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The Amazing Race 19: Exclusive Interview with Liz Canavan

Posted on 10/25/2011 by Gina in The Amazing Race and Cast Interviews

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Liz Canavan from The Amazing Race 19

 

by Gina Scarpa

 

Liz and Marie were at a disadvantage right from the start on this week's episode of The Amazing Race, after finishing last in the previous leg. When they ran out of money in Bangkok and hadn't seen any other team for 24 hours, they knew their time was up. Once again, they arrived last at the pit stop and this time, were eliminated from the race. Today, we caught up with Liz in an exclusive interview about the experiences she and her sister shared while on The Amazing Race.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: What made you and your sister decide to do The Amazing Race?
A. Liz: It was the perfect time, we had both graduated. We were actually really scared before we left. We had never really been out of the country. We knew it was going to be hard.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted:
You talked a lot about the recent passing of your father. Did going on the race help you cope with it at all?
A. Liz: I think a little, yeah. I think it's just going to be that every day is going to be a struggle. We were close with him and he was our best friend. Being on The Amazing Race made us realize that life is going to be okay. You only get one life and you have to make the most out of it.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: You both seemed very excited about this last leg of the race that you ran, especially when you got to wash and ride the elephants.
A. Liz: Oh yeah because we started off last and that was the first thing we did and we were so excited. We loved the elephants so much. It was the best day ever of our lives. It was surreal!

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Where do you feel like things started to go wrong for you and Marie?
A. Liz: Everything was going well that day. We didn't have money problems until we got to the bus station. We just had to give the cab driver so much money. The locals were getting involved and we didn't have much choice. We gave him all of our money.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: It looked like you were getting free cab rides left and right. Was it really as easy as it looked on tv?
A. Liz: We were walking for four hours before we got a cab driver to pick us up. We had a lot of trouble and it wasn't as easy as it looked. The people in town were really nice to us and they don't really have the option of giving away free cab rides. We were lucky but we were so far behind.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: How long after Jeremy and Sandy arrived at the pit stop did the two of you check in?
A. Liz: I'm not too sure how far but I think it was about two hours.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Was it hard for you to be in last throughout that leg, especially since you weren't running into the other teams?
A. Liz: We literally didn't see any teams for 24 hours and we were running our own race. We knew we were the last ones. We knew when we got to Bangkok with no money and figured out where the canal was and that we needed to take cabs, we were in a dire situation.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: Do you keep in touch with the other teams?
A. Liz: Oh yeah! We all still talk! Everyone is really nice. We really connected with Jennifer and Justin and they helped us a lot, especially in Indonesia.

 

Q. Gina, RealityWanted:What is the biggest thing you've taken away from the race?
A. Liz: That we can do anything we want. Once we put our minds to it, we can do it. Who gets on The Amazing Race and gets to experience things that we did? We're young and we can do whatever we want. Don't take no for an answer.

Q. Gina, RealityWanted: How has it been to watch yourselves on tv?
A. Liz: It's been really fun. Anyone would like to be on tv. We've had a great time watching!

 

 

The Amazing Race airs Sundays at 8/7c on CBS.

 

(Image courtesy of CBS)

 

 

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