Hi, I'm Ben.

I'm about to graduate with my Bachelors. Even though a non-stem degree these days is essentially a 'certificate of grown-up-ness'

I've made my living for the past few years keeping people out of bankruptcy because of medical bills.

It's good work, for a good company, but I'd rather not do it for the rest of my life.

I'm probably going to get a job doing something a bit closer to my heart. (HAH. Pun)

However, I am an artist.

I've written a few songs, shared fewer.

I've spent more than one late night playing my guitar by myself, singing anything that came to mind.

I've acted on stage, sung with a choir composed primarily of doctoral students in choral education, and in 3 months I'm traveling to New York to sing in Carnegie Hall with my Men's Glee Club.

Up to this point, my life has been managed to include time for art. Last semester, I have produced, as part of a choir, probably the greatest art of my life so far. Experienced the greatest blending of human spirit and voice to convey emotion to an audience.

After I graduate, I must take more personal command of my art. I must actively seek challenges and growth for myself, else face stagnation.