Chloe Benjamin

Teaching was an incredible experience, and I miss it a lot, but I also love the job I have now. ”

Identity is as absurd and contradictory, I think - and certainly as mutable - as the human brain. ”

I wish I'd had more fun in college. I spent a lot of time in my dorm room, reading or writing while listening to my Sarah McLachlan Pandora station. ”

None of us know what comes after death. All of us, to some extent, are probably mystified or maybe a little bit frightened of it. ”

I work at a non-profit called ALS Worldwide, where we work with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig's disease) patients and families. It is often heavy work, but I'm grateful to be able to contribute to the ALS community. I'm constantly learning about science and medicine, and I have the honor of corresponding with patients throughout the world. ”