Question: The Real World : New Orleans 2010 cast member Preston O'Neil Roberson-Charles 's hometown was founded on what peninsula ?

text: The Real World: New Orleans (2010 season)
Cast
This was the fourth season of The Real World to feature a roster of eight roommates living together . The next season returned to an initial roster of seven roommates .
The Real World: New Orleans is the twenty-fourth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the third season of The Real World to be filmed in West South Central States region of the United States, specifically in Louisiana. The season featured eight people who lived in a house in Uptown New Orleans. It is the fourth season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season, as the show's ninth season was set in New Orleans in 2000. New Orleans was first reported as the location for the 24th season in a December 2009 article on the website Vevmo. Pre-production began on December 2, 2009, and Production lasted from January to April 24, 2010. It premiered on Wednesday, June 30 of that year, and averaged nearly 2 million viewers for the season, a 25% increase from the previous season, and ranked as the #1 cable program for Wednesday night's 10pm-11pm time slot among viewers aged 12-34. The season premiere was watched by 1.26 million viewers. It consisted of 12 episodes.
Cast Member Age Hometown Biography
Ashlee Feldman 23 Boston , Massachusetts Ashlee grew up in the small New Jersey suburb of Collingswood , where she was the top athlete of her high school . She was captain of her Division 1 basketball team at Northeastern University , though she described her position as that of a babysitter . She demonstrates and sells power tools , while majoring in communications in school , in the hope of becoming a sideline sports reporter . She and Preston pursue work with local radio station WWOZ while in New Orleans
Eric Patrick 24 Arlington , Virginia Eric works for the U.S. State Department , for which he travels the globe to brief foreign service personnel on American policy , though his true passion is standup comedy , in which he performs regularly , and has won several competitions . MTV describes him as a handsome ladies ' man with dreamy eyes who dates various girls simultaneously . He has a brother named Brian . He exhibits an attraction to his roommate , Sahar , and becomes friends with her , encouraging her after she sees him perform comedy on stage in New Orleans
Jemmye Carroll 21 Starkville , Mississippi Jemmye is a Mississippi State University student and former valedictorian of her high school . Despite growing up from a conservative Southern Baptist community , Jemmye is a supporter of gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana . She enjoys drinking and casual sex , and prefers black men , as her roommate , Knight , is the first white man she sleeps with , in Episode 3 . She is close to her mother , Alice , in whom she confides all the intimate details of her life ( One of Jemmye 's six tattoos honors her mother 's victory over breast cancer ) , though she has not told her about the abusive relationship that she ended just prior to her recent relationship with Mississippi State basketball player Kodi Augustus . She and Knight enter a casual sexual relationship , but it experiences complications due to Jemmye 's ambiguity over Kodi , deepening feelings between her and Knight , and Knight 's hurtful comments to her , which lead her to seek help at a battered women 's shelter in Episode 7 . Though Knight is more sympathetic to her problem in Episode 8 , when she decides to begin seeing a social worker , and reveals the past abuse to her mother , the tempestuous nature of their relationship recurs subsequently
McKenzie Coburn 21 Jupiter , Florida McKenzie is a psychology major and sorority girl from the University of Central Florida , who grew up in a beach community . She is described as a devout but open-minded Catholic from family that includes her parents and three siblings , though according to MTV , she enjoys the bar scene a little too hard , and knows how to use her sexuality to get what she wants , sometimes finding herself in compromising situations , though she believes that sex should be based on love , in contrast to others like Knight . MTV also describes as her as a natural born leader . Her castmates become concerned over her drinking , which she says leads to blackouts . Preston in particular observes her to exhibit an alter ego named Mary when she becomes drunk . She eventually meets a man named Grant in Episode 8 , with whom she pursues a relationship by the time of the season finale
Preston O'Neil Roberson-Charles 22 Boston , Massachusetts Preston is a gay black man originally from Bay City , Michigan , currently living in Boston . Preston 's first childhood memory involves the crack cocaine addiction of his mother , who later abandoned him at age 17 . During the season , he discusses how he came out in high school , and how he was subject to ostracization . He does not have a relationship with his father , who has been in prison , and suffered from medical and financial problems . The conversation Preston had with his father a month prior to moving to New Orleans was the first time he spoke to him in a decade . MTV notes Preston for his provocative , bitchy side , and his outlandish antics . Preston claims to have an amazing fashion sense , and expresses his opinions without any filter . He says he does not become close to many people , though those he does with become his family . He has run a store and worked at a car dealership , but dreams of being a television personality , and pursues radio work with Ashlee at WWOZ . Though he initially eschews monogamy , he and a man named Marty begin seeing each other exclusively by Episode 10
Ryan Knight 23 Milwaukee , Wisconsin Ryan , who preferred to be called by his last name , Knight , played hockey for the Kenosha Knights and the Fond du Lac Bears , but severe injury to both of his shoulders left him unable to play hockey , and cost him his academic/athletic scholarship at Arizona State University . This also led to an addiction to painkillers , from which he had been recovering for six months . He taught hockey to children , and was pursuing a degree in marketing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee . MTV described him as promiscuous , though romantic . He moved to New Orleans to escape negative influences from back home . He was attracted to his roommate , Jemmye , with whom he slept in Episode 3 , and referred to McKenzie 's more conservative views on sex as goofy
Ryan Leslie 21 Tempe , Arizona Ryan is a fourth-generation hairstylist who works in a salon with his father , chafes against the assumption that he is gay , and aspires to cut hair for celebrities . Living with both ADHD and OCD , and noting his tendency to chase his roommates around the house naked , MTV describes him as one of the most bizarre roommates in New Orleans and the life of the party . MTV also describes him as being in touch with his emotions and feminine side , charismatic and creative . In the past he has dealt with both depression and a tumultuous relationship with his father . He indicates an attraction to McKenzie in the premiere , but socializes with her visiting friend in Episode 2 , much to McKenzie 's ire . After recurring conflicts between Ryan and Preston in Episodes 1 and 4 , and because of McKenzie and Preston 's view that Ryan does not do chores or clean up after himself , McKenzie describes him as overall a bad roommate , messy , inconsiderate , and rude . The cast 's concern over Ryan 's behavior escalates , and culminates in his eviction from the house in Episode 10 . He is the first cast member to be evicted unanimously by the other roommates since Puck in Season 3 . He returns , however , for the cast photo shoot in Episode 12
Sahar Dika 21 Dearborn Heights , Michigan Sahar is a Lebanese-American singer/songwriter and actress . She grew up in a conservative Middle Eastern community , though MTV describes her as a strong-willed , liberal Muslim . Nonetheless , she is discreet in her home community about not being a virgin . She and her boyfriend of one month , Pablo ( whose real name is Elie ) , put their relationship on hold during her stay in New Orleans , and MTV has indicated she is attracted to her roommate , Eric . Her cast mates nickname her Hollywood because of her singing voice . While in New Orleans , she pursues her musical interests by seeking advice from local musician Theresa Andersson , and by putting on performances , in part with encouragement from Eric , though she struggles with lack of confidence and conflicts with Pablo