I fell in love with this kind of travel and the community after staying with a few folks. I particularly like how you are directly involved with the local community by living with locals and how much you can learn about the history, culture, or politics of the places you visit. Giving back to fellow Couchsurfers is also a lot of fun for me, whether it's through cooking, hosting, or just helping around the house.

I listen to almost everything, I love experimental music (jazz, hip-hop, electronic). I'm a big fan of Benjamin Clementine and Frank Ocean My opinion on what is my favorite music, book or movie varies from day to day, but you can never go wrong with some of the classic film directors like Wim Wenders, Tarkovsky or Coen Brothers, which I love. A recent favorite is Castaway on the Moon. I love to learn more about the local art and cinema scene when travelling! I am currently particularly interested in Japanese literature, but some of my favorite books are Women by Bukowski, Steppenwolf by Hesse and Kafka on the shore by Murakami.