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Hi Julia, I aspire to be just like you as I grow older. I am always thirsty for new knowledge because I believe that power is knowledge and that is why I have chosen this as my career. There are many departments and different types of fields you can enter through as a pharmacy technician. Hopefully, I will be able to find a position that will fill my thirst for new and ever changing knowledge. It is fantastic to know that someone like you with grandchildren has ambitions and is determined to go back to school to start a new
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