Because there is nothing more wonderful to me than learning about the experiences and lives of others - and seeing the ways different cultures have developed. Finding the ways that we are all similar to each other, or wildly different, too!- is one of the best things there could be.

[ hands clasped together in delight - real princess aura here ]

I am a historian, after all! At least by hobby. And besides...if I make new friends, then, I'd like to learn about their lives, too.