Aran Blackwater

 is a contestant from Survivor: Game of Thrones.

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Name: Aran Blackwater(32)

House Designation: Lcocovi

Occupation: Astrophysicist

Current Residence: Washington, D.C.

Claim to Fame: I have single handed worked myself to become a gold medalist in IMO. I then worked my ass out in MIT to get what I have accomplished today. What I’ve done is mostly individual anyways, so I would say that my work ethics is what got me this far.

Inspirations in Life: It’s rather a motivation than inspiration. My high school Physics teacher. She is the who constantly talked to me when I was uh... in trouble, in high school. She kind of instructed me to go for what I want and helped me all along the course of high school. It’s a huge part of me now, as she kind of made me to be who I am now, and I’m grateful for it.

Hobbies: Books, (Sci-fi in particular) and stargazing. Traveling with one or two close friends is also enjoyable. Pet Peeves: Know-it-alls. You either know something or you don’t, and If you don’t, shut up listen to what others have to say. It’s funny how sometimes people would try to lecture me about flat Earth theories. (laughs) It’s just ridiculous...

Three Words to describe myself: Intelligent, Humble, Determined.

Three things you would like to bring to the Island: 1. A telescope. Doesn’t have to be a fancy one like the one in our lands, just a hand-held one that I can use to appreciate the night’s sky here. 2. An ipod, or anything that’s capable of playing music. The game is going to be tough and it’ll be nice to have something to distract me from the game. 3. Technically I’ll need a portable charger to keep the ipod working, so I guess the third item would be a portable charger.

SURVIVOR Contestant that you like the most: David Wright. I just think that we have quite a lot in common, both kind of awkward, kind of nerdy. It’s more that I resonate with him then actually like him, though he is definitely one of my favorite characters on SURVIVOR.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: A test for myself, to see how well can I do in a completely alien situation for me. And of course, to play the game of SURVIVOR.

Why will you survive SURVIVOR: I would like to believe that I look at problems in a more well-rounded way. That will give me an edge when it comes to analyzing situations. That will help me to avoid pending blindsides and figure out the best move for me.