Zain Arif

**Zain Arif** is a contestant from *Zovivor: Tibet*.

Although he was initially included in the center of Tenzin's power structure, his flirtations with tribemate Xuan Dinh relegated Zain, along with his allies Xuan and Jean-Baptiste Toussaint, to the bottom. After losing Xuan, Zain hoped the tribe swap would give him new life. Instead, he found himself separated from Jean-Baptiste and unable to forge strong new connections, so he was voted out at the first post-swap tribal he attended.

## Profile

**Pronouns**: He/Him
**Age**: 29
**Location**: Atlanta, GA
**Occupation**: Photographer
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**What are three words to describe you?** ---
**What is one accomplishment you're most proud of?** ---
**Why will you be the Sole Survivor?** ---

## Survivor

During the opening challenge, Kathy received the accidental of from Yau-Man to find her tribe's individual Immunity Idol first, thus granting her safety at Airai's first Tribal Council. Kathy along with Chet Welch and Tracy Hughes-Wolf were immediately branded as targets by the younger, more athletic members of the tribe. With the individual idol in her possession, Kathy found herself safe for at least *six* days, as Airai won the first challenge, both for reward and immunity.

Days passed, and Kathy, Chet, and Tracy were so isolated from the tribe, they made a separate shelter only big enough for the three of them. On the Day 5 Reward/Immunity Challenge, Chet's poor performance heavily contributed to the tribe's loss. The "Favorites" chose Kathy to go to Exile Island and would stay there until the next day, in time for Tribal Council. However, the Favorites chose Cirie to join her.

At Exile Island, Kathy and Cirie searched for the Hidden Immunity Idol, but were unable to decipher the clues and end up wasting the whole day looking in vain. Kathy returned to camp, only to find out that the tribe was planning to vote out Mary Sartain instead of the weaker Chet. Initially, the plan was for the younger members to split their votes between Tracy and Chet in case Kathy produced the Hidden Immunity Idol (Kathy still had the Day 1 individual idol and was still in play), but Tracy found cracks within the alliance, most notably Joel Anderson wanting to usurp control of the majority from Mikey Bortone, who was being flirtatious with Sartain. Tracy's plan worked, and Mary was blindsided.

Airai lost the next Reward Challenge and Kathy was once again sent to Exile Island, this time being accompanied by Ami Cusack. Kathy didn't bother looking for the Idol since she had previously tried and failed. Ami on the other hand looked for the Idol but eventually gave up. Kathy was safe however, as Airai managed to win the following Immunity Challenge.

The lack of reward wins began taking a toll on Kathy. Hungry and desperate for food, the Fans began eating raw items such as clam lips, much to her displeasure. Following Airai's back-to-back losses, Kathy was once again at the bottom with Tracy and Chet, but the three remained intact as Tracy convinced Joel to blindside his ally-cum-rival Mikey B.

A Day 12 Tribe Switch mixed the Fans and Favorites, and Kathy was separated from her few allies as she was the only one of them who stayed on Airai while Tracy and Chet moved to Malakal, making her lonelier. Kathy would be remain immune for the rest of her time in the game as Airai enjoyed a healthy four-challenge winning streak.

Away from her family and with no allies within the tribe, Kathy began feeling more depressed and wanted to go home. It came to a point where she considered cutting her fingers with a machete to be medically evacuated from the game. A boat containing Jeff Probst fetched an emotional Kathy and allowed her to quit the game on Day 19.

* Challenge History
* Voting History