Wow, the people you meet! The things you do, see and learn when you're staying with all these different people. It's one of those things that when you start out, you don't know what to expect, then, when you get going, you can't believe you haven't been doing it longer. These people, they open up their homes to you and are always so generous and helpful. Hostels are great, meeting lots of people and going out, but couchsurfing, you make real connections with the people, and even with the city.

Country music, blues, rock, folk, almost anything really. Books... Eckart Tolle, Danielle LaPorte, Diana Gabaldon, Time Ferris, something I can get lost in and learn something from. Movies - anything Batman (up to Christopher Nolan), or anything super hero related really, I love musicals (won't make you watch them :p), happy/funny/heart warming movies. I don't mind watching sad movies, but just be ready to console a sobbing girl afterwards.