User blog comment:Atrain73/Survivor: South Africa Fans Castings/@comment-27630482-20161218175154

Name (Age): Irene Walker (18)

Current Residence: Stanford, CA

Occupation: Student

Favorite Survivor: To be honest, I don't really have one...I've only just been introduced to Survivor. But if I had to choose, I'd say Michelle Schubert, how she dove deep into her faith in God and I'm going to follow her example.

Interview: Hi, I'm Irene. I'm 18, I go to Stanford and I'm, uh, from southern Illinois. It really ticks me off when people don't notice Southern Illinois. When I say "I'm from Southern Illinois" and they say, "Oh, Peoria?" and I go, "No, much lower", they go, "Champaign?", I say, "No, lower than that", they say, "Oh, you mean Springfield". Marion is much lower than Springfield, just saying. (Giggles) Anyway, I've always been a faithful follower of Jesus and I've always, always been dedicated to learning. I won 5th in National History Fair once, then went to IMSA when I was a sophomore, and won THINK MIT and then went all the way to Stanford. It's been a heck of a ride, I'm gonna say that, for sure. I'm the eldest child at home, my three little brothers are named John, Noah, and Chris. I've never been a fan of really girly things, but Noah got me to wear makeup today. (Smiles) I mean, I'd never wear makeup any time else, if you're wondering. I'm really excited to play this and I'd like to use the million for my future and also my family. Noah has always been a Survivor fan at heart and he was the one who told me all about it last month. I mean, I knew it existed and he was addicted to it, but I didn't even think about trying it out. Now I'm feeling kind of nervous. (Giggles nervously)