My 2nd Week in Tulsa: 1st Date, Gathering Place, Tulsa Remote Orientation, Different "hoods" & more!

[@tjayer011]

I live way out South in nicer burbs, near Bixby, with my girlfriend and my neighborhood is mixed with all types. You’d be safe and welcomed out this way too. 😊

[@keeturned40]

@@tjayer011 Thank you! I finally over the bad rumors I heard for the most part. And looking forward to positive experiences! 😊

[@phyllissanders8539]

Interesting to hear your opinion of Tulsa since I have lived here all my life in North Tulsa. I think you are living in one of the most exciting and nicest parts of town. Hope you continue to enjoy it!!

[@keeturned40]

Thanks so much! I’ve been here about 2 months now. Loving it so far!!

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

You will love the Christmas lights in Utica Square from Thanksgiving till New Years;

[@soniaf6156]

Brookside is perfect! And every where is close. You'll like 👍 it.

[@UnstucktoWellness]

Thanks for the update! I moved my expected date to next year. I’m going to the orientation in Oct

[@keeturned40]

@@UnstucktoWellness glad it all worked out!

[@ArielMosley-e3n]

I was accepted last week, and I've been watching all of your videos.

[@keeturned40]

Congratulations!! 🍾

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

OK, from Brookside drive south to the 71st street bridge, go over the "what river" and there is a large shopping area over there called Tulsa Hills that has every store known to man. Go north to 15th street and you will be in the Cherry street district and there are a lot of nice restaurants and bars up that way. That is probably near the Farmers market that you went to.

[@keeturned40]

@@MaryEavey-dc3sk Thank you! I’ll check it out!

[@celinaquiros9381]

My girls and I went to that farner's market this year on opening day -- so much fun!! We're from the OKC area, but had never been to that one. There's one over on Cherry Street too that we had planned to go to, but then we spent too much time at "yours." Downtown Tulsa is having a slow rebirth and if you stick around long enough, you will come to love it. Good with a small group (3 or 4). LOVE that you're making these videos for others to know what it's like from an outsider's perspective.

[@space3828]

Im happy to see you're settling in nicely! Tulsa is very grid like with its streets so it wont take you long to learn them.

[@keeturned40]

@@space3828 Thanks. The grid really helps…I may be driving without needing GPS after a few months ☺️

[@shawn_bullock]

I rented a scooter on the river trail once, then twice, then decided to go buy one for me and my wife. Then went nearly every day. One of my favorite things to do. I haven't yet since I moved but hope to soon, once I get a bit settled in. I'm still near the trail but way far south beyond the casino. I was near the gathering place before.

[@keeturned40]

I have not tried yet but I can see how it could be addictive 😅

[@cherylboris]

I love your quilt behind you. It's beautiful. I'd never heard of Tulsa Remote before i saw your last video. Welcome to Oklahoma and i hope you have nothing but great experiences while you're here. I do have a question though. Does Tulsa Remote help you find a job here? My friends daughter has a lash studio. I'm going to get her information and send it to you! She is a beautiful woman of color and you'll love her!

[@keeturned40]

@@cherylboris Thanks so much for the welcome and I’d love the lash studio information!!

[@ARTICULATETHOUGHTSTV]

2ND WEEK & ALREADY A DATE! THATS A BLESSING CHILEEEEE LOL. NEW 🩸 BLOOD…. I KNOW PPL BEEN HERE YEARS NOT 1 DATE BUT I JOKE AND DIGRESS 😂😂😂

[@keeturned40]

🤦🏾‍♀️I’m learning lol. Seems like it’s slim pickins in Tulsa 😂…almost everyone is married already. Especially at my age. Maybe I should call him back…😭😭😭

[@TandAMurphy]

Most of the suburbs of Tulsa are safe. However we do still have some sundown towns (towns not safe for people who are not white either at all or after dark). You can easily find info on them on the internet.

[@keeturned40]

Thank you!!!

[@rushoddcrear407]

Have a bless year in the 918

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

Ah, yes: the roads: Especially in your area they are pretty knarly. I think the reason is not that they don't repair them, but the water table is really high and the water pipes are not buried very deep. In the winter when it gets bitterly cold that pipes freeze and the water mains burst. Back in I think 21 when Houston had their freeze, we had it here too....... I think at one time there were over 500 broken water mains in the city of Tulsa and a big number of them were in the Utica Square area. And in the summer when it gets extremely hot, the water expands in the mains and there are impromptu street fountains.......a lot in that same area; same reason. The roads are especially bad in the winter when we have freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw: it breaks up the asphalt.

[@keeturned40]

That makes sense abt why they don’t fix the roads. Pipes were breaking in Houston too that time. TX had its share of bad roads…those big cracks/potholes on I-45 are something. I saw something on KZbin about a new type of asphalt they’re testing in NYC that can absorb water and expand with freezes & stuff. Maybe something like will come to Tulsa eventually if it works.

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

@@keeturned40 they fix them, but they get unfixed very quick

[@keeturned40]

@@MaryEavey-dc3sk ahh I see 🤣🤣🤣 it’s a never ending struggle

[@Siennahillz]

I finally got accepted yesterday 🎉

[@keeturned40]

@@Siennahillz CONGRATULATIONS!! 🥂

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

Your cat looks just like mine! I just adopted mine 2 weeks ago. I am sounding like one of those annoyingly nice people from Tulsa, LOL

[@keeturned40]

@@MaryEavey-dc3sk I love love love the nice Tulsans! lol 😂 Never apologize! ❤️ I had my kitty since a kitten & now a 5 year old spoiled chonk lol. Black cats are so sweet, idk why people are afraid of them.

