Each weekday, EW will post the answers from a different player.
“Anyone who knows me knows that I can be an emotional person,” says Julie Rosenberg.
And anyone who watched Julie onSurvivor: Edge of Extinctioncan attest to that fact as well.
Julie Rosenberg of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’.
JULIE ROSENBERG:AfterSurvivor, life pretty much returned to normal.
I’m sure the little wooden toys and learning materials I make have really tipped the scales for them!
So all in all, not much has changed, besides the fact that I’m getting older.
Julie Rosenberg of ‘Survivor: Edge of Extinction’.Robert Voets/CBS
Turning 50 next fall, yikes!
What is your proudest moment ever from playingSurvivor?
Hands down, it would have to be winning the first individual immunity challenge after the merge.
I was the smallest one out there, at under 5 feet and less than 100 pounds.
Actually, it may have been the highlight of my life!
What is your biggest regret from yourSurvivorexperience?
That is clearly no way to play the game ofSurvivor, and certainly no way to win.
Hence, being a zero vote finalist at the end, which sucks any way you look at it.
I now really understand what that means.
I remember Ron shouting and carrying on, “Julie, OMG, you gotta go back!”
That experience would have been bad enough, but it didn’t end there.
He would look and would say, “Nah, it’s just inflamed.”
He examined my leg and realized it was infected.
Now that I think about it, I should have kept it as a souvenir!
Maybe Dr. Joe has it.
How do you feel about the edit you got on the show?
I think that it was a pretty accurate depiction of how I was on the island.
Anyone who knows me knows that I can be an emotional person, who can get stressed out easily.
So yes, I cried more times than I would have liked to.
Yes, I felt like I was losing my mind sometimes from the starvation and sleep deprivation I experienced.
Yes, I often felt alone with no one to lean on.
Probably the latter, if I had to make a guess.
What was it like coming back to regular society after being out there?
Was there culture shock or an adjustment coming back?
By day 39, I was definitely ready to come home.
I was missing my family so much that it felt like I had been gone a lifetime.
So I gave in to it and just let myself eat as much as I wanted.
From the minute I watched season 1, I knew I wanted to play the game.
Whom do you still talk, text, or email with the most from your season?
Not to dis Chris, I love him, but I literally met him on day 35!
I also consulted with David when I was planning my son’sSurvivor-themed birthday party last year!
I can’t tell you how helpful he was because he made a book of everySurvivorpuzzle ever created.
Honestly, while our personalities clashed big time in the game, we get along great off the island.
Yes, I still watchSurvivorand I miss seeing it on Wednesday night!
I can’t wait until it’s back on again!
Who’s one player from anotherSurvivorseason you wish you could have played with or against and why?
I have to say Cirie!
She was part of my inspiration for never giving up when I was trying to get on the show.
If you could make one change to any aspect ofSurvivor, what would it be and why?
Um, no more Edge of Extinction.
Need I say more?
Finally, would you play again if asked?
There is so much I would do differently, and I need a second chance!"
He rolled his eyes.
But I know he would support it if I ever was asked.
My kids say they would need to give me a few lessons in strategy though.
