Hello! We\u2019re Ben and Greg. We\u2019ve been together for over 15 years (since 2008) and married now for 3 years! We first met in college as freshman. After a year of being friends, we started dating and have been together ever since. We\u2019ve lived together in Washington, DC, New York City, and Johannesburg, South Africa \u2013 and we are excited to have now settled in Jersey City. We enjoy exploring Jersey City as well as being able to jump into Manhattan for all there is to see and do. Jersey City is a great place to have young kids with lots of parks and schools. We have a 3-year-old dog named Debbi who currently gets all our love and attention \u2013 but we know she is excited for a future human sibling. We\u2019ve always wanted to be dads and are so excited to be at this stage to begin growing our family through adoption. We have so much love to give, as does our amazing extended family, and we\u2019re really excited to give that love to a new addition to our family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Acerca de Ben<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Edad: <\/strong>36<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Job Description:<\/strong> Marketing professional in the consumer healthcareindustry<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hobbies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Cooking, particularly discovering new cookbooks and making dinners for family and friends<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Peloton Spinning classes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Mid-century modern antiquing and touring architecture from the period<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Long walks with our dog, Debbi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Fun facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ben loves to cook and during their Covid isolation made almost every recipe in Alison Roman\u2019s cookbook, \u201cNothing Fancy\u201d \u2013 except for desserts because he does not like to bake!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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About Greg<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Edad: <\/strong>35<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Job Description:<\/strong> Public health specialist in the philanthropic sector<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hobbies:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Aviation, including learning about different types of airplanes and airlines<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Travelling to learn about and experience different countries \u2013 have been to more than 60 different countries<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Hiking in the woods and getting out into nature<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Long walks with our dog, Debbi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Fun facts:<\/strong> Greg studied abroad in Mongolia (in between Russia and China) where he lived with herder families in the countryside. On a given day, he was herding goats along the river with his host brother, learning how to speak the Mongolian language, or interning with the U.S. Embassy that\u2019s based in the capital city. He credits his time in Mongolia with helping him to decide to work in public health, because he believes that everyone has the right to a healthy future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nuestras vidas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Our life together is busy, rewarding and filled with good food, long walks and park visits with our dog as well as quality time with friends and family. We both keep busy with our 9-5 jobs and value hard work, dedication, and a strong work ethic. After work, we like to unwind at home while cooking dinner, discussing the ups and downs of the day, planning our next getaway, watching our favorite TV shows, and spending time together and with friends. Most of our closest friends live around the country, in Washington DC, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Boston. So, while we don\u2019t get to see them as often as we like, we try to stay in the loop with video calls and frequent messaging.
On the weekends we like to explore new restaurants in Jersey City or New York City and also plan weekend trips to visit our niece and nephews. For us, Sunday is an important day to plan for the week ahead, get groceries, and do stuff around the house. We also enjoy traveling and try to visit a new country every year. Most recently we traveled together to Mexico City, Corsica (an island off France) and Buenos Aires! We\u2019ve enjoyed looking up the best kid-friendly trips as we think about traveling with our child in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After living in Washington, DC and New York City, we both took new jobs (and a bit of a risk) and moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. It is truly eye-opening to get to live in another country and was one of the most influential experiences of our lives. We made great friends – who we are still close with today \u2013 and shared many great experiences, including: climbing sand dunes in Namibia, enjoying South Africa\u2019s many wine regions, and exploring new hobbies like wheel throwing pottery!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Nuestra Familia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
As our siblings have started to have children, we\u2019ve enjoyed being an important part of our niece\u2019s and nephew\u2019s lives and have very much enjoyed seeing our own parents become grandparents. It has been such a fulfilling experience and has really encouraged us to grow our family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re both very close to our immediate families and see them at least 1-2 times per month. Greg\u2019s family lives in New Jersey while Ben\u2019s live in both New York City and Massachusetts. It\u2019s great that no one is a flight away, and we can drive to see them whenever works for everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Family traditions often revolve around holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. We also try to do at least a week-long vacation with each of our families per year, mostly beach time in the warmer months of the year. Both of our parents live near the ocean, so in the summer, we spend lots of time at the beach and having big meals around the dinner table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both Ben and Greg benefited from close relationships with their grandparents, and they look forward to prioritizing that as they raise their own children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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