CURRENT MISSION

Be a freelance writer so I can travel and work at the same time!

ABOUT ME

I moved to London from Melbourne around four months ago, and I'm working at a web startup here in Covent Garden. I'm using London as a base to see the UK and Europe (I take a trip every month or so).

I'll try anything once. I love making friends and exploring new places, and I have a voracious appetite for learning anything -- cooking, languages, music, science ... I'm probably a little bit *too* enthusiastic.

PHILOSOPHY

Cheerful, optimistic nihilism.

I have a million things to be thankful for -- I'm lucky just to be alive, and to be healthy and happy and have friends who love me.

Life is full of pleasure and joy, and I want to find and feel as much of it as possible before I turn into dust.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I've surfed once before, in Texas, and it was brilliant; I can't wait to do it again. It worked out even better than I thought it would.

I've hosted a couple of people in my flat in London.

Interests

Guitar playing, reading, biking, music, writing, cinema, coding, weightlifting, tennis, skiing.

• writing
• cooking
• gardening
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• coding
• music
• guitar
• cycling
• skiing
• tennis
• freelancing
• languages
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

Authors: Kurt Vonnegut, Neal Stephenson, David Foster Wallace, Isaac Asimov, Neil Gaiman, Chuck Palahnuik, Orson Scott Card, George R. R. Martin

For music, just look at my Last.fm profile: http://last.fm/user/toomin

TV: Arrested Development, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, True Blood, Dexter, Bored To Death ... HBO much?

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I've built a treehouse on a nearly-untouched island in the Persian Gulf.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach guitar and computer programming (at the same time!?).

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