Welcome to Road to Reality, a limited series where I, Kellen Bechteld, go on a conversational

journey with fellow survivor contestants about their real lives.

In this 10-part series, we invite you to listen in on unscripted conversations that, crazy

enough, aren't really about playing Survivor, but about being a person who was on Survivor.

These are deep dive conversations not into post-game strategy, but into the lives of contestants

before and after survivor, and the experiences that shaped them into who they are today.

So sit back, relax, and join me as we take a ride down the road to reality.

Welcome to Episode 10, the final episode of this limited series, Road to Reality.

We have got a new school, shaped for you today, from Survivor Season 42, our first veterinarian,

our first Canadian, Omar Zahir.

We catch up with Omar while he's just one year out, his season aired in the spring

of 2022.

We talk about where he sees himself along the path and comparison to those who have come

before him on this podcast, what it's like in the near aftermath to be recognized by

fans and interacting with the world while you're on national television.

He became an exotic animal veterinarian in spite of familiar pressure to have a different

career track, and he talks us through what that was like.

Together, Omar and I worked through how being on Survivor changed our relationships with

our families, and in general, how being on Survivor helped Omar reflect on his own identity

and life path, and why it's so important to know who you are before playing Survivor.

I present to you the funny, empathetic, and shameless Omar Zahir.

See the reservation that I had was like, who would want to hear me?

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