SNYDER, Benjamin A.

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BENJAMIN AARON SNYDER

_{MY OLD ACHES BECOME NEW AGAIN
MY OLD FRIENDS BECOME EXES AGAIN}

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NICKNAME: ben
AGE & BIRTHDAY: 23 (2/12)
HOMETOWN: boston, mass
RESIDENCE: bern, switzerland
PROFESSION: first lieutenant in swiss armed forces
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: single

LIKES - travelling, work, relaxing, sleeping, netflix, quentin tarantino movies, history, war films, working out, morning runs, coffee, rosti, belgian waffles, the alps, vacations, exotic places, biking, boxing, pasta, boating, ana, drinking (every now and then), uniforms, drills, family, reading, hockey, soccer, boston, LA

DISLIKES - training, paperwork, meetings, dealing with the hire ups, fast food, long distance relationships, lying, guilt trips, rookies, eating alone, nosy neighbors, being busy, football, smoking, being late, doing laundry, evaluations, surprise inspections, tea, reality tv  

5 THINGS YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME -

WHY THE CITY LIFE?

Well, I was born in a city and raised in to different cities throughout my entire life. Boston and LA are pretty different but, honestly, they're all the same. As much as I used to like to pretend it's not, LA is my home and will always be my home. I have a lot of good memories of that place. As far as Bern goes though, I live there because I have to, it's as simple as that.

DESCRIBE THE PEOPLE/FEEL OF YOUR BUILDING/NEIGHBORHOOD.

Everyone where I live is pretty reserved and quiet. They don't bother me much and they keep to themselves, mostly. I think it's because they know I work for the Armed Forces, they might be afraid of me.

WHAT CHANGES HAVE YOU MADE IN THE PAST 5 YEARS?

I've made quiet a few changes within the past five years, the biggest being a change of scenery. I moved to Bern, Switzerland and joined the Armed Forces. A few other things ave changed but, those are about the biggest two.

HOW CAN SOMEONE TELL IF YOU'RE LYING OR GUILTY?

I tend to avoid eye contact and I've been told my ears get red.

DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL MORALS:

Stay faithful and loyal in every aspect of your life: your family, friends, lovers, jobs. It pays off.

HOW MIGHT SOMEONE ATTRACT YOUR ATTENTION?

Make me laught

ONE LOVES OR MANY LOVES? WHY?

Just one, why would you need more than that?

A FAVORITE KIND OF KISS?

Hungry ones.

WOULD YOU RATHER RELIVE YOUR GREATEST MOMENT OR REDO YOUR WORST MISTAKE? EXPLAIN.

There are definitely some mistakes that I would redo if I had the chance.

FATHER: eli snyder
MOTHER: mckenzie snyder (nee wells)
SIBLINGS: nora snyder
EXTENDED: jameson polshuk
chloe mccraith
allie davenport
PETS: n/a

"We're close, maybe not literally, but definitely figuratively. My parents are very supporting and loving. I know I broke their hearts when I told them I was leaving, but they never once tried to talk me out of it. They offered me nothing but support and I love them and appreciate them so much for that. My little sister has always been there for me whenever I needed her. She's pretty wise for her age and she never fails to have the answer. I got nothing but love for them."

I'll always say that I was born in a place other than LA. A much better place, I assure you. A magical place. Boston, Mass to be specific. I was born just about a year after my parents were married in Boston so I guess they just hung out there for a while. I'm the oldest of two kids, my younger sister Nora was born a good five years or so after me. She wasn't born in Boston, though. Anyway, we lived in Boston for a few years, my dad was a high school English teacher and my mom did some hospital work at Mass General were I had been born. My parents liked to travel a lot around the New England area, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, etc. We were good little Bostonians, we went to Red Sox games and Bruins games and said cool New England things like "wicked" and stopped pronouncing our r's. My mom always gushed about how she loved living in New England and how beautiful everything always was around the area, but when she was pregnant with my little sister, we made the move to Carmel. My dad always told me he wanted my mom to get at least one chance to be with her parents when she was pregnant. I got over it pretty quickly, I was back with my cousins and my aunt, so it was nice. After that, we stayed in Carmel and my parents still live there with my little sister. I always wanted to move back to Boston by myself and go to school there but, I knew it would've broken my mom's heart, so I stayed here. I graduated from UCLA with a BA in Linguistics and Anthropology.

While and after I was in college, I started dating my best friend. We had been together for a long time, not romantically, but we had grown up together and had been friends since the minute we were born. Our parents were close and since we were about two our dads' had been planning our wedding. I was completely lovestruck by her when we started dating and it was probably the greatest thing that ever happened to me. Unfortunately though, as these stories go, I didn't realize how great she was. Once our initial honeymoon phase was over after we first started dating, I turned my attention to other things. Graduation was coming up and I was determined to leave LA behind and move to Switzerland like I had always planned. I didn't have the forethought to factor Ana into my plans and I always just assumed she would come along with me. But, when I asked her and she said she would, I was stupid enough not to believe her. I thought I knew better and I ended up leaving without her. Fortunately, it wasn't for good and I came back, the guilt eating away at me until I saw her again. I came back and we tried to make things work again. We forced it. We moved in together, hoping it would be a quick and easy fix to our huge problems. Months past and we both felt it. We both knew that we weren't happy and that our love was being forced. We talked for weeks and weeks about what we wanted to do and what we were going to do and finally we decided. We would each go our separate ways and try to stay together, but if it didn't work out, then that was how it would be. So, I packed up all my stuff and moved to Switzerland. We talked and kept in touch but quickly found out that long distance relationships are hell and we called it quits. The next and last time I saw her was on television competing in the 2012 summer olympics. I couldn't help but watch all of her competitions. None of the guys believed me when I told them that we used to date but, atleast I knew it was true.

Apart from all of that, I'm happy with my new life in Switzerland. I work at the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports where I am a First Lieutenant in the Defence/Armed Forces sector. I work around the officer under my commanding officer, Colonel Gavin, and can usually be found around the office doing paperwork or attending meetings for him. I don't do much fieldwork, but I get involved with some every now and then. About two weeks ago, I was injured during a training accident when I was hit in the upper left arm with a stray bullet. Colonel Gavin gave me some leave and told me to take a nice, long paid vacation because I deserved it. Never one to disobey and direct order, I figured I would use this time to visit LA. With my cousin getting married, I came back home to see some family and old friends.

ALIAS: perry
AGE: 24
PLAY-BY: ryan kennedy
CITY: la?
LISTENING TO: young volcanoes - fob

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