Courtesy of Ryann Cooke
- Ryann Cooke used the Tulsa Remote program to move to Oklahoma from Washington DC.
- Cooke was paid $10,000 and said she was nervous about the move at first.
- She says her community is stronger in Tulsa than it was in DC and she plans on staying for now.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryann Cooke, a 27-year-old who works in social media and is originally from Washington, DC. It's been edited for length and clarity.
After being born and raised in Washington, DC and spending the first 26 years of my life there, I knew it was time for a change. I figured: if I want to move, why not look into creative ways to do it? That's how I ended up getting paid $10,000 to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma.