hometown

I lived in Salem, Oregon growing up and thought it was so boring.After leaving for college and coming back to visit my parents, I realized it wasn’t so uncool.Moving back to Oregon now feels impossible.When I was 16 years old, I was convinced that the most boring place on Earth…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Will Bishop, a 32-year-old software developer who moved back to his hometown of Columbus, Georgia, and got $5,000 from a city program to attract remote workers. The conversation was edited for length and clarity.The Move to Columbus program was sent to…