User blog comment:S.S.hogatoan303/Survivor: Continental Battle Castaway Submission/@comment-26485526-20180323221447

Name (Age): Anita Dehn (43)

Current Residence: Hamburg, Germany

Occupation: Secondary School Teacher

Inspiration In Life: My new wife, Gertrude. We've been together for a couple of years, but we got married pretty much as soon as same-sex marriage became legal in Germany this past October. She's just been with me every step of the way and she is my rock. I dunno what I'd do without her in my life.

Pet Peeves: People that still compare Germany today to the Nazis. I bet those ignorant people don't even know that the Nazi salute is actually illegal in Germany now, yeah. We've been completely disconnected from that horrific part of our history for a long time as far as our culture is concerned, so I find that just totally ignorant and unnecessary. Speaking of ignorant, homophobes. People need to understand that my relationship with Gertrude is completely natural, just like any other married couples'. I'm so proud that Germany's finally come around, and honestly, I just wish that everyone would be accepting of every person, despite their differences.

3 Words to Describe You: Personable, Helpful, Outgoing.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: Well, the money would be the main reason because it would just change mine and Gertrude's lives in an amazing way. The other reason though is just for the thrill of playing the game, the adventure that I'm no doubt going to have, and the opportunity to meet amazing new people from all over the world! I'm so pumped!

Why Do You Think You Will Survive SURVIVOR: I may not be the strongest physically, but I'm sharp as a whip and I love puzzles, so I will definitely be an asset to my tribe there. I also love people, and I really think my tribe will see me as just such a fun and bright energy that they will want to keep me in the game, and I will definitely be a loyal ally to anyone as long as I can. I may be lacking physically, but I'm strong mentally, and I think my strategic smarts and my friendly demeanor will be enough to get me to the end and the win.

How do you think you would do with people from different countries?: I'm so, incredibly excited to play this game with people from different countries, oh my gosh! I love meeting new people, and I love learning about new cultures, so I'm so excited for this. If I know anything about people, it's that they love to talk about themselves, so I feel like if I can get people talking about where they're from, and connect with them that way, I'll be able to get into a good alliance and do really well.

​​​​​​Do you think you will represent your country well: I think I will. I think I'm a very fun, positive, and bubbly person and that my positive energy will shine though. So yeah, because of that, I feel like Germany will be proud to have me represent them.

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