30 Questions with Ben!

                                   

[Image Description: Ben (right) and I (left) sitting next to each other on a couch in Be Well Bakery & Cafe. I am wearing an olive green tank top, light olive green, cream, and light pink camouflage shorts, and a purple watch and embroidery string bracelets with my curly brown hair hanging down with a light gray and charcoal striped headband. Ben is wearing a light blue and white striped button-down shirt and blue jeans. There are three people in the background moving around and there is also a brick wall.]


Originally posted on April 14, 2020 on Facebook Notes on my Facebook page

So I have started a new project on here called "Inclusion Interviews." In this project, I will ask my friends with disabilities/disabled/differently-abled friends fun questions about their lives and their interests to spread inclusion to show that they are people too and like many of the same things that we like and have many of the same other similarities as us because they are just like everyone else in many ways!

So in honor of Autism Acceptance Month, I decided to choose Ben (he/him/his) as my first friend to do this project with! He gave lots of unique, interesting, cool, and even funny answers!

1. How old are you?

22 years old

Note: Ben was 22 at the time of this interview and he is now 23 years old.


2. When is your birthday?

January 28


3. What is your favorite color?

Red


4. What is your favorite food?

Fruit and desserts


5. What is your favorite drink?

Apple Juice, Grape Cherry Juice, LINDOR Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Apple Cider, Sparkling Red Grape Juice, Grape Juice, Pink Lemonade, Sparkling Lemonade, Cranberry Juice, Peppermint Oreo Milkshake, Strawberry Milk, Blueberry Juice, and Hot Chocolate with whipped cream

Wow that's a lot of favorite drinks and they all sound very yummy!


6. What is your favorite dessert?

Red Jell-O, Cherry Cheesecake, and Kit-Kat bar ice cream

Those look yummy! (Ben sent me pictures of his favorite desserts to answer this question! Those pictures made me so hungry! 😍😋 LOL)


7. What is your favorite Disney movie?

WALL-E and The Lion King


8. Who is your favorite Disney character from WALL-E and The Lion King?

My favorite characters from WALL-E are WALL-E, M-O, and Axiom's service bots.

My favorite characters from The Lion King are Simba, Mufasa, Nala, Zazu, Timon, Pumbaa, Sarabi, and Rafiki.


9. Who is your all-time favorite Disney character?

Max and Roxanne from The Goofy Movie


10. What is your favorite Disney song?

"I Just Can't Wait to be King" and "Hakuna Matata" from The Lion King


11. What is your favorite book?

Curious George

Richie (my brother) and I, especially Richie, LOVE "Curious George!"


12. Where is your favorite place to eat?

Dairy Queen


13. What is your favorite animal?

Elephant

That is a very unique one! Cool answer, Ben! And in case you didn't know, here is a fun fact for you: elephants actually mean good luck! 🐘


14. What is your favorite joke?

I dreamed of swimming in a pool full of grape soda and learned that it was just a Fanta Sea.

You always tell the best jokes, Ben! 😂


15. What is your favorite memory?

Going to my Aunt Soni's house


16. What is your favorite song?

"The A Team" and "Perfect" - Ed Sheeran

I love 'Perfect!'


17. What is your favorite thing to do for fun?

Watch TV


18. What was your favorite field trip in high school?

Cooking lesson with the Pine Road kids and the HotSpot Cafe at Hatboro-Horsham High School


19. What was your favorite subject in school?

Math and Kitchen Safety

I always loved all of the cooking and baking activities when I would help in your classroom too!😊 And you are great at math! You are like a human calculator.


20. What has been your favorite Horizons event?

Coldstone Creamery

I agree that Coldstone Creamery sells very yummy ice cream. I remember when we went there for Kayla's birthday once too😊🍦😍😋


21. What is your favorite game?

iSpy

I love iSpy too! When I was little I used to love iSpy books. Before the lockdown, I read an iSpy book that I have from when I was a little girl to my students because we were learning about colors that week and iSpy books are very colorful.


22. Who is your best friend?

My buddies


23. Who was your favorite teacher in high school?

Mrs. Koellner

I like Mrs. Koellner too! 😊 My favorite teacher in high school was Mrs. McCaffrey. Even though she technically never was my teacher she was still my favorite teacher because she is so kind and a wonderful teacher to you and your peers. I also have learned a lot from Mrs. McCaffrey as a future fellow Life Skills teacher.


24. What is your favorite memory with friends?

Playing games with my buddies

I LOVE when we play games too. My favorite game that we played together at Buddy Club was always UNO. I remember I used to love your excited yell you would make whenever you got UNO. LOL You have always been so really good at playing that game.


25. What is your favorite memory with me?

Horizons events

I LOVE all of the Horizons events too! I have so much fun at them. I am so happy that your mom got me involved in such a fun group! 😊


26. What is your favorite holiday?

I love every holiday.

That is a great answer, Ben!


27. If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?

I'd go to a lodge in the mountains.


28. How do you think your friends would describe you?

As creative, a good eater, a good comedian, and a generous person.

You are definitely all of those things, Ben!


29. What is your favorite Be Well dessert?

Chocolate milkshake and tuxedo cups with chocolate chips and mousse

The tuxedo cups are definitely my favorite Be Well dessert too! They are heaven! 😍


30. What have you been doing to keep yourself busy during the quarantine?

Playing on the computer



Comment below if you have any of these things in common with Ben and any other fun questions for him! 😊




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