I believe that, to become a better person, we need to be more open to what is different to us. And to achieve that otherness it's important to get in touch with what is unusual to you. And that's what I think couchsurfing does. It's probably the best way to really know the place and what locals do. You don't have that common place experience from hostels, where you mostly get the trully touristic aspects, meeting trully different people. That's what I want when travelling.

Been listening to a lot of folk music lately (Mumfornd and Sons, The Handsome Family, Laura Marling). Brazilian music, of course (Los Hermanos, Legião Urbana, Mallu Magalhães, Cássia Eller, Marisa Monte, Nando Reis). And lots of Indie (Radiohead, Beach House, Bon Iver) I'm a huge fan of Mia Couto, my favorite author. Dostoievsky, Cortázar, Guimarães Rosa... As for movies, Kubrick is my favorite director. The Godfather is my favorite movie, but as a geek, I love Star Wars. Coen Brothers are great.