Eliza Orlins of Survivor Vanuatu
Date Of Birth: December 25, 1982
Hometown: Syracuse, NY
Occupation: College student
Marital Status: Single

Eliza Orlins was born in New York City, where she grew up when not
traveling to China with her family. When she was four years old, she
and her parents went to Beijing, where they adopted her sister,
Sabrina. Sixteen months later, her youngest sister, Emily, was born.
Her father's career moved them to Hong Kong, where she attended Hong
Kong International School. A couple of years later, her family moved
back to New York until 1995, when they moved to Washington, DC She
attended the Sidwell Friends School where she ran varsity track and
cross country. She participated in the Marine Corps Marathon with
the AIDS Marathon Training Program her junior year.

At Sidwell, she also wrote and edited for the school newspaper and
was the assistant director of the Spring Musical during her senior
year. Last summer, Orlins interned at the Legal Aid Society in New
York City

Orlins is currently a senior at Syracuse University, where she is
working a dual major in international relations and political
science, with a minor in Chinese. She is a Dean's Scholar and has
made Dean's List every semester. She is in the process of applying
to law school and intends to be a public defender after graduation.
She's a member of Alpha Phi Sorority and was the vice president of
New Member Recruitment, for which they won the award for best
overall recruitment at their national convention.

Orlins is also a member of the Golden Key Society and the National
Society of Collegiate Scholars. She is currently working on her
Honor's Thesis and will graduate in May 2005.

Orlins describes herself as an intense, vivacious, driven and
politically active woman who loves reality television, sports and
eating. She says she brings her competitiveness, speed, swimming
skills and enthusiasm to SURVIVOR: VANUATU. She believes that she
can be the Sole Survivor because "people will underestimate me."

Orlins has been dating her boyfriend, Justin, for four years.

She quotes that she doesn't like anyone teasing her about her.