Heidi Strobel / retro cord
7th Place

I definitely give you a lot of props for going out the way you did.  You really did fight to the bitter end and were really close to getting my vote to stay.  I know we didn't connect as much as I did with other people in the game, but at the merge it was so Jaburu vs Tambaqui that I really think those tribal divisions for that long made it hard to really break that gap and get to know people on a more personal level.  Strategically I definitely regret not making a move at the final 7 because I had every intention of doing so.  But Todd and I felt like it was going to be a huge risk and after getting guilt tripped all night it just felt like the smartest thing to do was to not rock the boat and stay loyal to Jaburu.  I think ultimately people found you to be a big threat and although I didn't think you'd come after me personally, there was no way to guarantee that if we flipped to save you and get rid of Shambo that we could count on you at the next vote to not target one of us.  Yes, it was a safe and boring and predictable move, but your offer really shook things up within the Jaburu alliance and made me realize where people's loyalties really stood.  Although I ended up in the final three, I do regret not making a move sooner because I do think had I made this move I wouldn't have been as big of a target in the endgame as I ended up being.  You are absolutely underrated as a player and I give you a lot of props for lasting as long as you did in this game.