Google grants 97-year-old’s dream of seeing the future

Older Google employees referred to as “Greyglers” joined her for a sit-down lunch at one of 22 on-campus kitchens.

Horrell got the chance to experience a few more advanced technology as part of her Google VIP tour, arriving in style in a self-driving vehicle.

“I’m intrigued with the changes I’ve seen in my life”, said Horrell about her visit. Since she wanted to see the future, Google’s headquarters was the ideal place for her wish to come true.

Once an avid traveler who took kayaking expeditions and went mountain climbing in Nepal, Olive was blown away by Google Translate. It used punch cards and was about 3-by-3 feet.

Horrell was born at the end of the First World War, in rural Montana.

For three years, Horrell thought about her wish of seeing the future and visiting Google after she heard about the Wish for a Lifetime program, according to CNN. The great grandmother grew up without electricity or radio, when the regular mode of transportation was a horse and buggy. She tested out the Liftwear spoon, created to help people with tremors feed themselves. “This is very mind-boggling for me”. A reminder of how unbelievable it all really is.

Wish of a Lifetime founder Jeremy Bloom doesn’t drop in on every wish – the organization grants about one wish a day.

The former two-time Olympic skier and National Football League player was inspired to set up Wish of A Lifetime by his experience with his own grandparents.

Horell heartily thanked Bloom for his work in granting seniors their wishes, saying that most of the time they are left to be forgotten and unseen by society. “To me it’s the epitome of all the wonderful tech stuff that comes out”, Horrell said, while adding a note of regret to her story in revealing that her father discouraged her dream of being an engineer.