Sorry -- the TC video for this week is a repeat of Foa Foa voting out Ben, and there is no Final Words clip yet. I will edit
them into this when they're available.
Secret Scene: Yasmin
Yasmin struggles with the simple task of de-shelling a hermit crab
(day 11)
Yasmin (solo from earlier in the game; intercut with her walking along the beach): I consider myself very intelligent. Nobody's smarter than me. I'm the type of girl who will run circles around somebody intellectually, for sure.
(back at camp; John takes a hermit crab out of a buff they're using as a bag)
John: See those feelers? As long as they don't touch you, they keep coming out, and you just grab 'em, right?
(Yasmin can't get the crab out)
Yasmin: Mine is pretty fast.
(John gets a crab out of a shell, while Yasmin still can't)
John: You're gonna win against that crab.
Yasmin: Oooh!! You know what, I'm sick... (pretends to punch the shell) This dude is like coming out and then going right back in.
(Shambo gets a crab)
(various tribemates look at Yasmin; some bemused, some annoyed)
Yasmin (solo): I realized today that crabs are smarter than me. And it's OK. I waited an hour. Guess what? Never got the crab out. He outsmarted me. Never came out.
Yasmin the Day After
Yasmin reflects on her time in the game, and assesses how she will re-enter her life after Survivor
"When my torch was snuffed, it was kind of like a feeling of relief, I can't lie to you. I've always had very strong mind over matter, and at some point I felt myself saying, 'I'd sure like to be somewhere else.' Lo and behold, I was kind of blindsided. I had not a clue, but because it could have went either way for me, my heart was already good with whatever the decision was. But when that torch went out, I was like, 'Dammit' (laughs) 'Dammit.' I think more than anything I like socializing with people. I proved that. You know what I'm saying? That's me. I've never played video games. Anybody that knows me would be like no, that girl don't like games. Maybe that's why Survivor wasn't the game for me. As far as socializing, I had a great time. I know for a fact whether or not I was voted out first or whenever I was voted out, I left a lasting impression on people. I know that for a fact. You can't sit around Yazzy honey and not smile."
(cut)
"I think I did what I came to do. Just learn some things I didn't know, like a fire. I had no idea how to build shelter. I really do feel like at this point I have something I can contribute, whether or not I decide to go camping in the future. My horizon has been a little bit more broadened, and I think that's what's important. That's the funny thing about life, if you don't know, you won't grow. I learned some things, especially about survival. Oh God, I never ate so much dirt in my life. (laughs) Not to take things for granted. Sometimes when I'm home, I miss a meal. Never again. Dammit, when I'm hungry, I'm gonna eat, because you never know when you just may not have food."
(cut)
"I'd rather go back to the hood. (laughs) My theory is, as far as being out there in the woods and thinking, 'OK, I've been in many hoods, I've grown up in hoods, I can handle this' was probably an understatement. It was hard. I must be truly honest with you when I say even being in the hood has its advantages. You still get to get up, brush your teeth, have a good meal if you want to, sleep ready to roll, which we did so often, sleep in our clothes, ready to roll out if that's what you choose. Yeah, this was really different for me. I don't think I was as prepared as I thought, but it was worth a try."
(cut)
"I think being that I was sheltered as a child, I think my mother probably should have went out of her way to put me in so many different situations and surroundings and things that probably wouldn't have hurt me but probably would have prepared me for things that may come down the line later in life, like this. I've never been camping -- what kind of crap is that? I didn't know what to expect. Mentally, because I am a strong woman, you honestly think of yourself as nonetheless, but probably always something more. Mentally has nothing to do with the physical when it comes to being able to survive. I think that's something people should take notice to."
(cut)
"You know what? What I take back to my family back home and everybody that's watching or have watched, the funny thing about life is you really need to expose yourself to different things. We grow up in different cultures where people believe black people should do this, white people should go camping, black people don't swim. Those are all stereotypes. As time goes on, they should be broken. I think my family should know we should be exposed to everything. I want my nieces and nephews to enjoy life. Life is about living. We live with lots of love. I think if nothing else we should expose ourselves to more than just what's in our hoods."
(cut)
"My livelihood is basically just been about me being true to myself. What I am taking back at this point is how I live my life, I can only be real to others if I'm true to myself. I think during the course of this game I was pretty much myself. Whether or not people take to it, they like or love it, it's still just me. Because I accept it, it doesn't really matter if anybody else do. I'm just taking back me. The fact that I am who I say I am, I mean what I say, and I say what I do. I didn't change that. I didn't get all Hollywood on people, or all ghetto. I just stayed true to myself and to who I am."
(cut)
"At the end of the day, the girl from the hood did do pretty good. I don't think I disappointed anybody, I was true to myself. On things I didn't know, I wasn't afraid to ask. Things I hadn't done I wasn't afraid to try, except eat a lizard -- sorry. I think I did pretty good. I think my Mom is gonna be proud."
