I was excited to be part of this new challenge. The preparation I had been doing was ridiculous. I had been weight training like normal, however the cardio I was doing could not have been matched by anyone else on the challenge. An ex college football player, college lacrosse player, and triathlete I was recording 11 miles runs around an hour. I made sure I was going to be a rookie not to sleep on.
The fact I was the only Hollywood cast member didn’t bother me, there was no added pressure. I had met mostly everyone on the cast before and felt that I was on good terms with everyone. Do I still think they would cut my throat for the treasure…? Sure. I wasn’t worried about that though. I am a savage competitor, and take it very seriously. So this show I was going to do completly different. No drinking, no hooking up, and no being naked! Ha, all of this we all know from the Hollywood season I can do very well.
So when we hit the water swimming into the shore, I wanted to set the tempo. So I said screw the life jacket and jumped in. My back pack weighed me down a little more then I thought, still though I was the first rookie on the beach. The lack of real food, bath products, hot water, and semi shelter were pretty narly, but I could handle it.
Now I was aware this was a different style of challenge, and that killing off the rookies first was not exactly the plan right away here, but I was still cautious with veterans. So I spent a lot of time with other challenge rookies, as well as talking to the vets once in a while. I usually stayed away from being seen soley with one group. People would notice when cast members would go off and be talking quietly.
I’m a big believer in “The Secret”. So a lot of times I would be off thinking positive thoughts of furthering my hosting career, my clothing company, winning the challenge treasure, relationships back home and just life in general. There was A LOT of down time. When your not wanting to gossip, hook up and party it can becom very boring. Im here to win not grab ass, I want to battle everyday, and fight to stay on the island. So tune in next week guys for episode 2 of “The Island”!
– DSKY
