{"_path":"/about","_draft":false,"_partial":false,"_empty":false,"title":"About me","description":"I'm sure you're interested","excerpt":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Let me introduce myself."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"I'm Peter, a self-taught full-stack web developer, keen gardener, artist and father of two."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"I was born in the Solomon Islands, spent my high school years in the Netherlands and have lived in Melbourne, Australia since 1998."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"In the early 2000s I was working as a video editor when I discovered web development. In my spare time, I created a website to help people reconnect with people they had met on their travels.\nA \"Friends Reunited for Travel\" you might call it. Ultimately, that morphed into a blogging platform, travel forum and trip mapping system that over a million members have signed up to since its inception."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"That site is Travellerspoint."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Since then I have also branched out to work on several other projects. I have worked on various popular travel websites: I Want That Flight; I Know The Pilot; and Travel Massive. I have also written several Wordpress plugins for WP Charitable - a popular suite of charity fundraising plugins. More details on these projects can be found in this portfolio."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"My favourite part of developing websites is ensuring the user experience is as simple as possible for users. Form should follow function. I take great satisfaction in creating an interface that feels intuitive and simple while also being attractive."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"I enjoy learning new technologies and frameworks, and particularly enjoy working in Javascript. I continually strive to learn new skills, languages through reading, podcasts and of course by programming."}]},{"type":"element","tag":"p","props":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Aside from getting stuck into code, I also enjoy gardening, drawing and painting. 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