Since we leave in 21st century and have all the opportunities to discover the world, why not just doing it and making the best out of it. And Couchsurfing is one of those opportunities :)

I don't have my "favourites", cause it's hard for me to choose, but I would say "Into thin air" by J. Krakauer and biographies in general. About the movies, well, I can watch anyting except horrors. Music, I listen to everything, literally, although I have a weakness for old, slightly trashy music, that everybody likes deep down inside.