I want the unique experience of meeting locals and getting to know the area rather than just being tourists.

Independent films, documentaries about art, life, science..The Breakfast Club, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Waking Life, Wes Anderson, Jurassic Park, Twister X-Files, Fargo, Avatar: The Last Airbender, John Oliver Podcasts: Reply All, This American Life, Serial, Anthropocene Reviewed, The Universe, Flanagan's Wake Music: Mad Routine, Guster, Queen, The Beatles, Weezer, Toadies, Smashing Pumpkins, Girl Talk, Kid Cudi, Vince Staples Books: House of Leaves, Feck Perfuction, Stephen King, biographies, self-improvement