to do and finally decided to pursue this medical career.

I've been really enjoying it so far. It's it's challenging, I'm not gonna lie, like it's so many new stuff I've got to learn and understand but what I really found very helpful about the course is that it's so practical compared to the educational system I'm used to from Europe.

It's a it's really the teacher is excellent at explaining how the body actually works, why it works this way and I never actually looked at that from that perspective, so I found it super handy and interesting. Got to say it's a gorgeous campus, I really love it here. The design of the buildings is just spectacular and even all the staff have been super helpful and yeah hands-on like straight from the beginning.

So I've had a great experience so far. I believe it's actually the most rewarding job you can ever do. I've tried working in sales, I had my own restaurant, I've travelled the world, I've seen stuff and I I know it might sound like the biggest cliché but I actually really do feel like I want to help people and this is the best way to do it, I think, to be actually hands-on and work in hospital. As I said, I grew up in hospital and I've always seen what my dad and mum used to do and I I've always found it fascinating and I'm so glad that I might actually get the chance to do it myself.