From left to right: Jordan, Claire, Ben, Elijah
Hey guys! My name is Benjamin Robert Ferraiuolo (I go by Ben). I was born in Kirkland, WA on January 7, 1993. I grew up in the same city and have basically lived in this area my whole life. I now live in Bellevue, very close to where I work. I work refuse collection at Republic Services.
As a kid, I was extremely interested in garbage trucks. I of course liked volcanoes and earthquakes like any other kid, but I loved garbage trucks and seriously wanted to be a garbage man when I grew up. Prior to actually achieving that dream I was what someone would call an "amateur seismologist" for the span of about two years as I was a stay-at-home dad. But how did that happen?
When my 2nd child Elijah was born, I noticed Yellowstone had a very large earthquake swarm. That is the moment my interest in volcanoes and earthquakes was re-ignited. Kilauea's eruption in 2018 was also another reason, but one reason my passion for volcanic seismology got stronger is because I wanted to be able to accurately educate people and myself as well. I do not want to be spouting something that is incorrect.
In my much older videos on YouTube, some of which will eventually be archived and deleted, I assumed way too much without relying on the data at hand. I also looked to only YouTube channels for my information! Bad idea. YouTube is great and helpful, but in order to do what you are trying to do, and monitor volcanoes accurately, you must be humble enough to learn from those around you and resourceful enough to conduct YOUR OWN research and plot YOUR OWN data. You also must compile information from multiple different sources and triple check everything, more so with the important things. Once I did that, I discovered some of what I thought I knew about seismology or online seismic "charts" were incorrect.
What is the best teacher in the universe? Personal trial and error and personal experience. For everyone on YouTube who talks about earthquakes and volcanoes, probably only half or less are actually passionate about it like I am. A lot of YouTuber's ultimate goal is to gain more subscribers, more views, etc... My goal is to actually expand my knowledge on this subject in order to better explain the possibilities of daily occurrences beneath our feet. I encourage others who have the same passion of mine to email me! I like to get in touch with others who share the same interests.
Now I want people to understand I am not a professional seismologist or volcanologist... Of course I am interested in tectonic events, but volcanic monitoring is a passion of mine. I have already learned a great deal but have barely even scratched the surface. For example, the math sometimes required for the harder parts of seismology completely makes my head spin!
Feel free to peruse my YouTube channel, Ben Ferraiuolo. I have not uploaded a video there in a while, due to extremely long hours at work, but someday I will reignite the channel.
As a kid, I was extremely interested in garbage trucks. I of course liked volcanoes and earthquakes like any other kid, but I loved garbage trucks and seriously wanted to be a garbage man when I grew up. Prior to actually achieving that dream I was what someone would call an "amateur seismologist" for the span of about two years as I was a stay-at-home dad. But how did that happen?
When my 2nd child Elijah was born, I noticed Yellowstone had a very large earthquake swarm. That is the moment my interest in volcanoes and earthquakes was re-ignited. Kilauea's eruption in 2018 was also another reason, but one reason my passion for volcanic seismology got stronger is because I wanted to be able to accurately educate people and myself as well. I do not want to be spouting something that is incorrect.
In my much older videos on YouTube, some of which will eventually be archived and deleted, I assumed way too much without relying on the data at hand. I also looked to only YouTube channels for my information! Bad idea. YouTube is great and helpful, but in order to do what you are trying to do, and monitor volcanoes accurately, you must be humble enough to learn from those around you and resourceful enough to conduct YOUR OWN research and plot YOUR OWN data. You also must compile information from multiple different sources and triple check everything, more so with the important things. Once I did that, I discovered some of what I thought I knew about seismology or online seismic "charts" were incorrect.
What is the best teacher in the universe? Personal trial and error and personal experience. For everyone on YouTube who talks about earthquakes and volcanoes, probably only half or less are actually passionate about it like I am. A lot of YouTuber's ultimate goal is to gain more subscribers, more views, etc... My goal is to actually expand my knowledge on this subject in order to better explain the possibilities of daily occurrences beneath our feet. I encourage others who have the same passion of mine to email me! I like to get in touch with others who share the same interests.
Now I want people to understand I am not a professional seismologist or volcanologist... Of course I am interested in tectonic events, but volcanic monitoring is a passion of mine. I have already learned a great deal but have barely even scratched the surface. For example, the math sometimes required for the harder parts of seismology completely makes my head spin!
Feel free to peruse my YouTube channel, Ben Ferraiuolo. I have not uploaded a video there in a while, due to extremely long hours at work, but someday I will reignite the channel.