It is my preferred method to travel (in addition to hostels). In addition to meeting interested locals, I like that it gives people the opportunity to travel with little money. It is a great way to get off the beaten path. I am a big believer in paying it forward. I want to give someone a place to sleep because I have enjoyed the kindness of strangers many times.

Literature: Salinger, Garcia Marquez, Douglass Adams, Neil Gaiman, The Dark Tower series. Shows: Twin Peaks, Orphan Black, Misfits, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Detective, Metalocalypse Movies: Dead Man, The Graduate, City of Lost Children, The Fifth Element, anything by Jim Jarmusch Comic Books: Saga, Y the Last Man, Sandman Music: I'd rather not say. I listen to a lot of different genres, but too often I find people are defined by types of music we like. This is mistake, for I believe the world is full of assholes with great taste in music and vice versa.