I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR... I AM NOT SEEKING A SERIOUS / COMMITED RELATIONSHIP AT THIS TIME. I MAY LIKE YOU... HELL, I MAY EVEN "LONG" FOR YOU, BUT I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING MORE THEN THE ENJOYMENT OF YOUR COMPANY. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING OR HOPING FOR SOMETHING MORE "MEANINGFUL", I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR DISAPPOINTMENT. NOW PLEASE HAVE A NICE DAY.
ex·pa·tri·ate
1. to banish (a person) from his or her native country.
2. to withdraw (oneself) from residence in one....'s native country.
3. to withdraw (oneself) from allegiance to one....'s country.
I do not miss America...
because last month
the plans for a future war
were all I saw
on Channel 4.
Risk some humility;
show some humanity,
if you want my love...
If I don....'t speak out, who will? Would you...
World Traveler turned expatriate. 52 countries and counting... now residing in Russia. God I love my life!
My Doc Martins and dilapidated passport are my two most prized possessions!
When stuck state side
it is the company
of my Ducati 748 of
which stirs my soul!!!
Music
Depeche Mode is a Religion!
David Gahan is a GOD!
Wolfsheim, VNV Nation,
The Cure,
Johnny...the original "Man in Black",
The Postal Service,
The Smiths, Morrissey,
Joy Division, New Order,
Pet Shop Boys, The Streets,
Tupac, Tori Amos,
The Killers, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake (don't judge me!!!), The Police
and the like...
JUST
LET
ME
FUCKING
DANCE!!!
Movies
Say Anything,
American History X,
American Beauty,
Falling Down and of course...
Clockwork Orange...
As an honorable mention, lets not forget the documentaries...
Long Way Round,
An Inconvenient Truth,
Why We Fight
& Who killed the Electric Car?
Television
Well, I dont have a television in Russia, but what I remember is Sex in the city...
Yes, I realize it's cancelled,
Discovery, History, Travel Channels and Speed Vision,
Books
LOLITA (lo...li...ta...),
Story of O,
The Catcher and the Rye,
as well as 6 Days of War,
The Russian Way,
and Russia... the People and the Power
Heroes
My brother... I don't know of anyone who works harder and receives so little in return. He deserves more...
Also...
VODKA
"The Wonder Tonic"
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:
Thomas Lawrence Lowers
Birthday:
June 9th, 1978
Birthplace:
Sacramento, CA
Current Location:
Tallinn, Estonia
Eye Color:
”Breath taking Blue”
Hair Color:
Black... at least for the past 12 years
Height:
5'10", but I stand much taller!
Right or Left Handed?
When masturbating I prefer to switch
Your Heritage:
Irish, Hispanic and German
The Shoes You Wore Today:
Doc Martins… EVERYDAY!
Your Weakness:
Foreign Accents
Your Fears:
The end of my travels
Your Perfect Pizza:
Spicy
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:
Already accomplished... That of obtaining my “Expatriate” status
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:
”Drinking Tonight?”
Thoughts First Waking Up:
What country am I in?
Your Best Physical Feature:
My Cock. But my eyes are nice too!
Your Bedtime:
When the music stops…
Your Most Missed Memory:
Slow dancing in Praha
Pepsi or Coke:
Vodka Tonic please!
MacDonalds or Burger King:
Neither, I'm protesting.
Single or Group Dates:
”What ev’s”
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:
With Vodka? Pour me one of each…in fact, make them a double!
Chocolate or Vanilla:
Sex talk, huh? Chocolate it is!
Cappuccino or Coffee:
Why? Are you out of Vodka?
Do you Smoke:
A pack a night.
Do you Swear:
Fuck No!
Do you Sing:
I dance!
Do you Shower Daily:
I do
Have you Been in Love:
What is life without it?
Do you want to go to College:
I'm a fucking English teacher!
Do you want to get Married:
Yes, however no time soon
Do you believe in yourself:
”Confidence is Key!”
Do you get Motion Sickness:
Only when the room won’t stop spinning
Do you think you are Attractive:
”Absofuckinglutely!”
Are you a Health Freak:
Health, no. Freak, yes!
Do you get along with your Parents:
I do
Do you like Thunderstorms:
Bring me the rain!!!
Do you play an Instrument:
No, but I think I’m a fucking Rockstar!
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:
You mean in the past hour, right?
In the past month have you Smoked:
A pack a night.
In the past month have you been on Drugs:
Never in my life… I’m too crazy sober
In the past month have you gone on a Date:
If you wish to call it that...
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:
I have
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:
We don't have those in Russia
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:
Of course
In the past month have you been on Stage:
It's called FIDEL!
In the past month have you been Dumped:
Nope
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:
No, but I usually find other means of exposing myself
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:
Finders Keepers!
In the past month have you been Drunk?
Rarely Sober
Ever been called a Tease:
Is this wrong?
