Apparently part of Graham's continued interest in engineering revolves around career anxiety: he sees a linear career path in engineering. This for a kid who just turned 18.
Meanwhile I had just been reading an article about how ever more Haitians and others from Brazil, Ecuador and other countries have been turning up at the US-Mexico border - in addition to the Mexicans and Central Americans who had typically arriving by this route, and I had been reflecting on how important diplomacy and the long game of supporting civil society and economic growth in the developing world are, what a big and complex problem that is, and how many people with different knowledge bases and skill sets are needed for it. People in different organizations, non-profit, for profit, governmental... In short, there are so many places for Graham to potentially add value doing the things he loves.
We just need to help him see that.
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