…to come home, our thoughts turn first to – where on earth are we gonna stay?? We have renters in our house for another year contract, which is fine, because that mortgage is awfully high for us to cover right off the bat anyhow. Our families have been through some rough stuff while we’ve been absent, and there aren’t any spare rooms left there. We could get an apartment and cover all the costs, and that’s doable, but not preferable. Rhys is going to start college when we get home and we need to save as much money as we can.
What IS preferable is if we can find someone to either rent with us (share a 2-bed with another person or another couple) or if anyone has a spare room in their place they wouldn’t mind renting out.
We’re a laidback, easygoing couple – as hopefully has been evident in our posts! – and we think we’re good roommates. Anyone out there have any ideas?
Rhys Martin is an author and photographer from Tulsa, Oklahoma. His love of travel was awakened in 2009 when he sold all of his possessions and left the country. For ten months, he lived out of a backpack and explored southeast Asia and Europe. When he returned home, it was with fresh eyes for his home state.
As he drove the back roads of Oklahoma, Rhys discovered the significance of historic Route 66 to the greater American story. He has traveled all 2,448 miles of the Mother Road and continues to seek out the quiet Main Streets of the Midwest.
Rhys's travel writing and photography has been featured in numerous publications, including Tulsa People Magazine, This Land Press, ROUTE Magazine, Nimrod Journal, The Oklahoman and Tulsa World. He wrote the book Lost Restaurants of Tulsa, which features the stories of nearly 50 iconic eating establishments from the city's past. He has also been a contributing author to multiple Route 66-based travel and history books.
Rhys is the President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and serves on multiple boards and commissions related to the Mother Road and its upcoming Centennial in 2026. He loves to connect with people and share his experiences.
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I'd give you a welcome if I lived in Tulsa…xoxo to both of you I'll say a prayer it works out well.
where do you want to start college? pitt state is a good school and there always places to rent here. but pittsburg is a tiny town. there is dic golf though! so, if you wanna live 2 hours from tulsa you are welcme up here.
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I'd give you a welcome if I lived in Tulsa…xoxo to both of you I'll say a prayer it works out well.
where do you want to start college? pitt state is a good school and there always places to rent here. but pittsburg is a tiny town. there is dic golf though! so, if you wanna live 2 hours from tulsa you are welcme up here.