I believe that one of the best ways to discover culture and lifestyle during traveling - is to communicate with local people and see life from their perspective. And definitely, Couchsurfing is an amazing way to meet different people and make new friends :)

My musical preferences depend on my mood, state of mind and even on a situation. So I can listen to a very different music. But I can say with a confidence that I'm a big fan of indie rock, soul, blues, folk, jazz and Michael Jackson :D I think cinema is one of the greatest things people have invented. So I have tons of great movies that I liked and here're few outstanding movies from my list - Inception, The Prestige, Amélie, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Perfect Sense, Beginners, August: Osage County, Samsara and so on and so forth :) I like reading a lot! But I'm not sure if I have a favorite writer. I believe that universe knows better what book should I read so I just randomly get books from my friends or relatives from time to time and usually and surprisingly I like it and it becomes meaningful to me.