Hey everybody! Been a fun (and very long lol) game, but I've enjoyed playing with everyone and getting to this point.  I'll keep it relatively brief as well, because I know things are going to get explained a lot more further, but I just want to outline a bit of where I'm coming from...

From the beginning, I have been playing strategically and trying to work on positioning myself to get to this point.  From the beginning, I gave my word to JP and Brandon both (separately) that I would do whatever in my power to get to the finals with them.  I had a goal of loyalty in mind from the beginning, but I always wanted to make sure that I never had to rely on anybody except myself.  I had a bit of a Chris Daugherty (sp?) start with my whole sinus infection and failing on the first challenge debacle that ended up getting me two (and my only two) votes in the game against me the first tribal council.  I was a bit concerned initially, but I let the situation go and decided to just buckle down and work hard, be social, and give absolutely no one a reason to vote against me in the future.  And they didn't.

Whenever it comes to the fact that Jaburu was a challenge powerhouse,  yes, I did contribute, but I can't take full credit for that.  Shambo was the driving force behind our challenge efforts in the team and because of her is definitely a huge reason we won as many challenges as we did.  However, in past seasons of Survivor (like Samoa and Tocantins...and I mean real survivor, not Ashley's series), the powerhouse tribe often gets skeptical of one another and self destructs, allowing the underdog tribe to take it to the end.   I created a 3 person alliance with JP and Todd fairly early on (although not as early as my original deals), and then after socially ingratiating myself within the tribe, Shambo and Ami approached myself and Brandon for a Final 4 alliance.  I knew that now being in the prime middle position, I was sitting a position to not only keep all the power to myself exclusively, but keep Jaburu united.  The way to keep a dominant tribe unified is to allow everyone to think that they are actually going to get to the Final 2 or 3, even if that may ultimately not be the case.  I tried to hold the team together, while keeping my original word to my 2 closest allies, and I think overall I was successful, since I am sitting here with these 2.

Ultimately, it's up to you guys now! Ask whatever you like and I'll try to give you some more details.  I like to think I played a smart game, but I also played a game with a sense of loyalty to the people that mattered to me most.  Good luck to my competitors and let's get this Final TC underway.