by Eileen Witker -- 09/30/2009
Eileen knows there are two tribes on this season ofSurvivor. She knows this because they both keep showing up for—and one keeps winning—challenges. But, who are the people of Galu really? Read on for Eileen’s thoughts!

We’ve only seen glimpses of others than those on Foa Foa. We saw someone named Laura when she commented about the ocean being full of fish. We have seen Good Russell, the dreadlocked peacenik, sweet-talking, and mild mannered attorney. We had a glimpse of others by the names of Erik, Brett, John, and Monica, but I sure couldn’t tell you who any of them are.
The only one we’ve had a glimpse of on the Galu tribe is one who stands out, namely Shambo. Now, besides her weird choice of nicknames (I think Shannon is a lovely name), Shambo has already given us an idea of her disdain for the non-workings, non-actions of her tribe.
In the first episode we saw her criticizing the tribe for swimming rather than working. In this past episode, she must have decided that if there were fish to catch, she was the one to find them. Once I saw her swimming around, oblivious to all the fish swimming with her, I was sure that the Galu tribe was going to have a feast. So much for my instincts, eh?
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