I love to meet new people and hear their stories and experiences plus it's a great opportunity to meet the locals of a region and create new friendships with a variety of people. And it beats trying to find a place outside to lay my head or paying for a room!

Music: Jack Johnson, John Mayor, The Beatles, The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Red Hot Chili Peppers, blink-182 are some of my favorites but I think there's good stuff in all genres of music. Books: The Hobbit, Catcher in the Rye, The Great Gatsby Movies: Shutter Island, Almost Famous, Into the Wild