User blog comment:CoolUnderdog/q&A With Down Under Winner/@comment-5277627-20151121095208/@comment-28799877-20151121151148

Well winning isn't the biggest improvement I had gameplay wise, but thanks for reminding me. I think it was being myself. You know I wanted to be part of an alliance where we would not only make moves, but be nice to each other and everyone else. But on Portland Bight, it never worked because I joined an alliance that was just completely mean. Jerry picked on Henry a bunch, Brisa had her sights on Rudy while Hiro was more focused on himself and he had issues. So that alliance was wrong for me to join because I was spoiled. Now, having said that, I still talk with those guys and they've managed to clean up a few acts, but I also still speak with the other six in our tribe at PB.

On this season of DU, I was fortunate to have an alliance that taught me how to be myself and that really worked out well for me.