hi

Im on two week break right now and half way done allready. Myself and car partner Naomi had quite the adventure allready. We went from a 5 star hotel in a big city (that we stayed at for free with a generous friend) to being on a island that we backpacked on. We ran through the city with our tenting gear on our backs and juuust caught the ferry to an island called Waihikee. We survived the week on a bucket of leftover chicken from school, a loaf of bread and some banannas. Upon arrival we stuck out our thumbs and got picked up pretty quickly. It helps to face traffic smiling huge! We stayed at a very strange hostel called fossil farms bay (well, we are cheap so we tented at it). Just the name sounds strange doesnt it? the people were incredibly earthy there and it seemed as though no one on the island works. strangers have plenty of time to chat so we met lots of locals. The island is gorgeous and one of my highlights was probably running through an olive orchard. I love olives so of course I popped one into my mouth. An unripe olive is the worst taste you can imagine. I tried to mask the look of disgust on my face with a look that said "mmm that was tasty" so that my friend would try an olive too. she did it! yuck! We were very active on this island and did some sea kyaking, hike and bike ride, swimming too. God provided everything we needed and kept us safe and we made sure to praise him for that. Me and Naomi really keep each other accountable when it comes to our prayer lives. There is something to be said about praying in beautiful surroundings. Makes one appreciate how big our God is.

It felt real weird comming back to a big city of busyness. Lots of people looked at us funny, im sure we looked pretty grungy as we sat in an ice cream shop. But we didnt care, we were so full of joy. Right now I am back at school helping out at a disability camp for blind and deaf people. They arrive in a few hours! It will be a very humbling experience and Im excited for it. We take so much for granted, something as simple yet so complex as sight! As i look at my clothes today they surely do not match but guess what, for this crowd it really wont matter:)

ill fill you in after the weekend. many blessings
love ollie