Name -- Keetin Marchi

Age -- 15

Hometown -- Chapel Hill, N.C.

Birthday -- February 13, 1989

School -- East Chapel Hill High School

Siblings -- Brother: Ryan, Sister: Kendall

Preferences

Oreos or Chips Ahoy -- Oreos

Soda or Fruit/Sports Drinks -- Soda

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings Books -- Harry Potter

Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings Films -- Lord of the Rings

Grammys or The Oscars -- Grammys

Snowboarding or Jet Skiing -- Snowboarding

The O.C. or Real World -- O.C.

Outkast or Black Eyed Peas -- Outkast

Favorites

Class -- P.E.

Color -- Green

Music or Artist -- All music, especially Beyonce and Celine Dionne.

Reality TV Show -- Both Endurance and Survivor

Actress -- Julia Roberts

Hobby/Sport -- Lots of sports. She just finished cheerleading and will be starting lacrosse. Loves outdoorsy things and dram.

Book -- Harry Potter

Holiday -- Christmas

Video Game -- SuperSmash Bros.

Comfort Clothes -- Hawaiin print flannel pajama bottoms and big t-shirt.

Best Kind of Date -- Romantic. I'm a sucker for romantic guys. Getting dressed up and going to a nice resturant with dancing. Or, a roller coaster theme park.

Best Expierence -- Keetin said that the best part about being on Endurance 2 was making and keeping new friends. In October, a bunch of the Endurance players got together at her teammate, Mike's home. Thanksgiving and New Year's brough more get togethers.

Worst Experience -- Losing friendships and hearing people say they hate you. Keetin hated sending teams to temple. Since that was part of the game, she didn't have a choice. There were times when she and Mike had to sacrifice friendship for strategy. The stakes are higher when the prize isn't a trophey, but is a luxury vacation. Everyone's emotions are intensified. Thus, spiteful words were spoken that really ment, "I wish I had won that mission and had your power."

Biggest Surprise -- How things worked behind the scenes. For instance, when J.D.'s talking to the camera, he's really talking to a person. There were a lot of things that went off when the cameras were turned off, like singing at night and games. Keetin didn't expect how mentally stressful the experience would be.

What Keetin Learned -- The importance of friendships and being able to trust others. She learned a lot about herself, how she reacts to and handles stress.

Advice to Future Players -- "Be prepared for anything. The Brown Team twister was a shock. " Also, work with your teammate even if you think it's one who is a bad player.

What She does When She's not doing Anything -- Watches reality TV like Endurance and Survivor.

Person Who Has the Greatest Influence on Her -- Keetin's mother and aunt have the greatest impact on her. They are both strong women.

Career Plans -- She hasn't really decided yet but is leaning towards marine biology or photography. She might do modeling or acting.

What was it like when the last 3 teams left? -- "Weird because you'd have eight people and then it was like there were only four. It got quiet. When we'd sing, there were hardly any voices. It was less exciting. We got lazy. We didn't have to form a strategy anymore. There weren't any fun games."

What was the hardest thing? -- The first challenge. You knew six would go.

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