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(Sorry for the outburst) But why'd you all treat Crystal so badly at Ponderosa??

Good question. When Crystal got voted off, I only knew her from her performances at tribal council where she came off really mean-spirited and offensive. And she had really crossed and hurt some of the people who i was close with. I am a very loyal friend and given that Crystal didn't come off as a nice person at tribal, I didn't feel bad keeping my distance from her. But there was no need to give her the silent treatment and I realized that soon after she arrived and I was perfectly friendly with her. I actually really liked Crystal from the little I hung out with her at the finale--we laughed about how she petrified me with her frightening stare. I regret being unfriendly to her for her first day at Ponderosa--but one thing I learned from Survivor is that simply saying sorry does not make our past mistakes go away. So, I take it as a life lesson and try to be a better a person.

Crystal and Kenny were very excited to talk about the game at Ponderosa. My head had spun in circles for over 30 days thinking about the game...and by the time Kenny and Crystal arrived at Ponderosa, I was more interested in talking about life, family, movies, books, etc. than the dynamics in the game for my own sanity...so, I never engaged Kenny or Crystal in a conversation about the game at Ponderosa because it seemed very negative at that time to me. I wanted to focuse on the positive aspects of the experience as we transitioned back to real life. So, I spent my days running with Marcus and Corinne, watching movies, swimming and avoiding rehashing the game. It was time to move on for me! I understood their desire to talk about the game and it definitely made sense since they made it so far and everyone comes out of the game in their own way...I just didn't want to be a part of that for my own mental health:)