Meeting people from around the globe...discovering new places (cafes/restaurants/bars/shops to countries), films (I like a lot of arthouse/indie and foreign films, but I do like some blockbusters, especially comedies), music (all kinds,depends on my mood)...world/cultural history.. fashion - I like checking out what people wear, especially here in NYC! Favorite cities: Barcelona, London, Thessaloniki, NYC. Would like to visit Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Stockholm, Sydney, Casablanca, Istanbul, Cairo, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Seoul, Mumbai - pretty much major cities, especially those that have beaches!
people who are: HONEST....KIND/GENTLE...CHARISMATIC...PASSIONATE...WISE... MUSIC/FILM LOVERS/MAKERS...FUNNY...ARTISTIC...
Nu jazz, bossa nova, samba, deep/funky house, downtempo, indie rock/pop, new wave, jazz, classical...not Smooth Jazz despite my line of work...although I really respect all of the musicians I deal with - they are very talented! Current listens: Grizzly Bear - Yellow House - special record!
Foreign, Indie, Comedy and Drama..50s60s70s horror/occult Italian Neo Realism - De Sica's LADRI DI BICICLETTE, Visconti's OSSESSIONE and Fellini's LE NOTTE DE CABIRIA ... Truffaut's BAISERS VOLES ... Shainberg's SECRETARY...Hooper's TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE ...just some of many amazing films. Recent faves - HALF NELSON - Ryan Gosling, wow!
go through phases with TV... some, alot, none at all, current obsession: SIX FEET UNDER dvds. Also, Bergman's tv series Scenes from a Marriage. Liv Ullmann is amazing!
biographies, psychology texts...
Cora.