[Gary Hogeboom]

Hey Stephanie,
Welcome to the Ahmar tribe! I’m excited to see you all out here in Morocco. My name is Gary, and I'm one of the hosts for this season. From time to time we will be sliding into your confessionals. Our job as hosts is to help answer all of your questions, and drill you in confessionals to get the strategic gears in your brain turning.

Let’s start by running through the other members of your tribe. Who gave off the best first impression? Who gave off the worst? Are there any players here that you think will be an easy boot when you attend your first tribal? Do you think that three tribes is more difficult to manage than the typical 2? Do you think the smaller starting tribes will be beneficial for your game? Any other thoughts you’d like to share about the other tribes?
That’s all I’ve got for now. Enjoy getting to know your tribe, and let’s get this show on the road! Go win this thing!

[Stephanie]

Alright, so far I like Jed the most. He seems like a chill dude and Ghandia seems like a nice person. Though she was the first one to approach me, Jed and I had a connection and similar sense of humor. Robb would seem like the first easy target if we lose, since he's new. I mean, I'm new, too, but I'm making connections and trying to chat with people. I havent spoken to Clay or Tanya. I think I made an alliance of 4 with Jed, Robb, Ghandia and myself. We all clicked easily and can easily take out Tanya and Clay with the numbers, but anything can happen after the challenge.

[Stephanie]

Everyone is so fake the first week. It's like the first day of school, the superficial talk and all the "Oh this is going to be a great tribe" then they don't know they're on the outs if we lose. Everyone is trying to figure out who to "sit with" or align with. It's the calm before the storm, really.

[Stephanie]

If we lose the challenge and go to tribal, Stealth R Us is planning on Clay. Even though Shii Ann seems easy because she's inactive, Jed thinks that Clay can easily flip for anyone if there's a merge or swap. If we don't have the option due to Shii Ann being inactive and being automatic out, Clay will be next. Tanya isn't a threat really, though she is social, we can easily drag her into Stealth R Us just in case.

[Stephanie]

I volunteer for the challenge

[Danni Boatwright]

I volunteer for the challenge

To clarify, are you volunteering to be the tribe taureg for the first round?

[Stephanie]

Yes