By the time Benjamin was aged 8, his entire family moved to Philadelphia in the U.S.A. after his father was offered an academic post in the states.
Ngesikhathi uBenjamin eneminyaka engu-8 ubudala, umndeni wakhe wonke wathuthela ePhiladelphia e-USA ngemuva kokuthi ubaba wakhe enikezwe isikhundla sokufunda ezifundazweni.