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Essence
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01-12-2002

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 11:12 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
colin&christie

"Christie: We are made for each other."

Colin & Christie met in a class at the University of Texas in Austin and have been dating for over a year. Both now live in Corpus Christi, Texas. When Colin saw Christie give a presentation in their communications class, he knew that she was the one for him. It took eight months of being friends before he finally got her to go out on a date with him. Colin claims that he will ask Christie to marry him if they can get through the Race together.

Christie is the 1996 Miss Teen USA winner, the first and only one from Texas. However, she considers her biggest accomplishment in life to be working to pay her entire way through college and graduating with honors. She describes herself and her teammate as "very competitive, extremely aggressive with strong personalities." Although Christie says that she is always late, she is also a perfectionist who hates losing.

Colin is the owner of a cell phone store. Among the accomplishments he is most proud of is getting Christie to fall in love with him, which he claims is better than being the top cell phone sales representative in the United States. He also agrees that he and Christie are both very aggressive and "very outspoken and in-your-face." However, he is a very open person who will talk to anyone, while Christie is extremely private and only talks to random people if she has to.

Colin & Christie are excited about competing in THE AMAZING RACE 5 because they will be able to travel the world and participate in this kind of competition. Christie adds, "Another reason for doing this Race is that it is a test to see if we are marriage potential. I know we can win, and if we do, we're getting married right after the show."

Essence
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01-12-2002

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 - 11:14 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
When and where did you meet?
Christie: We met at the University of Texas at Austin in Communications Theory class. It was the spring of 2002. Colin had long hair down to his shoulders in those days, and came to class everyday with his carve board, laptop and something to say every single day! He started overtly flirting with me, but more in an "it's never going to happen" kind of way. Eventually my best friend and I decided to ask him for notes, since he used his computer. Of course, he said yes, but not without setting up a study group and getting my phone number. After that we became friends, until one day about nine months later I woke up and realized I was completely in love with him!

If you could describe your relationship in one phrase or sentence, what would it be?
Christie: We were made for each other! Or should I say deserve him?

Have you ever traveled together before? If so, what were the best and worst aspects of traveling together?
Christie: The best part of traveling together is just that: We get to be together all the time. I think we start to go through withdrawal if we spent too much time apart. The worst is our need to be in control. We each want to do it our own way, and usually feel it's the best way to go. When traveling, this way of thinking can lead to a lot of conflict.

Why did you decide to team up for THE AMAZING RACE?
Christie: We are both super competitive, love to travel, and look forward to new and interesting challenges. There is no doubt that for this type of challenge, together our Team has everything it takes to win.

As you begin the Race, how do you think this experience will affect your relationship?
Christie: We are hoping it will bring us closer together and help us learn new things not only about ourselves, but about each other as well.

What strengths and weaknesses do you and your partner bring to the Team?
Christie: Our strengths: We are competitive, athletic, clever, good at getting the best flights and great at getting what we want out of ourselves and, more importantly, out of other people. Our weaknesses: We both think we are always right, both of us like to lead, and in a way, this creates a certain amount of competition with each other. Obviously, this could seriously slow us down if it becomes a problem on the Race.