• Being a contestant on "Survivor" taught me to live in harmony with nature, not to try to conquer it. • My time on the show has stuck with me my entire life and helped me adapt to my life in Mexico. • I live on the island of Holbox, which means "black hole" in the Yucatec Maya language.

"The tribe has spoken," was music to my ears. I happily walked off the "Survivor" set thinking, "Ooof, it's over."

Little did I know that my "Survivor" experience would follow me forever.

Growing up in Miami, I spent my summers snorkeling in the mangroves, hunting lobsters, and collecting fiddler crabs.

When I was 36, I was asked to be on "Survivor." I didn't apply. In the early aughts, I posted a video of me singing a song I'd written in the spirit of electroclash, which caught the eye of CBS's he

See Full Page