1. My name is Benjamin, but I usually go by Ben.
2. My pronouns are he/him
3. I have lived in Seattle for my whole life.
4. Over the last few years I have enjoyed doing indoor bouldering. There is a climbing gym near my house and I will often go with friends as well.
5. I hope to learn more about data science and tools that I have not used much before. 
6. I recently read the book The Fragile Threads of Power by V.E. Schwab and enjoyed it. It is the first book in a second trilogy and I read the first one a while ago and didn't realize that there was a new book out.
7. I am definitely a night owl since I don't love waking up early and usually get most of my work done in the evening.
8. I would love to go back to Japan; I went with my family right before COVID and it was a lot of fun and I would love to spend some more time there since there is so much to explore.
9. I haven't done it in a while but I can probably still unicycle.
10. A bit of both, I have had both cats and dogs but I prefer dogs to cats.
11. I am usually more of a podcast person and I like to listen to podcasts like The Daily and Hardfork.
12. It's not very interesting but pizza is always a great option.
13. "You never fail until you stop trying"