Because it's a great way to connect with people! To meet new people, hear about their experiences and to repay the generosity of people who hosted me during my travels.

Music - 60s, jazz, ska, reggae e.g. Bob Marley, Howlin' Wolf, Ray Charles, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan though I'm open to anything really Movies - by Wes Anderson, Quentin Tarantino, anything with Leonardo Di Caprio in, foreign subtitled films Books - post apocalyptic/dystopian/sci-fi, and some of the classics, occasionally a graphic novel. I like authors like George Orwell, John Steinbeck and Margaret Atwood.