January 27, 2009: Andy Dehnart of Reality
Blurred blogging fame posts a
late pre-game interview with Carolina.
Among the highlights:
"Carolina calls herself a 'huge, huge fan of Survivor'
who started watching around the eighth season, but she was
recruited by 'Erika Shay—wonderful Erika Shay, is the
one that found me,' Carolina said, insisting she was initially
skeptical. 'I was like, yeah, whatever, because I
live in Hollywood,' and thus 'kind of took it as a
joke.'
She decided to do the show, however, for
both the game and the chance at $1 million, but also 'to
really prove it to myself, to really see if I could really
do this, and I know that I can. Just to take away all of
the materialistic things from the outside world and be able
to survive.'"
January, 2009: CBS gets around to putting
up S18 content:
"Born in Panama, Carolina spent the first six years
of her life living in poverty until her father, an
Army solider, moved the family to the Untied States
so he could have the opportunity to provide a better
life for them. Despite the adversity that Carolina
has faced throughout her life, she has a positive outlook
and views those difficulties as learning experiences
that have pushed her to become the trash-talking firecracker
and Survivor of life that she is today.
Three years
ago, with only $250 in her pocket, Carolina made the
move from Florida to Los Angeles to accomplish personal
goals and to fulfill her desire to help provide for
her family. Life has not been easy for this California
bartender but rather than succumbing to the negative
pressures, she decided to face her inner demons and
live life with a positive, compassionate outlook.
Carolina
describes the relationship with her mother as an emotional
rollercoaster but admires the woman that was able to
overcome adversity and become a self-sufficient mother
of three. Her mother has shown Carolina what dreams
are made of by giving her a life that would have been
impossible in Panama.
While her game strategy
is still a work-in-progress, Carolina knows that the
lessons learned from her life experiences have provided
her with tools that may get her far in this game. If
she becomes the next sole Survivor, Carolina plans
to give back to her mother, help her brothers with
school, and donate to various organizations that aid
victims of rape and domestic violence.
In her free time she enjoys spending time
with friends and participating in outdoor activities
such as surfing, snowboarding and hiking with her dogs,
Sandy and Zoe.
Carolina
currently resides in West Hollywood, Calif. Her birthday
is October 27."
Carolina's CBS intro video (until it's removed, anyway):
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