Letter of Motivation

Letter of Motivation


My name is Martin Zweimueller and I am 22 years old. I am a medical student in the 8th semester of my studies at the Medical University of Vienna.
I heard about the possibility of doing social service abroad from a friend of mine. Since I am a person who loves to travel and get in touch with new people and new cultures, I immediately informed myself about the offered vacancies and found your school in London. I know from previous experience that it is very fulfilling to work together with visually impaired and physically challenged people as one can get so much from them in return for the care and attention offered. I attended an elementary school where there were special classes for handicapped people, so the staff was encouraging us to get in contact with them. Already in my elementary school years, I was taught respect and tolerance toward people who live with disabilities. As a future doctor, it is very important to me to know about the special needs of my patients. During my medical practices I found myself in plenty of situations where the hospital staff was confronted with handicapped patients but neither the doctors nor the nurses were able to respond to the needs these patients had.
I do not want to be in such a situation again so I think that I can profit a lot from working in the Dorton House School for one year. My correspondence with Paul Lackenbucher and Stephan Steinacker, the current interns in your school, encouraged me greatly to apply for this vacancy as it seems to me that they highly appreciate working with the children and are spending a rewarding and educational time in London, working for the Royal Society for the Blind.

My way of working can be described as very reliable and precise and I am never afraid of asking for help if I am over-challenged. I am also a friendly, patient an accurate person who is used to working hard and working in a team.
Although I did not have a lot of contact with blind people I am certain that I will be able to offer excellent help in teaching students and being an observer in off-campus activities.
Since there is still some time left before I wish to start my foreign service at your institution, I can prepare myself by reading books about teaching blind people and also about handicapped- pedagogy.

Yours sincerely


Martin Zweimueller