because I feel it's the best way to travel, meet new places and people and really get a hands on experience on your trip. Nothing beats knowing a place though the experience of a local.

I love movies, music and books in general. too hard to specify my favorites... movies: sci-fi, adventure, independent, comedies, cartoons, 3D, comic-book, b-movies, zombies, horror, slasher, weird, documentaries, short films, film art. Music: rock, punk, metal, hardcore, ska, reggae, salsa, classics, psychedelic, rocksteady, progressive, grunge. Books: Michael Chrichton, Chuck Palahniuk, Haruki Murakami, Isaac Asimov, Fernando Gonzalez, Mario Mendoza, Vallejo.... many more