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Natural-born survivor: Cindy Hall has always been a ‘jungle girl'
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By DANETTA BARKER Staff Writer
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Guatemala will be no challenge for a woman who canoes her way to work. Former Maysville resident Cindy Hall, who has just been chosen for a stint on the CBS show "Survivor: Guatemala," is used to the hot humid life of the great outdoors.
Hall worked for 12 years at a zoo in Naples, Fla. where she had the opportunity to canoe along the backwaters to work each day, according to her mother Bonnie Hall.
"She was always very outdoorsy," Hall said. "She canoed to work every day. That's pretty unique."
Hall is excited to have her daughter on a television show, not because the show is so popular, but because it has been a dream of Cindy's since the first season of survivor.
"I knew if she could get on the show, it would be her dream come true," Hall said. "She has tried for five years."
The competitive spirit that Cindy has exhibited all her life, is what Bonnie Hall said will pull her daughter through any task Survivor can throw at her.
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| Former Maysville resident Cindy Hall will be competing on the upcoming season Survivor:Guatemala. |
"I look for her to give it all she's got," Bonnie Hall said.
Cindy, 31, is not allowed to have communication with anyone outside the show, according to CBS staff. Her mother hasn't talked to her for several months, not since Cindy left for Guatemala. But the small party the family threw in Cindy's honor gave Bonnie Hall a chance to express her love and hopes for Cindy.
"When she left I told her, 'You are a winner before you leave here, you will be a winner when you come home,'" Bonnie Hall said.
Cindy has a twin sister, Mindy, who lives in Cincinnati. The two girls were very different growing up, according to mom.
"Mindy was the girlie one, and Cindy was the jungle girl," Bonnie Hall said. "When they get together they blend. Mindy is less girlie, and Cindy is less jungle girl."
Since the announcement of the participants of the show, Bonnie Hall said Mindy has been swamped with people asking if she had a sixth sense about what was going with Cindy in the Guatemalan jungle.
"Mindy said she didn't feel anything," Bonnie Hall said.
When Cindy left, the sisters decided that they wouldn't try to communicate through extra sensory perception, not that they ever did, according to Bonnie Hall. They want to share Cindy's experience in person when Cindy return's home.
As Survivor goes, no one knows when that will be. But Bonnie Hall said she will be glued to the television station watching. Having her daughter on the show gives Bonnie Hall a chance to connect with Maysville again. The family moved from the river town to Florida several years ago. Bonnie Hall is happy to share the experience of seeing her daughter on Survivor with Maysville.
"This is a special time for a special person," Bonnie Hall said. "I am glad we are able to bring something good to Maysville."
The first episode of this season's Survivor is Sept. 15, when Bonnie Hall said she, like many other fans, will have her first glimpse of her jungle daughter, in the jungle.
"I can't wait," Bonnie Hall said. "I am going to be watching just like you all."
Cindy is a graduate of Mason County High School, where she ran track according to her mother. Cindy's athletic ability and her daring spirit will be valuable assets on the show. But Bonnie Hall isn't kidding her self, she knows a lot of political strategy goes with being a Survivor. The personalities of the participants make for dramatic episodes.
"I'm just going to turn on the television and hang in there for the ride," Bonnie Hall said.
Contact Danetta Barker at Danetta.Barker@lee.net or call 564-9091, ext. 272. |
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