Ever been Beaten up:
It's good for you!
Ever Shoplifted:
Yes
How do you want to Die:
LIVING!!!!
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:
A Vagabond
What country would you most like to Visit:
I want to return home... To Russia!
In a Boy/Girl..
Favorite Eye Color:
Red
Favourite Hair Color:
Black
Short or Long Hair:
Yes
Height:
Sure
Weight:
Petite
Best Clothing Style:
40’s Fashion...
Number of Drugs I have taken:
0
Number of CDs I own:
Too many to count
Number of Piercings:
21
Number of Tattoos:
6, with more in planning
Number of things in my Past I Regret:
I am the Regret!
PLEASE NOTE: “ Tom” is not one of my friends... He's a Fucking Terrorist!
"So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endless changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun."
"Travel"
"Now I'm not looking for absolution
Forgiveness for the things I do
But before you come to any conclusions
Try walking in my shoes"
-Depeche
Pierced from head to head...(21 piercings thus far, and yes, 15 are in my cock) with a chest, arms, forearms and feet decorated by ink!
"Dead Souls"
As written by Nikolia Gogol
Everything in you is poor, straggling and uncomfortable: no bold wonders of nature crowned with ever bolder wonders of art, no cities with many-windowed tall palaces built upon rocks, no picturesque trees... Everything in you is open, empty, flat; your lowly towns are stuck like dots upon your plains... there is nothing to beguile and ravish the eye. But what is the incomprehensible, mysterious force that draws me to you? Why does your mournful song, carried along your whole length and breadth from sea to sea, echo and re-echo incessantly in my ears? What is there in it? What is there in that song? What is it that calls, and sobs, and clutches at my heart?... Russia! What do you want from me? What is that mysterious, hidden bond between us?
Lover of Vodka, Motorcycle's and Women alike...
I am a traveler turned English teacher, as well as most recently, a bartender, presently living my dream as an Expat in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. My latest travels have included a magnificent holiday through Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Egypt of the Middle East as well as celebrating my 30th birthday in Thailand of South East Asia, and most recently, revisiting Eastern Europe and discovering Serbia, Macedonia, Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia of the Balkans. I love my life!!!
I only wish others in America would also experience the beauty of this world before acting in their misguidance to destroy it.
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"…the world has to be very careful that they don't go after the wrong people. Because if you go after the wrong people, you convert moderates into extremists.
You know, terrorists call mechanized death from 35,000 feet above sea level with a press of a button also terror. We don't call it that, because our soldiers are wearing uniforms. They don't see what is happening, and innocent people are being killed. So, you know, terror is a term that you apply to the other…"
"War on terrorism is an oxymoron"
-Deepak Chopra
*The untraveled man is humbled by the amount of which I have traveled. I myself am humbled by the places I have yet to travel...
For a taste of my life, I bring you the "World through my eyes"
The Ancient "Silk Road"
Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
*Somewhere in Uzbekistan...
*Playing "Boarder Guard"... Walking the line between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan minus Borat
*Third class is the welcoming class!
Dinner·
...and desert...
Yes people, its chalk!?!?!
The Ship Graveyard of the Aral Sea
Once a mighty sea, the Soviets diversion of its water supply lead to its current state
·as the sea began to disappear, so did the towns and villages that
once survived by its presence
Today, this environmental catastrophe has resulted in
less than half of the sea remaining, leaving in its place
little more than its ghostly wake
Aralsk, Kazakhstan
Aktobe, Kazakhstan
*Look, what a beautiful Mosque...
...I..'m fairly certain that..'s a shopping mall
...no, that..'s definitely a Mosque?!?!
...oh, its both!!! How convenient???
"Moskva", Mother Russia
*Lenin..'s Tomb
*"Just some good ole boys, never meaning no harm..."
(Fucking Tourists)
Within the Kremlin walls...
Statue Park
...and my favorite
*THE METRO...Can you believe I can actually read this shit now?
Vilnius, Lithuania
Beauty found in the distressed
The sacred and emotional "Hill of Crosses"
The one I left behind...
*In loving memory of Grandma and Grandpa Varela, Grandpa Lowers, Michael and Steven Lowers, Uncle Dennis, Scott Leeson and Alex Schnieder
May you rest in peace
Riga, Latvia
*Just how cold was it you ask? Are you kidding?
*And as if to make a point...Here..'s me, again, walking on water!
Tallinn, Estonia, the most Northern of the Baltic States
YOU were singing Depeche Mode and Morrissey, not Thomas Lowers! Thomas Lowers likes Depeche Mode AND Morrissey, no way! (can you hear the sarcassum in my operatic voice?)
Shots out from WARM NorCAL...WEST Sac brotha.... out of mortgage.. hoping this new venture allows me to travel and come visit.. ST. PETERSBURG IS TOP OF LIST...
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