My personal life

Please let me introduce myself in a few words.

My name is Tamás (Thomas) Kiss, I was born (on 5th december, 1972) exactly on the opposite side of the Earth from where New Zealand is, this little country called Hungary and my hometown is Debrecen.

I am a highly motivated teacher of computer sciences, I graduated from Eszterházy Károly University in 1999, Eger, Hungary. I have over 20 years of experience as a teacher and system administrator. I teach usage of computer, office softwares, HTML programming, CSS, PHP languages, how to plan SQL databases and create JavaScripts. Working as a system administrator for years I also have experience how to build, maintain and repair SOHO networks, assembling computers, fixing hardware errors, installing and setting hardwares and softwares.

I have been interested in computers and electronics since my childhood. In the 80s, in addition to Basic, we programmed the computers in machine code too, so we tried to get the best possible performance out of the hardware. Moreover all this was done with limited or no access to the relevant Hardware and Software documentation in the country.

I have always liked to read, the literature, and this love lasts to this day. I was particularly fascinated by science fiction. Later, fantasy and horror were added, too. By the early 2000s, I had a library of thousands of volumes, including the works of many famous sci-fi, fantasy and horror authors.

Besides books, I adore the vintage 8 and 16 bit computers and its peripherials. I collect and fix them, when possible.

In 2007 I married the love of my life. My son, Boldizsar was born in the same year, who is currently attends secondary school, majoring in mathematics and physics. He plays the bassoon and his teachers agree that he is very talented.

I've always loved travelling, I've always loved beautiful, distant places and nice people. Unfortunately the country I live in is completely divided at the moment. That's why I would like to live in a healthy society where my son can learn to respect the right human values instead of ignoring them. Furthermore, in my hometown there are no mountains, rivers or sea, so it would be wonderful to live and work in a country where the beauty of the landscape is a refreshment in itself. And all this in a place where there is good public security, where people look after each other, form a real community and are cheerful most of the time. I am confident that my skills and experience will benefit the people who live in New Zealand. It would be nice to start a new life in a country where decent work is valued and not everyone thinks about what they can take away from you.

I am also attracted by the distance, because if you go further away from Europe, you come closer, actually.