Hey Brian! Thanks for the consideration for your vote.

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1. If you were to redo this game, what would you change about your social game, if anything?

As I answered with Grant's question, I agree that my social game wasn't that amazing. In fact, at times, I thought it was lacking. As much as I would've loved to endlessly chat with you and Grant till the wee hours of the morning about life, Worlds Apart and the game, I was at times too exhausted and usually had to wake up at 5:00am the next morning to get to the hospital. I also couldn't talk during the day because I was running around the wards. This is no excuse. I signed up for a social game and I take full responsibility for my subpar social game with you guys. However, I would like to point out that my social game with my allies was very strong. I talked to Tina about life daily. I had such a strong connection with Sagar. Josh and I strategized all the time and he would tell me about all his plans. Benny and I snapchatted each other and talked about Thailand when we got the chance. I think it is evident from Tina and Sagar's jury statements that I did build strong fundamental social bonds with them and I think this translated very well to my strategy which was to keep all my allies very close to me and stay loyal to them even until the end of the game at the Final Tribal Council.

I think my social game was adequate for my side of the house because I got to know them extremely well and we forged such a bond that translated very well into strategic alliances. But if I did have some more time, I would've taken that time to get to know you, Grant and Luke a little bit more and find out what made you guys tick. Because in the few times we've chatted, I loved getting to know you guys and near the end, we were even like 'next time we play, whenever that is... WE should work together!' LOL.

At the end of the day, it was a blessing to even be able to play ORGs given my insanely busy schedule. I know my social game wasn't as fruitful as I would've liked, but I made do with what I had and used the time I had to solidify bonds that I thought could carry me further in the game strategically and get to know everyone in the cast and meet amazing people in the process.

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2. Why does Ben not deserve to win this game?

I think Ben doesn't deserve to win this game because he didn't take Josh to the end. Survivor is a social game about getting to the end by any means and being favored by the jury over those sitting next to you. I think Josh would've gotten three votes but the rest would unanimously go to Ben had he taken Josh. While Ben played an impressive strategic game, his one tragic flaw was not cementing his win by taking the person that he 100% have won against. In addition, I think this is also a testament to the strength of my bond with Ben. Again, I relied on the loyalty I showed him throughout the game and my bond I had with him to get me here in the Final 2. For whatever reason, not only didn't Ben blindside me throughout the game as he did with two of my closest allies, but he even took me to the end, when all he had to do was cast the vote for me at the Final 3 and seal his victory.

Thanks Brian! I look forward to talking to you on the flip side! It was an absolute blast playing with you even though we were on the completely opposite sides of the house.