Hey! I'm Tomas. I'm a 27 year old Slovak-Canadian. I was born and lived in Bratislava for 10 years, then emigrated to Canada and have been living in Edmonton since. I live with a couple of good pals and a dog who likes to sleep on his back with his teeth showing.

I'm really energetic and like to keep busy. I write creative non-fiction, play drums, produce music, and try to get out on my bicycle as much as I can.

I've realized that connecting to other people is what makes art, travel, and all of my interests worthwhile, and I think CS is a beautiful venue to make those true, empathetic connections.

Last time I traveled I met incredible people and gathered heaps of incredible ruminations along the way. I am currently writing a book more than partly inspired by those experiences. I write a lot about space and the body, compassion, mindfulness, alternate masculinity, absurdity, music and sound, and of course travel. Ask me about it!

I also make music as Goodnight, St. Idiot—a smattering of electronic and acoustic sounds in line with art pop.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I want to make friends in the places I'm visiting. I'm very interested in seeing how other people live their day to day. I want to learn new things and share what I know. Most of all, I would love to hear people's stories, if they would like to share them. Last time I traveled I made day-long best friends, a lot of whom I still keep up with!

Interests

• writing
• literature
• music festivals
• music
• electronic music
• jazz
• drums
• cycling
• hiking
• art history
• art
• films
• film
• road biking

Music, Movies, and Books

Music:
Pretty much everything, but right now especially Shortparis, daKooka, Anohni, Tim Hecker, David Bowie, Toro Y Moi, Laurie Anderson, etc etc. Also love Gardens & Villa, Ducktails, Thundercat, Death Grips, Hiatus Kaiyote, Slowdive, Anderson Paak, Zach Hill, Bjork, War on Drugs, and many more. Lots of electronic, neo-soul, jazz, and psychadelic at the moment, but that always changes. Always thrilled to share music and receive recommendations! https://www.last.fm/user/Halpeart

Movies:
Thoughtful films, art films, and comedies. I really like David Lynch (and am happily watching Twin Peaks.) What We Do In The Shadows is probably my favorite comedy. I love absurdism.

Books:
Recently, The Tin Drum and Dog Years by Gunter Grass, and Anger by Thich Nhat Hanh.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

The reason I got to travel last time is because I was awarded a travel award for a piece of short fiction I wrote. :)

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach me about your day to day, about what it's like to live where you do, teach me about your hobbies and passions.

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can tell you lots about Canada, Slovakia, Japan, Australia, or New Zealand if you haven't been, or maybe you have and we can swap experiences. I'm very open, honest, and fun loving, so I promise I'm good company.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia

Countries I’ve Lived In

Canada, Slovakia