Ben Paquette

Full Name: Benjamin Daniel Paquette
Academic Year: Sophomore
Major: Entrepreneurship & Marketing
Hometown: Starksboro, VT

Twitter: @BenPaquette
Facebook: Ben Paquette

Hobbies: Skiing, motocross, hiking, driving, working, & long walks on the beach.

Biggest Turn on with a girl: When a girl catches my eye it’s “game over,” from the way she dresses and talks, to her confidence and intelligence level, all the way to how she’ll walk through a crowded room. It doesn’t take long to figure out if this girl is worth taking a chance on.

Biggest turn off: A good girl gone bad! Hands down!

Where do you see yourself in 10 years: 5 years ago I wouldn’t have thought I’d be where I am today, so 10 years from now I’m most likely going to be doing something completely unexpected. Moreover, I hope to be changing the action sports industry one way or another.

Guilty pleasure: Poppin’ bottles as a rebellious form of showing my lack of alcohol consumption. 

Describe your dream girl: If there was one, it would be the classy girl I could spend all day Saturday with and not just the girl I’d want to party with on Friday night. As a couple I’d want to grow together as well. Family is very important to me, and she’d have to be liked by all my family, otherwise I’d have a hard time seeing it working (Grandma has the final say, always). As lame as it sounds, it would have to be a girl that wouldn’t be scared to show affection in front of our friends. 

 Describe your perfect date: I’d take a girl out that likes to ride shotgun, and doesn’t complain about fast driving (girls, I know how to drive, stop   worrying). She’d let me take her out to a romantic dinner, along with a     nice walk to the beach (or any body of water) where you can see the         reflection of each other, and talk about life and what’s happened in the day…not about the drama that her friends are having. I can be bit of a romantic, but it takes a special girl to bring out that side in me. I got to admit a good night is a memorable night, and the smallest gestures can show a lot in a girl. I always look for the eye contact, and what she’s doing with her body language.

 What’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done for a woman? I’m quite  a spontaneous guy, and I can get bored easily, so I like to keep it interesting and unique. I don’t really like doing things someone else has done. I’ve showed up unexpected before with flowers and a movie, left notes under pillows, and flowers left by a girl’s bed so she’d wake up to them on her birthday. I’ve surprised a girl with a birthday dinner with all her close girl friends, so she’d have a birthday better then the year before I met her. I might have even written a song for a girl before. Something I’ve always wanted to do is surprise someone meaningful with a vacation somewhere. If I’m really interested in a girl I’ll do whatever it takes to get her attention.