Rafael Kapell

Rafael Kapell was the 15th place contestant on Survivor: Time & Change - Our Honor Defend.

## Biography

My name is Rafael Kapell and I’m from Houston, Texas. I came from very humble beginnings and now I use that as motivation to go out and be successful in everything that I do. Since I jumped all the way to Ohio State for college, I feel like I’ve picked 2 majors that define who I am: Marketing & Sport Industry. I plan to work in sports business for a professional team in the NBA or MLS after college. I love weightlifting (although it’s not visible), eating fast food (that’s why the weightlifting doesn’t show), and doing nerdy stuff.

## Pre-Game Survey Answers

**Contestant Name:** Rafael Kapell

**Major(s):** Marketing/Sport Industry

**Minor(s):** N/A

**Hometown:** Houston, Texas

**Birthday:** June 2, 1996

**What Are Your Major Campus Involvements?**

Office Assistant at Lawrence Tower; Rec Sports Ambassador for Dept. of Rec Sports; Tutor for Student-Athletes (Student-Athlete Support Services Office); Courier for Tapingo.

**What Are Three Words To Describe You?**

Passionate, calculated, versatile.

**What Are Your Favorite Hobbies?**

Weightlifting, nerding out over comic book-related stuff, playing (and sucking at) every sport.

**What Are You Most Passionate About?**

Doing big things to create a more ideal future.

**What Are Three Of Your Pet Peeves?**

When people press the 'close' button in an elevator while the doors are already closing as if they'll just close faster; when people point out the food I'm eating as being unhealthy as if their opinion is going to stop me from eating it; when people laugh at every joke a professor makes like it's an HBO stand-up comedy special with the hopes of that miraculously boosting their grade.

**What Is Your Personal Claim to Fame?**

I won a city basketball tournament while I was in middle school while riding the bench pretty often.

**Do You Have Any Hidden/Special Talents?**

I can sing decent, I can destroy most people in FIFA, other than that I'm more of a well-rounded person versus being really talented at anything in particular.

**Who Is Your Inspiration In Life?**

Tupac Shakur - an outspoken visionary whose contributions to this world are timeless.

**What Is Your Dream Job?**

Commissioner of the NBA.

**If You Could Live Anywhere In The World, Where Would It Be?**

Honestly I'll live anywhere that has some quality Tex-Mex food. But if you want a definitive answer I'll just say NYC.

**Survivor Contestant You Are Most Like?**

Never watched the show enough to know. I just searched "best Survivor players" and #1 on one of the lists was Rob Mariano so I guess that's who I would say I'm most like.

**Reason For Playing Survivor: Time & Change?**

I need competition and this is a good opportunity for that. Plus I guess I'll make a few friends and have some good times.

**Why Will You Win?**

Because I know I'll be able to read everyone else like a book, and that makes it that much easier to control this.

**Anything else cool you'd like to share?**

Not that I can think of.

**What is one goal you have set for Autumn 2017?**

Get offered a good job so I can pay all these damn bills after college.