Neva Aguda

 is a contestant in Survivor: Malaysia.

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Neva has always adored working with children, and she has now been teaching kindergarten students for 30 years. Her charisma, her personality, and her simple ability to light up a room has made her a very popular teacher. "I'm basically like a great big cartoon character," she laughs, "so I think the kids can really relate to me that way."

Neva admits her strength likely won't be in the challenges, and she is aware that usually the older women are targeted first by default. But she believes her tribe will want to keep her around because she's always optimistic, and you'll never hear her complaining. She believes that the other contestants will need someone like that around to lift their spirits.