Marshall Desjardins

Marshall Desjardins is a contestant from Survivor: Mozambique.

Profile
Name (Age): Marshall Desjardins (44)

Tribe Designation: Makhuwa

Current Residence: Garden City, KS

Occupation: Roman Catholic Priest

Claim to Fame: In addition to having been a Priest for just over 15 years, I also have a Master of Arts in Theology.

Inspiration in Life: Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ because he died to save the world.

Hobbies: Hanging out with family and friends, playing golf, bowling, traveling the world, enjoying life!

Pet Peeves: I can’t think of anything that really gets me down other than people that mock the Lord and those that believe in Him because I just find that to be incredibly disrespectful.

3 Words to Describe You: Faithful, fun-loving, and approachable.

If you could have 3 things on the island, what would they be and why?: My Bible would absolutely be the first thing I’d take on the island, for fairly obvious reasons. I’d also take my Rosary as well, and pray a decade of that every day while I’m in the game. For the last thing, I’d say a couple decks of cards to pass the time and have some fun with my tribe-mates.

SURVIVOR contestant you are most like: I’m essentially a fat Brett Clouser! (Laughs) Brett is very strong in faith, while also being very kind-hearted and outgoing. I am the same way! The major difference between Brett and I of course is that I won’t be strong in challenges like he was.

Reason for being on SURVIVOR: I’m out here because I am fascinated with this show and I am excited to play the game, meet some amazing new people, and test myself in this environment where we are stripped of many of our earthly desires and forced to survive on very little. I also like the fact that I’ll more than likely lose a few pounds during the course of this game. (Laughs)

Why do you think you will “survive” SURVIVOR?: I will survive because of my faith in God, I know this game is going to be incredibly difficult, but I also know that He will be with me every step of the way.

Why do you think you will be the Sole SURVIVOR?: I think I have a great chance of being the Sole Survivor because I am such a friendly and approachable person. To tell you the truth, I’ve gone on cruises and stuff where people are actually shocked to see that I’m a Priest! (Chuckles) I think that part is because I guess I just don’t look and act the way people typically stereotype Priests to look and act. Not only that, but I’m also not afraid to make moves and play a strategic game out here. If I figure out someone’s lying to me, or trying to get rid of me, buh-bye! (Laughs)

Trivia
Marshall's last name is pronounced "Day-zhar-din"