User blog:Alexandercarrigan/Survivor: Senegal - Cast Bio Reveal 2

Hello everyone! Time for Survivor: Senegal's second cast release!

EDEN THOMPSON
Tribe Designation: Karang Age: 20 Hometown: Biloxi, MS

A former Miss Teen USA and current Miss Mississippi, Eden says she’s grown accustomed to the cutthroat world of beauty pageants. While some may mistake her for a pretty face, she attributes her crowning to her answers in the interview, which she believes set her above the competition. Outside of competing, Eden is currently at the University of Mississippi studying for a social sciences degree. With her boyfriend of two years, she has also traveled to Kenya to volunteer at the Kakuma Refugee Camp. Eden believes her experience in Kenya will help her cope with the conditions in Senegal and she will use both her looks and her social skills to make it far in the game.

Eden currently splits her time between Biloxi and Oxford, MS with her boyfriend. Her birth date is May 13th.

EDISON TRUNG


Tribe Designation: Sokone Age: 29 Hometown: Fall's Church, VA (originally from Da Nang, Vietnam)

Growing up, Edison Trung always knew he would be a surgeon. When he moved to the US from Da Nang, Vietnam to attend medical school, he would’ve never guessed he would be named one of Time Magazine’s “30 under 30 Practicing Doctors”. Now a surgeon in the Washington D.C. suburbs, Edison says Survivor is his next big adventure. Apart from wanting the money to bring the rest of his family to the states, Edison feels Survivor may offer him the chance to experience life without all the luxuries he’s come to rely on. Both a mental and physical test for him, Edison is positive that he’ll come out of Survivor a better person.

Edison currently resides in Fall’s Church, VA with his girlfriend. His birth date is September 16th.

ELISE TSING
Tribe Designation: Karang Age: 30 Hometown: Shoreline, WA

Born to two Chinese immigrants, Elise Tsing spent her childhood growing up in Seattle’s International District, where she claims she gained her sense of community and friendship. Despite her happy times in the ID, she says she had no qualms leaving it to go to the University of Washington, where she studied law. Now a top defense lawyer in the Seattle-Tacoma metropolitan area, she has spent the last five years “defending murderers, thieves and scumbags” as she puts it. Despite her intense work ethic, Elise enjoys a more relaxed lifestyle at home. She enjoys walking her two dogs, Ozzy and Petunia, on the beach and takes swing-dancing lessons with her husband of two years.

Elise currently resides in Shoreline, WA with her husband and two dogs. Her birth date is February 2nd.

JONAH SONGOK
Tribe Designation: Sokone Age: 31 Hometown: Fayetteville, NC (originally from Malindi, Kenya)

A professional soccer player signed to the Carolina Railhawks, Jonah Songok has played for nine years in the USL First Division and the North American Soccer League after he was scouted playing soccer in Mombasa, Kenya. He made the move quick after and started playing with the Charleston Battery at the age of 22. Although he is nearing retirement age, Jonah isn’t done just yet. He says he wants to move back to Kenya and start a youth league in his hometown of Malindi and the prize of Survivor could help him do it. Jonah claims his physical prowess will help his tribe in the early stages of the game and his hardiness will help around camp.

Jonah currently resides in Fayetteville, NC. His birth date is June 4th.