I had some nice experiences in South America and hosted a few people in Mainz. Then hosted some more in Glasgow and surfed in Eastern Africa. Also had great experiences in South East Asia, meeting couchsurfers of all kinds and surfing in Hong Kong and Singapore.

Books: The Feast of the Goat, Marley and Me (even if it did have a terrible, terrible movie adaptation), other than that mostly satire and political analyses, far be it to be a cynic and say those two are interchangable Music: Absoulutely love Electro-Swing, Swing, Balkan, Gipsy! Second favourite music is drum and bass (mostly liquid and dark step), other than that very open minded, as long as it is good and not too heavy. Favourite artists Parov Stelar, Gold Fish, Pendulum Movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Intouchables, Das Leben der Anderen, Cidade de Deus, Django, V for Vendetta, La vita è bella, The Constant Gardener, Persepolis, How to Train Your Dragon, Inglorious Basterds, Star Wars, Ratatouille