He's awesome in challenges

He's awesome in challenges

He's awesome in challenges

Janice keeps calling him fearless, and she's not wrong. So far he's gamely participated in any challenge thrown at him, and he's been a force to be reckoned with. During a recent challenge he was shackled in a box filled with water, crocodiles and snakes and he was able to immediately focus and unlock himself at a dizzyingly quick pace.

He's sweet

When reprimanded for sharing food with the starving girls who can't win a food challenge to save their lives, his first instinct was still to be selfless, even if it means that the entire camp gets less. That's just a nice guy. He's also the first to pitch in and help in order to make everyone else's lives easier.

He likes nature

He seems to genuinely be enjoying living in the outdoors and communing with the animals. He's tried talking with monkeys and just generally seems at ease.

He's brave

He's not just willing to face tough challenges, he's also brave enough to give Janice a backrub and hold her when she's upset. That's the most terrifying thing we can think of.

He's funny

He seems like the camp clown, always on hand to do a goofy happy dance when his team wins a challenge and he sings on cue. And compared to Heidi, he's practially Grammy worthy.

He knows when to keep his mouth shut

While Frangela was fighting with Spencer, or when Daniel Baldwin went on an anti-Janice rant, or when Speidi and Stephen Baldwin got all up with Jesus, Sanjaya just stood by and nodded politely.

He's crafty

Not in that manipulative kind of way, but he's clever enough to come up with brooms, bracelets, and even likes to whittle in his spare time.

He doesn't complain

The kid is completely covered in bug bites, has done some of the nastiest tasks ever and yet, he hasn't whined at all about anything. He hasn't even griped about how he was basically America's whipping boy for months during his "Idol" season. He just does his thing, and for that we're grateful.