14x13 - Lost in Translation

[bunniefuu]

I'm in the south african
bush and this is a hot, hostile place.

This sun is beating down
on my pale skin right now.

This is rough for anyone and especially
someone with a complexion like mine.

I'm about to meet my partner.

I hope that they are likeminded

And a team player like me.

It's time to get naked.

Let's go.

This is hot.

And thorny.

I already feel my feet frying.

Oh.

Hello!

I'm nicole. What's your name?

- Oh, diogo.
- Diogo?

Uh, do you speak english?

Sorry.

Oh, you don't speak english.

Diogo. Brazil.

Brazil. Oh.

I'm from the united states.

I live in virginia.

- Virginia.
- Yes.

I can't believe that my partner
doesn't speak the same language as m

That's the last thing
that I ever saw coming.

We'll figure it out!

Yes!

We're gonna figure
it out no matter what.

My name is nicole
and I'm a recruiter

For the washington
dc national guard.

Growing up, I moved around a lot

And at times, lived homeles
in tents and in my car.

It created an adaptable kit
that has served me well in life.

Are you guys ready?

I served in the united state army for
13 years as a military police woman.

Eight of those years
were active duty,

Where I completed a combat tour in
afghanistan, filled with a lot of danger

And at times, combat.

Often times, I had
to use hand gestures

And I had to use non-verbal
signals to communicate.

I have been thrown into
survival situations my whole life.

My biggest strengths include fire,
building traps and building shelters.

This challenge is the ultimate
chance to test my survival skills

And grow as a person.

Ooh.

What skills do you have?

Like, fire making? Water?

Meeting diogo, he has
dreadlocks, he has tats.

In the nicest of ways,
was more of a hippie.

- Well, okay.
- I hunt.

Oh, okay

Yes, let's go. Ready?

Ready to see our bags?

I brought my knife.

Yes.

I'm so glad that
you brought that.

In addition
to the knife and bow,

Diogo and nicole have
been given a fire starter

To ward off predators
and a pot to boil water.

I don't know what that is.

Ah!

Ah.

So, let's
see. I have the map here.

Okay.

Yes, we're right here.

We need the water.

So we'll go to the river, to
where we're going to camp.

Animal danger. Danger!

Crocodile.

Yes, yes.

It's hot out here.

Uh, easiest way,
it's a straight shot.

But we need
something for our feet.

Like shoes.

Walking on this
hot savanna ground,

It is like walking
on a frying pan

And I can feel the
thorns going into my feet.

Let's make shoes.

- Yes.
- We need to make shoes.

- Okay.
- Yes.

So we'll make shoes.

Right off the bat, we
just started pulling at the bark

And it kind of felt like
we were at the same pag

Making those initial shoes.

This has been a great way
to start off our partnership

Despite the fact we
can't communicate.

Yes.

As long as you are
comfortable with that.

- Okay.
- Okay. Thank you.

We're gonna have to
use all aspects of communication.

Verbal, non-verbal.

It's going to be a lot and we're gonna
go ahead and do it and I'm excited.

A few more. Thank you.

You're welcome. Okay?

- Here we go.
- Okay.

Nicole and diogo have been left
to survive in the samaria, south africa

They will be heading 5
mile north in triple digit heat

To the limpopo river.

An area with one of the densest
concentratio of animals in the world.

It is inhabited by
20 foot crocodiles

And traversed daily by large
herds of elephants and their young,

Who feed and bathe there

And can get aggressive if they
encounter other creatures in their pat

Nicole has extreme
mental fortitude,

But her pale complexion puts her at
high risk for burns in the intense sun

She begins with a primitive
survival rating or psr of 6.3.

Diogo has already shown he
has the skills to surviv 21 days,

But the arid landscape might
be difficult for him to adapt to.

He begins with the same psr given
to him at the end of his last challenge.

8.5.

The fact that
he didn't need shoes,

I was so impressed by that.

Uh-oh.

- Ooh!
- Okay.

I'm going to fix this.

Thank you.

We will see how
far that makes due.