[@snickerscaramelwilliams6811]

I said the same thing you just said tosomeone I was talking to. If you stay out of the way and don't go looking for trouble Tulsa life if fine.

[@jodihaning932]

Owasso is beautiful. Come see us!

[@keeturned40]

Thank you I will make my way there!

[@keeturned40]

Thanks you!!! 🙏🏾 😊

[@AnomalyBelleza]

Are there any nice modern apartment complexes that are fairly new in the downtown Tulsa area? I’m definitely going to apply and hopefully get in, then I will definitely visit before I confirm that I’m relocating.

[@keeturned40]

Here’s a couple I can think of: The Edge, The View, The Flats on Archer, Meridia all are in/very close to Downtown. In the Tulsa Remote process they will provide a list of vetted apartments. Some offer concessions for members.

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

Unfortunately we do not have a Buck EEz

[@keeturned40]

I have to check out Quik Trip, I heard it’s the OK version.😉

[@MaryEavey-dc3sk]

@@keeturned40 OMG I love Quik Trip. Their headquarters is in Tulsa andthey are a great company to work for. not anything like a Buckeez tho! You will find a QuikTrip within 3 miles in any direction you go!

[@mellow_vybes]

Nee Butter - aesthetician

[@keeturned40]

Thanks! 🙏🏾

[@L1211-e8v]

Agressive niceness. Can you explain that to me? I don’t know how showing kindness, includes being aggressive. I’ve met people visiting Tulsa with Tulsa Remote, I don’t want anyone to think my kindness is aggressive.

[@L1211-e8v]

Oh I remember you. 😊

[@keeturned40]

@@L1211-e8v From Collins Dictionary: Aggressive (adjective): full of enterprise and initiative; bold and active; pushing Hopefully, when taken in context with my positive opinion of Tulsans stated in the video, it’s clear that I don’t mean aggressive in a negative way. For those of us coming from cities where people are aggressively (in the negative sense) mean, angry, indifferent, etc., Tulsans being “aggressively” nice is a breath of fresh air! Please accept this as a compliment. 😊 Some Tulsa Remoters I’ve met have commented on this as well (not using “aggressive niceness” to describe it - that is just a phrase I used in the video) and it is always seen as positive. Ex: Another transplant commented on one of my videos that strangers here would sometimes touch or pick up her small child in stores - just walk up and do it without asking - which made her very uncomfortable at first. There was definitely an adjustment for me of getting used to Tulsans greeting me, wanting to interact and strike up conversations, seeing strangers as potential friends and not enemies, etc. after a lifetime of not talking to strangers. And strangers not talking to me unless they wanted something. But Tulsa feels very wholesome because of the people, and I love it!

[@L1211-e8v]

@@keeturned40 Thank you for your clarification and Welcome Home to Tulsa. Now the stranger touching or picking up small children without a parent’s permission would make me feel uncomfortable as well.

[@KristinaKage]

OMG, the people here crack me up. They are so nice. Even the people running the drive thrus are happy as hell. They are also very trusting. I'll run into a store, look to my right and litterally there is a car running with no one in it. Like they run into a store to grab a drink or something with the keys in the ignition running... WHAT THE ENTIRE WORLD? I moved here with my twins (8 months at the time) they are now 2.5. People love them some babies here. I got stopped like I was a celebrity. They would also cross boundries that I wasn't happy with, like touching them. I know that may be a normal thing here, but "No". I was a little flustered with my kids and all these people came over to "Help" and I'm still on team #TrustNoOne. lol Coming from Oregon, we don't use formal terms like "Ma'am or Sir" so that's something for me to get used to. Because before you address someone you find out thier pronouns. People just assume or don't care. So if people are sensitive to that, there will be some adjusting.

[@keeturned40]

I still can’t get over the cars with windows down and wide open front doors 😳… I don’t know if they’re so trusting or everyone knows not to try anything cause it’s still Oklahoma after all & most folks are packing 🔫!! 🤣

[@cherylboris]

Are you on Facebook also? I'd like to send you the information for a great Lash Studio owned my my friend Lisa's daughter Korey.

[@keeturned40]

@@cherylboris Yes ma’am, my Facebook page is the same: KeeTurned40

[@nancyhaynes4459]

If you will find a church to get involved in you will find the sweetest most kind people, Hopefully, if not find a church that preaches the love of Jesus. You will also need to get into a small group Bible study. That is where true friendships are made.

[@AngelRivera-de1lq]

Dont worry about racism in the suburbs, its the small towns with less than 20k population u gotta worry abt. I live in okc tho, so might be different

[@keeturned40]

@@AngelRivera-de1lq HEY Angel! thanks so much! I’ve been here a while now and I know what you mean. It’s those little towns unfortunately, not so much the suburbs.

[@Bellatticakes]

Amazing how fast a girl can get a date, two weeks, been in Okc as a man for 6 years, 0 dates

[@keeturned40]

😳and I heard okc is better for meeting people! Fx you meet someone you like soon!

[@tracyshriver8197]

oh sweetheart. If you’re nice people are nice. People do not care about the color of your skin only about your heart.