Originally Posted by
nlagalle
I've read some of his stories and I wouldn't say he writes beyond his years. The blogs are full of grammatical errors and show poor writing skills.
After reading:
http://pointsfromthepacific.boarding...had-residence/
IMO I would say his writing style is on par with what one would expect from a 16 year old.
Beyond his years would imply that he knows how to inject some personality into his writing. Also, someone who has the ability to allow the reader to visualize the experience using words and is not fully reliant on posting a photo, writing one sentence, then posting another photo repeat. The trip report format has too much influence from OMMAT. I'm not sure why people are saying this is better than what Ben puts out beyond maybe the photos? Of course you are less annoying when your word count is that low.
The drive, motivation, and many other things are beyond what you'd expect in a 16 year old.