I thought the insertion hik
was going to be the easiest part.

I didn't expect to have to
have the mental challenge

First hours of this challenge.

We're in the middle of
a bone yard right here.

There's carcasses everywhere,

Bones, skeletons.

Ooh.

Beautiful.

We collected four pieces.

This is perfect for shoes.

Oh, this is a very thorny area.

Oh, no.

Uh-oh.

Ah, my shoes just broke and

This was going into our feet.

These briar patches.

I feel like this is going
to be the hardest part

okay, I'm sorry.

Oh, you're okay.

He takes out the
wildebeest pieces

And he starts laying
them do in front of me.

Felt like diogo is my
savior in that moment.

Okay.

Oh. Ah.

Yeah.

I feel my heart rate going up.

And my breathing increasing,

So you can tell that
I'm losing a lot of fluid.

Africa is breaking me down
before it builds me back up.

Uh, it's hard to even, ah.

It's hard to even talk right
now because my mouth...

Ah!

Nicole?

Ah.

It's hard to even talk right
now because my mouth...

Ah.

Nicole?

It's okay?

Nicole?

Water!

Whoo!

Woo-hoo!

We've got water!

Ah!

- We made it.
- Are you okay?

- I'm okay. Are you okay?
- Yeah, I'm okay.

- Made it.
- Ah, you water?

- Yes. Yes.
- Yeah?

- Ah, I go boma.
- Yes.

Okay, I go.

Okay. Good luck.

Sand feels nice, but my feet
are still cut u and have thorns in them.

So it still hurts.

I'm gonna put
these in the water, uh, overnight.

Um, I'm hoping to
soak them, soften them

And, uh, make shoes
with them tomorrow.

This water,

It'll need to be boiled.

I'm filling this as
much as I can.

This will most likely
be our only water.

It looks we have maybe
45 minutes to an hour left.

So we are... We are
gonna have to move.

- Nicole?
- Hello!

- You okay?
- I have water.

- Welcome.
- Beautiful, beautiful boma.

When I got up there, the
boma was almost complete

Uh, he had done
a really good job.

Fire.

Okay.

Almost.

- Beautiful! We have fire.
- Yeah.

Yes.

Good job.

Teamwork.

Despite the fact that we
can't communicate too much,

I feel that we formed a bond.

Beautiful.

I cannot wait for this water.

Cheers.

It may be hot, but
it's fire water tea.

Very delicious.

I think, you know, the
night seems like the scariest part,

But for me, right now,
it's the easiest part

Because I'm laying
here, I'm not on my feet.

Ah, yesterday, the hot sands

Uh, gave me blisters.

This is a huge blister.

I'm gonna go ahead and stick
the blade really quickly in the fire

To sterilize it and poke
a small hole, drain it,

And hopefully feel
a whole lot better.

Ah!

So painful, but oh, so...

I didn't feel like I
had any other choice.

If my foot gets infected, that could
be the end of the challenge for me.

Shoes. Yes.

I'm so happy that we're
maki shoes for me.

And, uh, he is going
to have shoes as well.

Hang on, ah,

Far away, yeah?

Oh, farther?

-Ah. -Thicker.

No, ah...

Have far away...

Uh...

- Close. Close.
- Close. Okay.

Ah.

No far away? Close.

- Close? Ah.
- Close, close.

Fingers crossed.

I consider myself
a good communicator.

During my time in afghanistan,
I often had to communicate

With people both
verbally and non-verbally.

So, in this challenge,
just like anything else

I will find a way to manage
and a way to be resourceful

so good.

- Cinderella.
- Yeah, whoo.

Yes. Now we're
both gonna have shoes.

Nicole.

The sun?

- Ah, pot. Pot.
- Pot.

Yes, a pot.

- Pot.
- Yes.

Pot.

- Get more water. Drink.
- Yes.

I'm going to teach
him as much as I can.

And he's a quick learner. He's
already picked up on so much.

I don't know what I said,
but I was happy.

- Nicole.
- Yeah?

Oh my god. What is it?

