ABOUT ME

I'm an academic based in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. I travel a lot for conferences, so I might end up in your neck of the woods!

PHILOSOPHY

Learning new things about the world is my job, so I find it natural to be around people who're also interested in learning. But I try not to take it too seriously.

Interests

languages, travel, reading

• reading
• traveling
• languages
• mountains

Music, Movies, and Books

Films by Bergman, Kurosawa, Pasolini, or Ioseliani. Crime and Punishment. Marcus Aurelius (in Greek). The Memoirs of Hadrian (by Marguerite Yourcenar). The Name of the Rose. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Ancient Greek and Chinese lyric poetry (Arkhilokhos, Alkaios, Stesikhoros, Li Bai, Du Fu).

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The high Caucasus Mountains. The Black Sea. The Temple of Garni in Armenia. The Saechsische Schweiz. The view of Dresden over the River Elbe. The Grand Canyon (it's quite grand). Muir Woods, north of SF. Lake Michigan covered in ice. Lots of great things...

Teach, Learn, Share

You can check out my various social media profiles here:

https://freeuni.academia.edu/ThomasWier
https://www.quora.com/profile/Thomas-Wier
https://www.instagram.com/trwier/

Countries I’ve Visited

Armenia, Austria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

Georgia, Germany, United States