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Name: Alexis Howe

Age: 51

Hometown: Charlotte, NC

Occupation: Psychologist

Personality: Alexis is someone that can fly under-the-radar really well. Being a psychologist, she not only is able to master intellectual obstacles, but social obstacles as well. Whilst she has decided to not ​tell people that she is a psychologist, but instead a nurse, she has been working in psychology for over 25 years. She has also worked in rehabilitation programs and trying to get people to open up about themselves. She is willing to have anyone be her friend, and she believes that if you can form relationships with the right people, you'll be in a comfortable position. Alexis, whilst wanting to put on a nice persona, is not afraid to make big moves, as long as they would advance her instead of put her in a worse position. In the end, she hopes that her ability to form relationships with the jury, and her strategic gameplay would be enough to garner enough votes to win the game.

Backstory: Alexis was born in November 1965 to a loving family. She was the youngest of 3 siblings, Joseph (born 1956), and Neil (born 1958). Her mother passed away in a car accident when Alexis was only three years old, and this deeply affected her brother, Joseph. Her father, who is now 87, is her inspiration in life, as he was able to work a full-time job, maintain a fairly well-balanced family life, whilst being a single parent. When Joseph went on to serve in the United States Army in 1982, Alexis decided to study psychology, and worked hard in high school to get into an Ivy League College. She avoided contact with boys in high school because of her father's strict dating rules. She graduated from Cornell University with a PhD in psychology in 1989, and took 2 years off to take care of her father, who was battling colon cancer. Alexis' father survived colon cancer in 1990, and then she was hired at a psychology clinic in Charlotte, North Carolina. She has since worked there, helping patients (including children) with depression, grief, and mental illness. She is now married, with four children, Jason (born 1998), William (born 2001), Luke (born 2004), and Jayla (born 2006). Alexis' brother unfortunately committed suicide in 2008 after a longtime battle with depression, which was brought along also by the fact that his wife was cheating on him with a former sex offender. Alexis refuses to have any contact with her former sister-in-law, and keeps a picture of her brother on her work desk. Now 51 years old, Alexis wants to continue her journey through life by competing on her favorite reality television show.

Are they more strategic, Social, or physical and why?: Alexis says that she is a social player. Whilst she does exercise at her local gym once a week, and she loves playing puzzles on her iPad, she feels like she will be able to listen to anyone. Alexis is also very tolerable of people of all kinds of backgrounds, and is open to discussing anything. She feels that having social skills is something that matters the most in this game.

What would their go to strategy be in the game?: In the pre-merge stage, Alexis wants to prove that she is a hard worker, as she knows people above 40 tend to be targeted earlier on. She wants to steer clear from being a leader, and more so be under-the-radar and not make waves with anyone. Post-merge, she hopes to be able to emerge sooner or later as a decent competitor, and be a strategic force to be reckoned with. She claims that if she makes it to the end, she thinks she has a good shot of winning.

Visitor: Her visitor would be her husband, ​Tommy Ingels​, age 54. Tommy & Alexis have been married for 21 years now, and Alexis calls him "Teddy Bear", must to Tommy's annoyance. Tommy is very happy and optimistic, and Alexis has never spent more than 4 months away from him.

Confessional: ​"I am extremely excited to be here. I have been applying to be on the show since Season 2, and I feel that this is my time to shine. I want to make friends out here, instead of enemies, and I make sure that I'm always alert of my surroundings. I'm not scared of the wilderness, and I think that the outdoors won't affect me emotionally. I've counseled mentally ill people, children, even pets, and I think it will be refreshing for my tribe to have a 'Mother Hen' type figure, you know? I plan not to step on anybody's toes, and I will always be aware if someone is trying to stick a dagger in my back." - Alexis

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