The name ‘Tommera’ for this weblog actually originates from the author’s name – Tom Mehra. After moving to Canada, Tom decided to share his experience about living in the country through his weblog, and also countries that he has lived in previously – the United States, United Kingdom and India.

Tom Mehra is a Digital Nomad currently based in Ottawa and works as a Software Engineer. He is the sole author of this weblog and spends much of his time outside work trying out different restaurants, things to do around the city and also likes to travel quite a bit. He also likes to sit cats in his spare time.

He holds Masters in Information Systems from the University of Texas and also has a Bachelors in Computer Science from the University of Leicester.

Tommera was nominated for Ottawa Awards by Faces Magazine in 2023.