Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I spent mine in Altus, Oklahoma with the family of a girl named Virginia, that I found on couchsurfing.com

We celebrated by shooting off some guns, my first handgun, and with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I suprised Virginia’s cousin, who was in the army, with my deadly accuracy. It seems that hours of first person shooters have left me with some wicked aim.
It was different to spend Thanksgiving without my family, but the hospitality of Virginia and her family made me feel right at home.

Things continue to go well, especially when I have a place to stay thanks to couchsurfing. I got to spend Oklahoma’s 100th birthday with some cool college kids in Chickasha. Some latest adventures include pushing an old man in an electric wheelchair up a hill, and putting out roadside brushfires. My longest day of walking in a while was a few days ago when I walked 27 miles with only one half hour break.

I will continue west tomorrow. I only have a few days of Oklahoma left before I’m in Texas. Since I came so far south to get to here, I’ve decided to go farther south through Texas and New Mexico. This should keep me safe for a while as it continues to get colder and the days get shorter. Hopefully I can finish my walk without any more long breaks, but I am considering taking a break for Christmas.

Tomorrow I will leave from Oklahoma City traveling Westward towards Texas. The walk will take 2 weeks to complete. After this point the towns start to become farther and farther apart. It gets a little cooler every day, winter threatens to slow my progress. I walked through the hottest part of the summer so I know I can deal with extreme conditions.

I am still feeling a little ill from a sickness that ravaged my digestive system last week. I have no clue what I ate, but whatever it was I must’ve been allergic to because it made me break out in hives. I spent 2 days in bed with chronic vomiting and diarreah. Luckily I was in a place where I could be sick and not on the road. I was staying at a faith based drug rehab owned by a woman I was couchsurfing with. The guys there took great care of me and nursed me back to health.

It took 2 more days to get to Oklahoma City where I’ve been for the past couple days, resting and exploring the city.

Since posting last I have performed two, 1-hour shows. One in Tulsa and one in Oklahoma City. I am opting to put on my own show in favor of performing at comedy clubs where I get little stagetime. It is giving me good practice at putting on longer shows, which I plan to do a lot more when I’m finished.

You can watch a movie by Andrew Oleck here: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=bviewdrive

I have a small part in the film, which was shot after my walk across New Jersey.

Texas!