Sonja Christopher

Sonja Christopher(born January 28, 1937) was a contestant on Survivor: Borneo. She was the first person in Survivor history to be voted off.

Bio
Sonja was born in Olympia, Washington. Her studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, the University of Oslo in Norway, the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of California, Berkeley, produced a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, along with a teaching credential. She also is a breast cancer survivor, and she one son, Dan Shumaker. While on survivor, she brought a ukulele with her, and even entertained Richard Hatch with it in the short time she was there. She was quoted as saying on Survivor, "I think this will be one of the greatest adventures of my life. I can imagine that every skill I've ever learned -- as well as ones I'll have to develop on the island -- will be called into play. I can hardly wait!"

She currently lives in Walnut Creek, CA and works part-time as a music therapist, playing the banjo as she leads sing-alongs at Alzheimer's centers. She also enjoys performing in local community theater.