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A Nicely Wrapped Birthday
I turned 30 earlier this month and to celebrate I went to Disneyland for the weekend with my mom, brother, sister, and sister-in-law....

Benjamin Schilaty
Feb 17, 20143 min read
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Good night, John
I moved in with John in August and despite the dozens of roommates I've had throughout my life, I've never had one quite like him. Just...

Benjamin Schilaty
Nov 17, 20133 min read
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Bolivian Payphones
In the fall of 2006 I did an internship with LDS Employment Resource Services in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Â It was awesome and the funnest...

Benjamin Schilaty
Oct 15, 20131 min read
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Happy Borthday, Michael!
Michael frequently brings up that no one cared about his birthday. A week ago Saturday a group of us were eating at the Guadalajara...

Benjamin Schilaty
Sep 23, 20132 min read
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The Wedding: A Ben Perspective
Kevin and Allison tied the knot yesterday and it was a wonderful day. Here's how it went down from my perspective. The night before the...

Benjamin Schilaty
Sep 1, 20134 min read
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A Muggle in a World of Wizards
Tomorrow is my last day of work as a roofing observer. Yes, that's a real job and I've been doing it for the last four weeks. I mostly...

Benjamin Schilaty
Aug 8, 20134 min read
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Since May 11th
My life has been a little crazy since May 11th. On Saturday, May 11th I flew from Tucson to Miami. I then flew from Miami to Peru for...

Benjamin Schilaty
Jul 7, 20132 min read
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The Mystery of the Missing Magnets
I started a magnet collection in January which is probably the most exciting endeavor I've ever pursued. The goal is to get a magnet...

Benjamin Schilaty
Jun 19, 20134 min read
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Plans? What Plans?
I did a pretty poor job of planning my summer this year. I really didn't enjoy my last year of school so instead of planning jobs and...

Benjamin Schilaty
Jun 11, 20133 min read
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Disney Channel Solutions
It's Sunday and we're in Puno, Peru on the shores of Lake Titicaca (feel free to giggle if you say it out loud). I always go to church...

Benjamin Schilaty
May 19, 20134 min read
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Watch Out, They Spit!
We went to Machu Picchu on Thursday and it was absolutely spectacular. It was as awesome as everyone says it is and I didn't want to...

Benjamin Schilaty
May 18, 20135 min read
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Ollantaytambo (Say That Five Times Fast)
These last few days have been spectacular. Two summers ago my mom and I traveled around Spain together for 10 days and we got really...

Benjamin Schilaty
May 15, 20133 min read
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Lines All Night
My last final was due on Tuesday and I was thrilled when it was done. This last year of school wasn't great; probably my least favorite...

Benjamin Schilaty
May 13, 20134 min read
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Don't Go Spring Breakin' My Heart
Kevin and I went to California last weekend to visit Allison. She was on spring break last week and she and her former roommate Brooklyn...

Benjamin Schilaty
Mar 21, 20133 min read
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I ♥ Seminary
I got a part time job in January as a seminary teacher. For anyone not familiar with how an LDS seminary works, you're probably...

Benjamin Schilaty
Mar 14, 20133 min read
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Really Good News
Holy moly, I got some fantastic news yesterday! Let me paint you a picture of what went down. When I got to Arizona in August things...

Benjamin Schilaty
Mar 9, 20134 min read
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I Am the 70%
I haven’t done any quantitative analyses, but I have recently decided that I am right roughly 70% of the time. Let me use Kevin’s...

Benjamin Schilaty
Mar 3, 20133 min read
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