It's a great way to connect, meet new people and get a way better insight of the country or city you're visiting. In our modern world which is globally connected via media and especially the social networks I personally think it's the best way to find out about a country's way of life with a local.

music: almost everything, preferrably: latinamerican, old-school R'n'B and Hip Hop up to the early early 2000s ;-) Movies: noooooo horror !!! not neccessarily scifi but I would Books: I love Barbara Wood and Paulo Coelho - but also many others