Because it pulls together kindness, adventure, social sincerity and a real access point -- to a city, a culture and a person. And because I connect best with fellow nomads.

- Music: You name it. Classical, indie, jazz, electronic, country, soul, pagan, pirate metal. - Movies: My favourite movie is The Sting, because it exemplifies the best of movie fun. It's a caper about a cheeky friendship and a clever heist in the name of revenge. Set in a time and place you can practically smell. - Books: As a lit major and library rodent, I enjoy journals (Kinfolk, Lapham's etc.) as well as fine, hard books such as The Historian, Ulysses, and Teju Cole's Known & Strange Things. But the pinnacle is still The Hobbit, because of that most memorable plot twist.