i live in the countryside, so it's always interesting to meet people from elsewhere if they are passing through this way. i am on a low income so if i do ever want to go town (which is rarely!), the chance of a place to stay without paying exhorbitant hotel fees means that couchsurfing makes it possible for me.

jazz, indian classical, funk, world, fusion for books and movies, there are many i have enjoyed but once finished i forget quite quickly. one book i talk about often to people because i think it helped me understand so many things about humanity is 'The social contract' by Robert Ardrey