Yeah.

Oh, my gosh.

- Wow.
- Yeah.

- Oh, good job, diogo.
- Thank you.

Good job.

Wow. A tail.

- Yes. We have food.
- We have food.

This will be my first
time eating squirrel.

Oh, yes.

Diogo set aside the
liver, the kidneys, the testicles,

And cooked those while
we smoked the squirrel

- Thank you.
- No problem.

- New. New for me.
- Yeah.

I'm proud to say that I choked
down part of a squirrel liver,

Uh, a kidney and a testicle.

- Mmm, it's really good.
- It's good.

It's uh, elephants.

I heard them
making their sounds.

It's right next to our camp.

We're gonna have
to uh, be careful.

Diogo. Elephants.

- What?
- They're splashing.

Elephants. It's near us.

As long as
they stay in the water.

Water. Cold.

Last night was
a little bit nerve-wracking

When there's animals near us,
the language barrier isn't an issue.

There are two
words we are saying.

Elephant and fire. And
we both know what to do

We need to build a
fire up and stay safe.

But if for some reason
that didn't keep them away,

The language barrier
could be a problem.

- Nicole. Nicole. I go hunting.
- Yes.

I don't want diogo to think
less of me as a partner.

He's out himself putting in a
lot of work, hunting for hours.

It's important to me that I contribute
to this team as much as possible.

So, I'm going to start
making a fish basket.

A fish basket is uh, definitely
something you don't need to rush.

You know, I want to put
the time and effort into thi

And so, hopefully I can
brin in a fish and feed us.

I wish that I
had made more progress,

But it's tedious work
because I have to get

A few small branches at a ti

Because they dry out so quickly.

It's too hot. Uh, I myself
need to take a break.

I'm feeling really
tired, low energy.

And I'm pacing myself,
trying to listen to my body.

But I'm going to finish
the fish trap today.

Hello.

You can finish
the fish trap today?

Sounds like a plan.

More water, yes.

It's almost done.

I'm just gonna rest for a bit.

Fish trap done. Water tonight.

When he speaks
to me in portuguese,

It's when he's angry. He
knows I can't understand him.

I know he was frustrated about
not being able to get an impala yet,

So if he needs space, that's
what I'm going to give him.

I'm thirsty.

You only sleep.

I work whole time.

Rest one hour,
then you come back.

- I want a sip.
- Go ahead. No problem.

I realize that he was upset

That there wasn't a full
po when he came back,

But I would've gotten
more this afternoon,

But it was too hot to walk.

I felt really bad.

Having an argument
with your partner

When you don't speak the
same language is really hard

Because it's hard to
get meaning across.

It's hard to get that understanding
and come to a middle ground.

Getting some bait.
I found these fruits

And I'm gonna wrap them in some
algae to keep them at the bottom.

If I were to catch a fish
and bring food to us,

I think diogo would be happy

I hope that he would be
appreciative and I think he would be.

I haven't been
able to speak with diogo yet

But we're a team,

And, you know, part of teamwork

Is getting over those
conflicts that we have.

I want to resolve this argument,

Or it could be an awkward night.

I have some other
plans to catch fish.

I'm going to
create a little dam.

You put sticks from the
shor at either end of the pond

In at a 45 degree angle,

Leaving a space in the middl

You go ahead and scare the fish
from the opposite side of the pond,

And they will swim into
the dam, which you close off,

And you're able to
easily catch the fish.

Well, I only placed
a few in today.

I think it's going
to take a few days.

Oh, good
job. He got two birds.

Mighty hunter.

Water.

Oh, I'm thirsty.

For tonight, two birds.

Ah, the birds.

- Birds.
- The dancing birds.

- I was watching them.
- Yeah.

Mmm.

Ah, today, um,
I'm sorry about pot.

Morning, uh, fish basket...

Complete.

Hot.

No go.

Yeah.

Oh, we're good.

- Yeah.
- We're good. Here.

- Yeah.
- Bring it in.

Oh, we'll get impala...

- Yeah, yeah.
- And water.

