CURRENT MISSION

Explore and enjoy.

ABOUT ME

I'm Tim. I'm a PhD student at the University of Bristol, UK, the title of which is "Bioinspired Optimised Systems for Terrestrial Locomotion" which loosely translates as "Running and Hopping Robot Stuff".

I spend as much of my free time as possible in the company of friends, be it wandering the (sometimes!) sunny streets of Bristol or grabbing a quiet drink.

I play squash now and again and go bouldering once a week.

When I'm alone, I like to undertake projects and make things - I have a home-made 3D printer which I've used to make some cool stuff! You can read all about my projects on my blog at http://projecttimbo.blogspot.co.uk/

I'm pretty partial to a good nightclub too. I like house and electronic music which is nice since Bristol's such a hub for that, but truth be told I'll have a great night whatever the genre of music as long as I'm with fun people.

When I travel I like to meet locals, grab a drink in a unique venue and see cool and new things.

PHILOSOPHY

I do my best to enjoy myself as much as possible, live in the moment, and let the unimportant things slide.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I can't offer up a couch at the moment, but I'd be happy to show you some cool places to drink, dance or explore around Bristol.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

None yet! I'm looking forward to having something to write here!

Interests

Things I like: 3D printing, robotics, clubbing, dancing, marble cake, hi tops, Marmite, house music, piano, ukulele, guitar, polar bears, music festivals, bouldering, cocktails.

Things I dislike: Giraffes. I have a phobia.

• music festivals
• festivals
• dancing
• cocktails
• running
• drinking
• clubbing
• traveling
• blogging
• bouldering
• music
• electronic music
• guitar
• piano
• rock climbing
• racquetball
• squash

Music, Movies, and Books

Films: Bright Young Things, Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, Alfred Hitchcock, Pixar.

Music: Almost anything. I love being introduced to anything I haven't heard before.

Books: P G Wodehouse, Jerome K Jerome, Evelyn Waugh

Plays: Tom Stoppard

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

A friend and I went on a road trip from the UK to the Amalfi Coast, through France, Germany, Switzerland and some of Italy. We camped every night, met a lot of friendly locals and saw some beautiful cities.

Teach, Learn, Share

I'm reasonably handy. I might be able to fix something.