I wonder if he’ll take it.
Our son is graduating from Princeton in a few months. What a great experience it has been for him. We are so thankful for all of the great financial aid opportunities that allowed him to go to such a great school! Now he is looking at employment after graduation. One of the opportunities he has been offered is as a consultant in London with a firm that works with packaging manufacturers to help them to “green-up” their companies.
He was saying that in addition to redesigning packaging, his hope is to help to minimize the impact of the waste products, and minimize fuel consumption. There is so much involved in making packaging that it is really a field of many opportunities for improvement! And let’s face it, it is almost impossible nowadays to buy anything that isn’t packaged in some way. From food to toys to medicines to tools, almost everything comes in some kind of box or plastic container. I’ve heard that there has been some movement towards using plastic made from cornstarch that is biodegradable! Isn’t that incredible!
He has a great interest in environmental engineering, and he thinks that this would be a great way to make a difference in the world. His mother and I are so proud of him! We’ll really miss him if he does in fact go out of the country, but we think that it’s the opportunity of a lifetime! And quite frankly, if either one of us had been given a great job opportunity like that when we were his age, we would have jumped on it with both feet!
In addition, his mother has many relatives that live in London, and we are sure that each and every one of them would jump at the opportunity to meet him, and show him around the country. I almost envy his opportunity! This is not the only offer he has received, however. He has had other great offers as well. I don’t know all the details, but am very interested in learning about them!