- I'm sorry.
- Okay.

Okay.

Beautiful africa.

Oh, that's... Thank you.

Diogo and I talked last night.

Having a discussion is not easy
when you have that language barrier.

But what made it easier for

Is when we talked
he wasn't heated.

I've learned in life don't
try to have a conversation

With someone when they're heated

Because it just turns
into an expl*si*n.

Everything is resolved.

Elephant.

Directly across.

They have the babies with them.

They're protective of them.

And they see us as a threat.

As the larger her suddenly
moved toward diogo and nicole's boma,

The rangers were forced
to step in to protect them.

You need to leave.

- Ah! We need to run.
- Oh!

We have to get you
away from the river right now!

Over there.

An elephant
just passed right by us.

Are, like, really close.

Elephants
actual walk on tiptoes.

Their heals rest on
a cushiony fat pad

That helps to more evenly
distribute their weight.

As a result, they are
almost silent when they walk.

And in thick brush, can seem
to appear out of nowhere.

My heart right now is just...

I hope the elephants
don't destroy our boma.

A lot of work was put into that.

Coast is clear.

Be very cautious walking around.

No elephants.

- Nope.
- I don't see.

That was absolutely scary.

Very, very scared.

Hopefully, they don't
come any closer.

- I'm looking for scat.
- Okay.

Diogo, careful.

The elephants could be
anywa it's hard to see.

Okay, move slow.

- Looking.
- Yes.

Uh, no fish.

- Oh, look.
- Oh!

Oh, look.

Oh!

I got a catfish!

- Whoo! I got a fish.
- Whoo!

Whoo!

Wow, that was intense.

I just grabbed it
right out of the water.

- Whoo!
- Whoo!

Certainly very good.
We have dinner tonight.

Yeah!

- Nicole.
- Ah, we got food.

Yeah!

This is all of the catfish
that we already have cooked.

And we just have a
little bit more cooking on the grille.

Beautiful day.

It may be a sleepless night.

Thunder, lightning.

We don't see an end
to it right now, so...

We're both very tired,

But we're trying to
wait out the storm,

Hoping that it
ends very quickly.

The night was rough

We both got wet,

And it just really sucked.

One silver lining of the night
is that we had food in our stomach.

I can't imagine
going through that

Already feeling weak,
already feeling terrible.

Today, roof.

Okay.

-Like this. It would
be like... -yeah.

Mmm-hmm.

Yeah.

We don't always fully understand

What the other person is saying.

But because we're
communicating about a specific item,

We're able to get
on the same page.

I've from here. Would you, uh, you...

from there to there.

Okay.

Okay, here.

Yes.

Good.

Oh, good.

Perfect.

I love the fact that
it was a team effort.

Very nicely done.

I have one
little piece of catfish left

But my body is wondering
where the rest is.

And I'm feeling some
serious hunger pains.

Nicole...

Not right now, it's too cold.

I'm not gonna go in the water.

Wait a few hours,

Maybe one, two.

Uh, see if it gets warmer

As the sun comes up.

I'm on my way to
the crocodile pond,

Hoping that diogo's still there.

I wanna see if he
needs any help.

No, no, no!

Nicole, nicole.

- What?
- No, no.

I don't understand.

This is your fish dam?

This is it, right here?

You're using this right here?

I don't understand.

No, no, no.

Nicole, nicole.

- What?
- No, no.

I don't understand.

This is it right here?

You using this right here?

I don't understand.

No understand.

Usually when diogo is
speaking portuguese to me,

It's because he's not too happy.

Diogo, do you need help?
I'm just right there, let me know.

Call nicole.

Refusing my help
definitely wasn't a good idea.

With two hands, we could
get it completed faster,

Get some more protein,
it hurts us as a team.

Diogo has a lot of mood swings.

Why he's upset I
can only speculate,

But I think it's because I didn't
go out to build the fish dam.

I think that's why,
but I can't be certain.

Uh...

Uh...

If diogo could speak
english I would like to tell him,

"it wasn't that I didn't want to help you,
I was just trying to tell you that I wanted

To wait two hours until it got
warmer, till the sun was up."