Secret Scene: Yasmin
Yasmin struggles with the simple task of de-shelling a hermit crab
(day 11)
Yasmin (solo from earlier in the game; intercut with her walking along the beach): I consider myself very intelligent. Nobody's smarter than me. I'm the type of girl who will run circles around somebody intellectually, for sure.
(back at camp; John takes a hermit crab out of a buff they're using as a bag)
John: See those feelers? As long as they don't touch you, they keep coming out, and you just grab 'em, right?
(Yasmin can't get the crab out)
Yasmin: Mine is pretty fast.
(John gets a crab out of a shell, while Yasmin still can't)
John: You're gonna win against that crab.
Yasmin: Oooh!! You know what, I'm sick... (pretends to punch the shell) This dude is like coming out and then going right back in.
(Shambo gets a crab)
(various tribemates look at Yasmin; some bemused, some annoyed)
Yasmin (solo): I realized today that crabs are smarter than me. And it's OK. I waited an hour. Guess what? Never got the crab out. He outsmarted me. Never came out.
Yasmin the Day After
Yasmin reflects on her time in the game, and assesses how she will re-enter her life after Survivor
"When my torch was snuffed, it was kind of like a feeling of relief, I can't lie to you. I've always had very strong mind over matter, and at some point I felt myself saying, 'I'd sure like to be somewhere else.' Lo and behold, I was kind of blindsided. I had not a clue, but because it could have went either way for me, my heart was already good with whatever the decision was. But when that torch went out, I was like, 'Dammit' (laughs) 'Dammit.' I think more than anything I like socializing with people. I proved that. You know what I'm saying? That's me. I've never played video games. Anybody that knows me would be like no, that girl don't like games. Maybe that's why Survivor wasn't the game for me. As far as socializing, I had a great time. I know for a fact whether or not I was voted out first or whenever I was voted out, I left a lasting impression on people. I know that for a fact. You can't sit around Yazzy honey and not smile."
(cut)
"I think I did what I came to do. Just learn some things I didn't know, like a fire. I had no idea how to build shelter. I really do feel like at this point I have something I can contribute, whether or not I decide to go camping in the future. My horizon has been a little bit more broadened, and I think that's what's important. That's the funny thing about life, if you don't know, you won't grow. I learned some things, especially about survival. Oh God, I never ate so much dirt in my life. (laughs) Not to take things for granted. Sometimes when I'm home, I miss a meal. Never again. Dammit, when I'm hungry, I'm gonna eat, because you never know when you just may not have food."
(cut)
"I'd rather go back to the hood. (laughs) My theory is, as far as being out there in the woods and thinking, 'OK, I've been in many hoods, I've grown up in hoods, I can handle this' was probably an understatement. It was hard. I must be truly honest with you when I say even being in the hood has its advantages. You still get to get up, brush your teeth, have a good meal if you want to, sleep ready to roll, which we did so often, sleep in our clothes, ready to roll out if that's what you choose. Yeah, this was really different for me. I don't think I was as prepared as I thought, but it was worth a try."
(cut)
"I think being that I was sheltered as a child, I think my mother probably should have went out of her way to put me in so many different situations and surroundings and things that probably wouldn't have hurt me but probably would have prepared me for things that may come down the line later in life, like this. I've never been camping -- what kind of crap is that? I didn't know what to expect. Mentally, because I am a strong woman, you honestly think of yourself as nonetheless, but probably always something more. Mentally has nothing to do with the physical when it comes to being able to survive. I think that's something people should take notice to."
(cut)
"You know what? What I take back to my family back home and everybody that's watching or have watched, the funny thing about life is you really need to expose yourself to different things. We grow up in different cultures where people believe black people should do this, white people should go camping, black people don't swim. Those are all stereotypes. As time goes on, they should be broken. I think my family should know we should be exposed to everything. I want my nieces and nephews to enjoy life. Life is about living. We live with lots of love. I think if nothing else we should expose ourselves to more than just what's in our hoods."
(cut)
"My livelihood is basically just been about me being true to myself. What I am taking back at this point is how I live my life, I can only be real to others if I'm true to myself. I think during the course of this game I was pretty much myself. Whether or not people take to it, they like or love it, it's still just me. Because I accept it, it doesn't really matter if anybody else do. I'm just taking back me. The fact that I am who I say I am, I mean what I say, and I say what I do. I didn't change that. I didn't get all Hollywood on people, or all ghetto. I just stayed true to myself and to who I am."
(cut)
"At the end of the day, the girl from the hood did do pretty good. I don't think I disappointed anybody, I was true to myself. On things I didn't know, I wasn't afraid to ask. Things I hadn't done I wasn't afraid to try, except eat a lizard -- sorry. I think I did pretty good. I think my Mom is gonna be proud."
