Tomorrow at 8:30 PM, I will be having dinner with Donald and a couple of his friends. I met Donald in electronics class at London High School. At that time I was in grade 9 and he was in grade 11. We hadn't talked for years until he contacted me via facebook about 2 months ago. His enthusiasm caught my attention immediately. He definitely is interested in learning more about pharmacy as his girlfriend (aparently one he's hopelessly in love with) is a pharmacy technician. Perhaps she wants to apply for pharmacy school and he'd like to gather some information from me.
Donald's 26 this year. He is working at a student-rate at an engineering firm in Whistler. He lives in a 3 bedroom condo (all by himself) and greyhounds back to the city over the weekends. Apparently he's in the final year of a civil engineering degree at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay.
Donald has the impression that pharmacists make a lot of money. He quotes his girlfriend that pharmacists make $100,000 a year. He considers this to be a lot better than the average salary of an engineer at $70,000 to $ 90,000 annually.
I discussed a bit of investing with him. I stated my belief that any young man with a college degree can amass a great deal of fortune (in the millions) if he has financial discipline and makes wise investments. Donald disagrees. He brings in his own experience as a new grad with an environmental studies degree. Aparently, he had such difficulty finding employment that he chose to pursue a second degree. This explains why he has another year or school left.
So I'll be seeing him and his friends. Aparently one of his biochem friend was recently laid off and can use some advice regarding pharmacy as an option. I suppose I look forward to meeting new people.
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