Uh, this morning, very, uh...

I tell you something, I say.

Uh, no, no, no.

Time is all I need,
just a couple hours.

Not that I didn't want to
help disrespectful.

No understand.

I don't understand.

It's definitely not, you
know, resolved right now.

I do clearly see that
he's mocking me.

I don't like being
treated like that.

Now that we're out of food,
it's, like, something else

Happened and the communicati
barrier is even more apparen

Hey, diogo.

Hi.

Mmm.

I'm starving, I'm
thirsty all the time,

I'm naked with a stranger, who
doesn't speak the same language as me.

But the one thing that I can
control is my attitude.

Morning, uh, not that I didn't
want to help what happened.

I do not speak english, I don't
understand. All time, I try understand you.

You don't try understand me.

I'm not great with languages,
but I try, you know, I apologize.

Okay, now no problem.

I'm sorry for today.

I wish energy here,
uh, energy there.

It frustrates me. I want
hot, hot mashed potato.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

Cool, cool guacamole.

Drink water?

I was fully
prepared to finish the week in silence

With him if I had to, but having
a partner that is there with you...

Even if we don't always understand
each other, that makes it so much better.

And is really what
I truly desire, so...

And food, and
food. I desire food.

Well we are in day 20
and I'm so happy, excited

And super hot.

It's definitely gonna be a rough,
you know, extraction hike out of here

But it's almost over,
it's almost done.

Yeah, there's a whole bunch.

Okay.

Holy!

Tons of babies.

It's really close to our campsite,
we gotta get out of here asa

Just see movement of
them, through the bush.

Back to boma.

Let's go.

One more night, we have to be
careful, we definitely wanna stay saf

elephants very close to us.

Very close,
hopefully they don't visit us.

It is absolutely scary.

Not a good night
for diogo and I.

We made it.

It is the morning of day 21.

Be careful.

- Uh, nicole?
- Yes.

In english?

Let's rest for 30 minutes.

No idea.

Mama elephant is sad.

Uh, herd very angry.

We are here.

Extraction point, long distance.

- Very far.
- Yeah.

This is scary to
me I don't like this for me

And I don't like
this for, uh, diogo.

We have to go fast

to reach their
extraction point, 5 miles away,

Nicole and diogo must trek
a mile through dense bush

And will have to be on high
alert for the grieving elephants.

Once through the bush, they will
have to travel through open savannah,

The lions' hunting ground,

To a rocky hill,
which they will ascend,

Watching out for one of the most
venomous snakes in the world,

The black mamba.

Once at the top,
they will be rescued.

When I say elephant you stop.

- We stop, yes.
- Okay?

I am a little bit
tired, uh, my feet still hurt,

But I think the adrenaline
is pushing me through.

I'm surprised,
really, really, really surprised.

Good surprised.

- Nicole.
- Yeah.

Uh, we need to have attention.

- Yeah.
- Uh, impala running. Maybe for lion.

- I don't see any lions, but they hide.
- Yeah, yeah.

We have to go fast.

Yeah, yeah.

Let's get out of here.

Not good.

A hill?

- Yeah?
- That's it.

We finish together.

- New word, together.
- Together.

- Yeah.
- Together.

- Together.
- Alone, together.

We finish together.

I think, uh, here.

I think so.

Oh!

- Oh!
- Nicole!

I see the rescue vehicle

And I was so happy, so relieved.

Yeah!

There were times during
the challenge that our language barrier

Made it hard for us to communicate
what we needed, wanted

And express our
feelings, but I feel like all

Of my skills improved
just being around diogo.

I set out to test my
skills to test myself

And I definitely accomplished
all those things.

Over the 21 days
nicole shed 22 pounds.

Her psr goes from a 6.3
to a 7.3.

Diogo lost 14 pounds.

His psr rises
from an 8.5 to an 8.9.

Definitely a life experience.

Together.

Together forever.

Forever! Whoo!
My brazilian brother.

Victory!