1. How have you changed as a person since your last season of iSurv1vor?To be honest I don't think I have changed that much considering Japan was only last January. However, I do feel more independent and grown up as cheesy as that may sound. I've gotten to travel a bit by myself, been making big purchases on my own, and have a clear path to what I wanna do for my career ect. All those things make me really happy and I feel like I am not such a loser anymore living at home playing survivor online 24/7
2. What is your favorite memory from your past season(s) of iSurv1vor?This is really cheesy but my favorite memory was the first challenge of Japan when Dylan had the spamming challenge and I had the endurance. That was the first time we got on call with each other and we talked for probably 15 hours in total those couple days. I feel like that challenge gave us the opportunity to talk to one another without it being super obvious that we just wanted to talk to each other because we acted like we were just "keeping each other company" while doing the challenge.
3. What is something you regret from your season or one of your seasons of iSurv1vor?I regret India A LOT. To me it feels like I never even played India. I know that is kind of a big thing to regret but I honestly hate everything about my india game. I had NO GAME. The reason it pisses me off SO much is because all people remember from me in india was that I was ricky's bitch. I HATE having that name. Like, every time someone says it, I need to take a deep breath and try not to yell at them. I just really want that image of me to be rid completely and I thought I redeemed myself in Japan but apparently I didn't.
4. What effect has iSurv1vor had on your personal life?It's had a huge impact on my personal life. For awhile I was pretty anti-social in my own life. Going to community college you don't really meet a lot of people so I had a hard time since my whole life I had been a super social person. I feel like Isurv1vor helped get me back on track socially as weird as that sounds because especially in Japan I was talking to people on call all the time and just having fun. It gave me the confidence I forgot I had and I was able to take that and use it in my real life to become more outgoing too. That sounded like a really lame internet ORG ad but it is true!
Also of course I met Dylan in Japan so that clearly has changed my life as well.
5. Who is the closest friend you’ve made through iSurv1vor?There are a couple people that make the cut for being a close Isurv1vor friend.
- Ricky of course. Although I did technically meet ricky through another org, he and I have been able to continue the relationship because of isurv1vor.
- Eric Brodin. I love Eric and he made Japan so fun for me. I hate that I haven't talked to him much since the season but I know he is always gunna be there for me like I'd be there for him.
- Dylan. omg It's like you just want me to answer all the questions with Dylan.
6. Does the fact that you will most likely have preexisting friendships coming into this game comfort you or make you more nervous?It definitely raises my anxiety. I am not the type of person who likes pre-game relationships. I love playing games with absolute strangers so all-stars is not going to be my cup of tea. There is just so much more to think about in a game where people are already friends because those bonds are there already and you have to factor that into every move you make.
7. Coming into Macedonia, are you willing to backstab your friends in order to win the game?One of the things I am going to be struggling with is my connection to Ricky and Nax. I am telling you right now that I am not playing this game how ricky wants me to play. He already told me the list of people I need to get out if I am in a tribe with them ect ect and I am SOOO over it. Like, no. I am aligning with whoever I click with and if it happens to be with a person Ricky doesn't like.. who cares! The thing is I don't want to emphasize this a lot either. I just don't want it to be a factor at all! Ricky is not an auto ally for me and neither is Nax. If I happen to be on a tribe with them in the future... then we can see what happens. Most likely I'd love to backstab ricky because he is already so sure I am going to be loyal to him and he does nothing but make this game harder for me.
8. What’s one way that you want to change your strategy in Macedonia from the last time you played?I think my strategy in Japan was pretty good. I'm not too sure I would really want to change it all that much. If anything I want to try and take a different approach ally wise. In every game I always end up finding my other half and being totally loyal to them no matter what. I kind of want to change it up and play this game rogue. Having a #1 ally makes things very difficult because you get pegged as a duo so I wanna try and play as a lone ranger and see how that goes. Of course, it is hard to deny a connection though if I end up clicking with someone.
9. Who on the Macedonia cast do you see as the biggest threat to you?That's a tough question! I honestly think that the biggest threats are the people who aren't seen as threats. Ricky, Joe P, Kurtis, Allan ect are all pretty big threats in a typical game. But I feel like they will be targeted early because of this factor. So in my mind.. the people I am gunna have to look out for are the ones people don't really know. AKA Dave, Renee, Ryan.
But the biggest threat TO ME... I would say ricky. Because if he is still in the game, people are going to target me or him regardless of what I say to them. So it'd be beneficial to get ricky out for my game... because then people will think I am with them 100%
10. What is something that you want to bring to Macedonia that you didn’t do in your past season(s)?I want to bring a calm demeanor. In india and japan I was always SO stressed out that I didn't enjoy myself that much. This time, I wanna lay back and relax. Of course I will be playing the game but I am going to try and have fun this time! You won't see my crying or yelling at anyone this time.
11. What is the ultimate thing that you want to get out of playing Macedonia?I want to win it all! Or I want to get 30th! How cool would worst placement in isurv1vor history be?!