I think that meeting the local people is one of the best ways to jump into a culture or a country. I don't want to travell as a tourist on tour but more as a world citizen willing to meet other people i share this planet with. I'm also always volunteer when it's about improving my knowledge of other languagess.

Books/Authors: J.D Salinger, Jack Kerouac, Virginie Despentes, Marie Darrieussecq, Boris Vian, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Albert Camus, Alfred de Musset, Maupassant, Choderlos de Laclos, Alexandre Dumas, Carlos Ruiz Afon, Jean Anouilh, John Steinbeck, Patti Smith. Harry Potter once a year since i'v been 8. The catcher in the rye once i year since i've been 14. Music; Patti Smith, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Cat Stevens, The Beach Boys, Franck Zappa, Jefferson Airplane, Genesis, The Velvet Underground, Iggy Pop, The Who, Supertramp, Johnny Cash, The Kinks, Buddy Holly, The mamas and papas, Dusty Springfield, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Nick Drake, Prince, Joy Division, New Order, Boney M, Blondie, Kate Bush, Joanna Newsom, Devendra Banhart, Fleet Foxes, Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling, The tallest man on earth, Alela Diane, Lhasa, Metronomy, BRMC, Radiohead, Ratatat, Fever Ray, The Knife, Alt-J, Animal Collective, Air, Gorillaz, Santogold, The Cat Empire, Tame Impala, MGMT,Jack White, The Kills, Gainsbourg, Alain Souchon, Polnareff, Noir Désir, Camille, Bjork, Ibrahim Maalouf, Ali Farka Touré, Yma Sumac, Ojos de Brujo, Shantel, Mozart, Beethoven, Vivaldi, Schubert, Debussy, Bach... Movies/Directors: Wes Anderson, Pedro Almodovar, Terrence Malik, Michel Ocelot, Michel Gondry, Richard Curtis...