Otium comes from the Latin word "otium," which in Danish refers to retirement.
Tom is 71 years old and was born in Itzehoe, Germany, to Danish parents. When he was three months old, he was brought to Denmark and placed in foster care with a family, where he grew up in Nørrebro, Copenhagen. He has not had any contact with his biological parents since. Tom has had a rich professional life, working as a public school teacher, pharmaceutical consultant, sales manager, and CEO of several companies. In connection with his career, Tom earned a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration (HD) and an MBA. After a long career, Tom retired at the age of 63, spending his time traveling around the world, visiting his son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild in Geneva, and at the beach house in Tikøb, North Zealand, where he and his wife made their permanent home after returning to Denmark from Cincinnati in 2013, where Tom had been stationed for work. Tom's wife passed away in 2021, after which he continued living in the beach house.
In the summer of 2023, Tom was accepted into the Literary Science Bachelor program at the University of Copenhagen and is currently studying in his second semester.
