I love learning about other cultures and what can be better than experiencing the culture with a local.

I mostly listen to hard/punk rock and metal (Russian and foreign) although I wouldn't call myself a super devoted rocker / metalist. I try to read every day even if it is only on the subway on my way to work :) I don't have one all time favorite book. Out of the books I've recently read I liked The Book Thief and A Man Called Ove. I also enjoy detective stories, legal thirllers and historical novels about the 20th century. As for movies, I guess it's easlier to say what I do NOT like, which is cheesy romantic movies, horror and art films (I guess I am not sophisticated enough for those :) ). Everything else is fine.