Great way to meet new people. Get local taste when travelling, and provide local tips when hosting. Also just so nice for a change to be part something is not governed by money.

favourites tend to change, but some things that pop my mind in books are The God of Small Things is a book i remembered long time, also The Sea The Sea by I.Murdoc. music: tekno, funk and soul movies: the holy mountain by jodorowsky...but i also enjoyed legally blonde a lot