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I first heard about Tulsa Remote, I felt like it was kismet. I was thinking about leaving the Bay area where I was living in San Francisco.
我第一次听说塔尔萨远程搬家计划时，觉得这简直是天意。我当时正考虑离开我居住的旧金山湾区。
And so, I was searching around for, you know, different locations like researching where, you know, what's the cost of living like? What is the quality of life like in different cities?
我四处在找新城市，研究那个城市的生活成本是怎么样的？ 不同城市的生活质量有什么差异？
And I looked at all the, kind of, obvious things that I think people migrate from California to, which were Portland, Austin, Seattle.
我研究了所有那种我觉得人们从加州搬去的热门目的地，也就是波特兰，奥斯汀，西雅图。
And, you know, I just kept coming up with the fact that those cities have, kind of, been overplayed at this point.
我越来越发现，有些时候这些城市的好处其实被夸大了。
And when I was doing this research, an article for Tulsa Remote popped up in my news feed, and I thought, like, that's super interesting.
在我进行这项研究时，一篇关于塔尔萨远程搬家计划的文章出现在我的新闻推送中，我想这真是太有趣了。
Ten thousand dollars to move somewhere. But then I was also, had to, like, take a step back and go "Where is Tulsa, Oklahoma?"
一万美元就能搬到别的地方。但随后我也得退一步想：“俄克拉何马州塔尔萨市到底在哪儿？”
Tulsa Remote is an innovative program which seeks to bring remote workers from across the country with various diverse skill sets in order for them to have an opportunity to join our community.
塔尔萨远程搬家计划是一项创新项目，旨在吸引来自全国各地、拥有各类不同技能的远程工作者，让他们有机会加入我们的社区。
The program was created as it's truly an additive talent program which brings people with jobs to Tulsa in order to see a better life for themselves and their families.
该项目之所以被创立，是因为它确实是一个增益型人才项目，旨在吸引有工作的人来到塔尔萨，以便为自己和家人创造更好的生活。
I made this list and I said, you know "What do I need? Do I need 700 restaurants? No, I probably need, like, three restaurants.
我列了一个清单：“我需要什么？我真的需要住在一个有700家餐厅的城市里吗？不，我大概只需要三家餐厅。
Do I need all of these bars? No, but I do want some culture. I do want a sense of community.
我需要大城市的灯红酒绿吗？不，但我确实想要一些文化氛围。我需要一种社区的温馨感。
I would like, you know, a reasonable cost of living, the ability to buy a house."
我想要合理的生活成本，能买得起房子。”
I never anticipated even when I was flying out here, that it was something that I was seriously considering.
在坐飞机的途中我甚至都没想到我会真的来这里发展。
I was, kind of, like, "This is interesting. I'm going to go with an open mind. I'm going to see what this is about. But probably, like, this is probably not going to happen."
我当时想：“这挺有意思的，我会抱着开放的心态去试试，看看这里有什么机会，也可能跟我想的完全不一样。”
And by the end of three days, I was sitting there with another participant that had come to visit and we looked at each other, we said, he was from New York and we said, "Are we doing this? Are we actually going to move to Tulsa, Oklahoma?"
三天结束时，我和另一个搬来这里的人坐在一起，我们面面相觑，他是纽约人，然后问我：“我们真的要搬到俄克拉荷马州的塔尔萨去吗？”
Over half of our applications come from California and New York. And those folks are looking for a higher quality of life. They're looking for more space.
我们超过一半的申请来自加利福尼亚州和纽约州。他们都在追寻更高的生活质量。他们想要更宽敞的空间。
They're looking for the ability to purchase a home. They're looking for the opportunity to engage more deeply with the community.
他们在寻求购房的能力，也在寻求与社区更紧密的关系。
They're looking for that presence where they know people by their first names. And that's something that Tulsa can provide.
他们想要那种能直呼人名的亲切感。这些都是塔尔萨可以提供的。
I rolled into town and I immediately had 50 plus connections. I can't imagine, like, trying to make that solo move to a new town as a remote worker.
我刚到镇上，立刻就加了50多个好友。我没法想象，作为一个外地工作者只身一人搬进新城市。
And how do you even start making those connections, right? I mean, we had instant community built-in already for us.
你究竟该如何开始建立起人际关系呢？我们本来就已经有了现成的即时社群。
They helped us, you know, even with simple things. "I don't know how to change my driver's license." You know, like, people from the program would help us with this.
他们可以事无巨细提供帮助。“我不知道怎么换驾照。”这个项目里的人会帮我们处理这种事。
The ten-thousand-dollar headline number for Tulsa Remote grabs attention.
搬来即送一万美元的口号确实吸引了很多关注。
However, the disbursement of the checks really just de-risks the proposition of moving to Tulsa.
但是这笔钱实际上只是降低了迁往塔尔萨这一提议的风险。
We found that people come for many different reasons. Cost of living, quality of life, ease, lack of pollution, all kinds of reasons.
我们发现人们来这里有很多不同的原因：生活成本，生活质量，便捷程度，污染少。
I felt so at home that I have now purchased a home here because it is affordable.
我觉得很自在，所以现在已经在这里买了房子，因为这里房价实惠。
I purchased a home. I got a boyfriend. I mean, I feel like I'm the Tulsa Remote success story.
我买了一套房子，交了一个男朋友。我觉得自己就是塔尔萨远程搬家计划的成功案例
