kalmyk and chinese by blood, french by nationality, citoyenne du monde at heart
design, dilawur, uyghur music, satars, dutars, flamenco guitar, gypsy music, snowcappedmountains and desert dunes in the same periphery, archeology, travel, food, the middle east, cheese, trains, greek mythology, ancient egypt
muqum, flamenco, anything arab-influenced, fusion, old school r&b, neo-soul, funk, soul
lord of the rings. the one movie i wish i never saw before so i can see it again for the first time (28 days later, baraka, gattaca, cidade de deus, godfather, and anything epic like)
discovery, national geo
Shantaram, Mayada, Margaret Atwood, Taschen, Phaidon, the rough guide...